HANWaG Rooms For Hire

HANWaG (Humberside Association of Neighbourhood Watch Groups) has fully equipped training suites and meeting room for hire. Three classrooms are available for hire. These include overhead projectors, laptops, whiteboards and pull-down screens and flip chart stands. There is also a small meeting room which can accommodate up to 14 people. Hire charges for the classrooms and meeting room are as follows: Full Day Hire: £45 Half Day Hire: £30

Lunch and refreshments can be provided at an additional cost. Please note that there are discounts for those from the voluntary and community sector.

In addition to the above, there is also a special training area which features a pseudo front counter which can be used for training in areas such as customer service and conflict management. For further information on any of the above, or to make a booking, please contact HANWaG: HANWaG Training 148 Sculcoates Lane Kingston upon Hull HU5 1EE

Phone: 01482 444466 Email: training@hanwag.org.uk. www.hanwag.org.uk

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