Horndean Community Association

Welcome to Horndean Community Association (HCA)

Since its inception back in the early 1950s HCA prides itself on offering a wide range of activities and services meeting the needs of our local community and surrounding area.

Our vast and comprehensive programme of activities, facilities and services at Merchistoun Hall promotes social, recreational and artistic interests whilst also supporting the local community being proactive in many other areas of the parish we serve.

HCA has forged many strong partnerships both locally and 'nationally' over the years to help it in its efforts to support the people of Horndean.

Merchistoun Hall is itself an unusual and impressive site for a community centre. Build some 2 - 300 years ago it now stands proud within the village as a Grade II listed building set in over 4 acres of beautiful parkland complete with free on site parking, lawn areas, surrounded by majestic trees of many varieties, a pond of historic value and a play park for childen.

Inside the building boasts:

• Restaurant / bar and meeting area, a multi use function room complete with professionally equipped theatre space.
• Smaller meeting rooms on the first floor.
• An Ofsted registered Pre-school.

Due to its design and location Merchistoun Hall is also a popular venue.

Are you a community group looking for a new meeting place or even a base? - then Merchistoun Hall may just be for you as we offer so much more than a room.

Look at the list of services we can provide for you and your group:

• Various rooms in two floors (upper floor accessible by stairs only)
• Rooms set up to your specification
• Tea and coffee making facilities available
• Catering
• Photocopying service
• Flip chart pad and pens
• CD, Tape and Mini Disc players
• Portable loop system
• Use of display boards
• Helping in promoting your valuable services to the wider community: poster design / distribution / access to local press
• Printer/scanner/copier (A4 colour copying)
• Lap top pc
• Digital camera
• Combinder and laminating machines
• Soft play equipment