Hall preparation

On Christmas Eve, a team of Norwich Open Christmas volunteers work hard to decorate the hall, lay the tables, prepare the kitchens and sort through the donated items so that we are ready to receive our guests on Christmas Day. We would like to thank the staff of St Andrews Hall who support us so brilliantly year after year.

Hall preparation will be taking place at St Andrews Hall, Norwich. Below, find all the information that you'll need for hall preparation day.

Registered volunteers

• Only those volunteers who have registered to assist with hall preparation can attend the hall preparation day. 
• We are not able to allow friends or family who aren't registered for hall preparation into St Andrews Hall.  

What you need for the day

• You do not need to bring anything with you to help with hall preparation, but food/clothing donations are always welcome. 
• Please note, the staff at St Andrews Hall will be responsible for the erecting of tables and the movement of stacked chairs.

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When and where

Date: Sunday 24 December
Time: ​​09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00
Location: St Andrews Hall, Norwich, NR3 1AU

• Please use the volunteer entrance when arriving and leaving St Andrews Hall.
• The volunteer entrance can be found in the far right-hand corner as you face St Andrews Hall. ​
• As there is another booking at St Andrews Hall on 24 December, we will only have access to some parts of the venue on that date.
• We are aiming to decorate the hall and lay the tables on 23 December, as well as doing the bag preparation and clothes sorting.

ST ANDREWS HALL
NORWICH
NR3 1AU

VOLUNTEER ENTRANCE

Parking

• If there is space available then you can park in the forecourt outside St Andrews Hall.
• If parking at St Andrews Hall, please leave enough room near the main hall entrance for people to drop off donations through the afternoon.
• If the forecourt at St Andrews Hall is full, the nearest car park to is St Andrews multi-story, Duke Street, NR3 3AT.

ST ANDREWS MULTI-STORY
DUKE STREET, NORWICH
​NR3 3AT

FORECOURT
​ST ANDREWS HALL

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Sign in

• There will be a sign in sheet available when you arrive. 
• Please sign this upon arrival so we have an accurate record of who is helping to prepare St Andrews Hall. 

How to assist

• There are lots of tasks to be completed throughout the day to prepare for Norwich Open Christmas. 
• In the morning, we will need help at our storage unit to load vehicles (people who carry out this task need to be physically able).  
  
• We will also need volunteers to help unload vehicles which contain donated goods, with others helping to sort these donations into appropriate areas within St Andrews Hall. 
• In the afternoon, the tables and St Andrews Hall will be decorated. The audio equipment is set up and tested, and the prepared food for the guest's meals arrives and is stored. ​
• This list is not exhaustive as there will be lots to do, but at the end of hall preparation day St Andrews looks ready for a Christmas celebration like no other!

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