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Hiring out Croston Theatre

Westholme’s The Croston Theatre is one of the most adaptable venues in the North West of England, catering for a wide range of performances and professional events. Premium lighting, audio equipment and acoustics are just a small part of what makes this theatre special. Audiences can relax in our theatre foyer and utilise excellent accessibility with our dedicated car park, disabled access, toilets and lift. Performers and clients can enjoy purpose-built private dressing rooms and Production Managers are able to make use of additional production storage areas, customisable seating layout and even an orchestra pit or extended stage front, depending on your needs. We are located 10 minutes from either the M6 and M65, making us easily accessible from anywhere in the North West.

Technical Overview
Our Theatre is equipped with a full suite of lighting, premium speaker system and projection equipment. We have an excellent selection of radio and wired microphones and the ability to multi-track record should you require. The theatre also boasts an excellent 150 inch projector screen suitable for all kinds of performances, ceremonies or conferences, with 2 additional TVs mounted opposite each gallery for monitoring purposes for presenters and to ensure that all members of the audience have an excellent field of view. We also have two lighting nests with customisable follow spotlights in each, an excellent Yamaha Grand Piano and finally an extendable orchestra pit should you require.

Seating/Standing Options                                                                          Capacity

Full theatre in the round                                                                                620

Full standard seated                                                                                     510

Close Conference seated (upper galleries and lower centre tier)             332

Lower tier seated                                                                                           132

Lower tier standing only                                                                                300

Additional Extras

Due to the flexible nature of our venue, we are open to events of all types, therefore please feel free to include any requests and we will endeavour to satisfy your needs as best possible. Please see below for some common accommodations we can provide.

Though we have outstanding in-house equipment, we do appreciate that some companies may wish to bring their own equipment and this can be arranged. Please disclose any desires to bring your own equipment as early as possible so we can best cater for this.

We can include hire of our neighbouring dining hall to provide options serving food and drinks best suited to your event, perfect for intervals or general refreshments. This can also be used as extended exhibition space alongside the theatre at an additional cost.

The School reserves the right to ask the Hirer to obtain Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of £2 million (or any other amount agreed with the School). This is to cover legal liability for incidents resulting in injuries to persons and/or damage or loss to property arising out of the hiring of the School premises and to produce evidence of the insurance to the Office Manager before the hiring commences.

Arriving by Train

The nearest central train station is Blackburn Train Station, approximately 2.9 miles from Wilmar Lodge, and the nearest local train station is Cherry Tree Station in Blackburn, approximately 2.4 miles away. Please be reminded we have extensive parking available on site.

If you would like to find out more please don’t hesitate to get in touch via the details below:

Email: secretary@westholmeschool.com

Telephone: 01254 506070