OUR FACILITIES
Our church hall (sometimes known as the Isis Rooms), the lovely church garden and the church itself are all available to hire. They are frequently used for concerts, parties, fetes, meetings, excercise groups, children's birthdays, book groups, meditation sessions, summer celebrations and much more! 

In July 2024 we were delighted to be awarded a grant to refurbish the Isis rooms and kitchen. A local Grove Park resident nominated us for the funds and we will receive £20,000 towards this work. To ensure the success of this project, we set up a multi-disciplinary team of architects and project managers, who have brought expertise and energy to this work. During August 2024 we will finalise the specifications with the builders, with the view to starting in the autumn.

With these funds we aim to do three things:

1. Upgrade existing kitchen facilities to meet the needs of community users
2. Refurbish the hall and toilets
3. Develop an accessible picnic and play garden which can be used by all. (We are seeking additional funds from Hounslow Council for this garden work.)

VENUE HIRE

 If you would like to make an enquiry about hiring our facilities then please fill in the form below, which will be sent to our Church Administrator, Annabel Hughes-Parkinson. Please note that Annabel only works on Tuesdays and Thursdays so you may not get an instant reponse! If you are interested in using the church for a wedding, baptism or other religious ceremony, then please contact our vicar Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw.

HIRING THE CHURCH

Our church has a superb acoustic, and is increasingly in demand as a venue for recitals, concerts and reheasals. It can comfortably seat 300 people, and the old 1920s choir stalls have been removed, which means there is now a very large space at the top of the church which can be used by musicians or singers. Some groups have also hired raised staging which makes this space even more effective when used by a large choir, or you can use the red chairs we have in church.

Below you see the 100-strong West London Chorus rehearsing in the space using a few wooden boxes to add extra height on the back row. The second picture shows that there is even room for a 36 piece orchestra (the British Sinfonietta) on the floor in front of the choir. There is a good quality organ, and we have a superb Petrov grand piano. There is a high quality Bose sound system with speakers throughout the church. St Paul's is the regular rehearsal venue for the West London Chorus and is also the venue for their spring concert. It is also frequently used for concerts by the Kew Sinfonia and Hounslow Symphony Orchestra.  If you would like to book the church as a rehearsal, recording or concert venue, please fill in the enquiry form above.

The picture below is the view from the stage of a very full church, all ready for the West London Chorus's 2024 perfomance of Schubert's beautiful Mass in A flat. The short YouTube clip is of the Chorus rehearsing the Kyrie. As you can hear, the accoustics in the church are very resonant.

The ten-minute film below shows the church in full use as a concert venue for Hear the People Sing, a celebration of the 150th Anniversary of St Paul's. As you can see, the space has easily accomodated a large choir and an orchestra, and even the pulpit is being used by the foxy narrator!

HIRING THE CHURCH HALL

The church hall (also known as the Isis rooms) adjoins the church and can be accessed through the church and also from two separate outside doors which lead into the garden. (The upstairs room is currently rented by a local business.) The lower hall is a lovely light bright space. The floor is wooden, and there are plenty of tables and chairs. There is a serving hatch through to the hall from the kitchen, which is well equipped with a sink, oven, hob and microwave. The hall and its adjoining church garden are available for booking for parties and are very popular for birthdays and other celebrations!

If you would like to book the church hall, please complete the enquiry form above.

HIRING THE CHURCH GARDEN

The church hall leads out into a private and completely enclosed garden which contains benches and some children's play equipment making it a superb venue for a fete, picnic, wedding party or other outdoor event! It can be booked together with the hall, or separately. If you would like to book the garden then please fill in the enquiry form above.

The pictures above and below are from the Grove Park Group Summer Parties in 2024 and 2023, which were held in the church garden and thoroughly enjoyed by all who came!