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Scot.gov information and guidance for COVID19 in Scotland

Wednesday 29 Jul 2020 • COVID19 in Scotland - Guidance in Scotland
GOVERNMENT COVID-19 Updates (England)

Wednesday 29 Jul 2020 • Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
Village Hall funding for music venues

Wednesday 29 Jul 2020 • Culture Rescue Funding
'Wonderful Villages' Photo Competition

Monday 13 Jul 2020 • On hold because of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Update 13th July 2020

Wednesday 8 Jul 2020 • COVID-19 related reference sources for Village Halls and information for our VillageGuard policyholders. This update is the same as was released on the 8th of July, but also has guidance procedures in respect of legionella and an HSE link (after last bullet point near the end of the update).
COVID-19 Information

Thursday 9 Apr 2020 • Important information and recommendations during current crisis for VillageGuard (Village Hall insurance) clients.
Valuation Report Solves Problem For Trustees

Monday 25 Mar 2019 • Allied Westminster has teamed up with a RICS surveyor to bring a new solution to the old problem of under-insured Village Halls and vulnerable Trustees!
VillageGuard®: the UK's most popular Village Hall policy!

Sunday 20 Jan 2019 • PRESS RELEASE: Good news for 2019! VillageGuard® is now the insurance policy chosen by more village halls than any other in Britain!
Allied Westminster Opens New Branch in Stirling, Scotland

Monday 3 Feb 2020 • The opening of Allied Westminster's new branch in Stirling was welcomed by local MP Alyn Smith.
Allied Westminster Attends Parliament

Monday 20 Jan 2020 • Allied Westminster's directors were at Westminster for the launch of Village Halls Week 2020. The gathering was addressed by ACRE Chair David Emerson CBE and Lord John Gardiner of Kimble, Defra’s Rural Minister.

Win up to £2,500 funding for your hall Turning a Village Hall loss into a BIG WIN Wonderful Villages Photo Competition Winner Wonderful Villages Photo Competition 2021 update Proud to be sponsoring Plunkett Underinsurance ‘made worse’ by rising construction costs Wonderful Villages Photo Competition 2021 launched... Useful Flood Alert Links Scottish Village Halls information Celebrating 100 Years Together: Village Halls Week 2021 Latest Corona Virus information from ACRE Safeguarding Hallmaster Discount for Allied Westminster Clients PRESS RELEASE 5th Nov 2020 Survey released by ACRE 13th ~Oct 2020 Allied Westminster rated STRONG in survey 'Wonderful Villages' Photo Competition Update Visual Guide to Reopening Village Halls COVID-19 England & Scotland rule variance 29 July 2020 Welsh Government information and guidance for COVID19

Subsidised Valuation Report

Getting your Hall valued and setting its sum insured correctly removes the possibility of Trustees being liable for under-insured charity assets. See details of our subsidised valuation report.

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Hallmark/Keystone Discount

An EXTRA discount is available for those Village Halls participating in the Hallmark scheme from Acre in England, or via membership of the Keystone scheme in Scotland.

Is your Hall accredited with either Hallmark or Keystone? If so, call us on 01937 845 245 to find out the size of your discount.

The VillageGuard policy from Allied Westminster was the first insurance policy to recognise and reward Village Hall management committees who achieved the Hallmark standards 1,2 or 3.