Lettings, The Deanery

Please view our Schoolhire site here, with online booking and pricing

Contact

Laura Kewell

Community Lettings Manager

Tel: 01793 236633 (there is no facility to leave a message)

Twitter: @LettingsW

Working hours are varied and the best means of contact is by email. Lettings will always respond in a timely manner during their working hours and sometimes will send emails at unsociable hours but we do not expect the hirer to respond outside of their normal working hours.

What's on !

Wichelstowe Trinity Learning Campus has the most amazing facilities that can be hired out. We have a Sport England specification sports hall and floodlit all weather pitch, as well as other sporting and non-sporting facilities.

Our state-of-the-art Deanery Theatre holds an audience capacity of over 430 (tiered seating) and spaces for wheelchairs. The Deanery Theatre can also convert into a hall, we simply push the tiered seating against the back wall and this create a superb space for Dances, Balls, Conferences, Presentation events, Wedding receptions, (this list is endless). Todate, we have held theatre shows by local Performing Arts Companies, Southampton Youth Concert, The Rock Choir, Christmas Panto organised by Thames Water. This year we have had BBC Question Time return for a second time with presenter Fiona Bruce. Plus the most amazing Festival of Tomorrow returned with a fantastic array of science talks, shows, panels, exhibitors for a full two days for families to enjoy during the February half term.

Some of our regular hirers throughout the year are listed below. Please do mention to them if you have a child attending The Deanery CE Academy or Kingfisher CE Academy as clubs may provide a discounted membership.

Monday

Raychem Netball Club | Swindon Hockey Club | Leadership Martial Arts | Softball (summer season)

Tuesday

Swindon Fencing Club Wroughton Youth Footbball Club Pilates Ceroc

Wednesday

Nationwide Netball Club | Swindon Hockey Club | Swindon Aeronautical Society |

Thursday

Wiltshire County Netball | Ministry of Samba | Wroughton Youth Football Club | Softball | Leadership Martial Arts

Friday

5 aside Football

Saturday

Sunday

Netball | Swindon Hockey | Wichelstowe Wanders FC | Wroughton Youth Football

THE DEANERY THEATRE

Not only do we offer facilities for regular hirers, but we have the most wonderful theatre for hire too. It has a capacity audience of 432 plus 5 spaces for wheelchairs, super facilities for audience to wait prior to event and free on-site parking. Why not get in contact and we can discuss your event with you, give you a tour of our facilities and talk you through what technical support we can offer with regards to lighting and sound for your event.

We have had the most amazing shows her todate from local performing arts companies to choirs, bands and festivals. The tiered seating can be down or pushed back to create floor space for a dinner dance, wedding reception, quiz nights, presentation evenings, to name but a few.

Testimonials

Wichelstowe Wanders Football Club (March 2023)

I am thankful for the support we have received from the Lettings team and the school and very much appreciate the relationship built together as parts of the Wichelstowe community. Zak Page

Swindon Fencing Club (January 2023)

Now we are properly into 2023, I want to take a few minutes to thank Laura for everything she does ‘behind the scenes’ at the school. It is such a diverse and popular venue for so many sports and activities which in no small part is down to Laura and her team. The Deanery is the envy of the Southern Region (consisting of Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire) where it is unparalleled with what it offers. As a region committee member (and on behalf of the region), we are delighted to once again be able to hold our two annual regional championships with you. It’s great to have the 2024 dates also confirmed and we look forward to holding many more events here. Neil Bromley

Onam Celebrations (September 2023)

"Good evening,

Hope this email find you well. I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to you both for allowing us to organize the Onam celebration at Deanery Academy. All our members thoroughly enjoyed the food and different cultural programs.

Our immense appreciation also goes out to your cleaning staff those who helped to clear the venue . Electrical engineer Richard also deserve a special appreciation.

All our members were so impressed with the venue and arrangements. We are looking forward to reserve the same event next year in advance. I will get back to you with a proposed date sooner rather than late.

Once again thank you so much!

Princemon Mathew, Mayalee Association

BBC Question Time with Fiona Bruce (February 2023)

Thank you for letting us return and the visit was yet another great experience. The spaces you offered were very good and you certainly read the brief well. The catering was excellent. Danielle Lloyd, Head of Production, Question Time

I would like to thank you and your team for hosting us. You made everyone feel very welcome and did everything possible to make our day a success. Nothing was too much trouble and, every request was met with a smile and a positive response. As you know, most of the crew have worked at the Deanery in the past and, when it was announced that we were coming back, we were all happy about the decision. This is a great venue for us to work at. The get-in and get-out are very easy, there is ample parking for technical vehicles and, lots of in-house power. The theatre is the perfect size for our needs and, as stated above, we are always very well looked after by the staff. Peter J Walker (BSc. Hons, MSc.), Senior Unit Manger, Broadcast Project Manager