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With unique, exciting event spaces and welcoming staff, you’ll have a great experience holding your event here. Here you can find out more about our spaces and the hire packages we can offer to suit your needs.
We have three large, flexible spaces and a number of smaller areas for hire, suitable for everything from weddings and private parties to corporate events, as well as theatre hire options. For all venue hire enquiries please call the Box Office on 01234 718044 to speak to a member of staff, or email us at cornexchange@bedford.gov.uk
The Main Auditorium and Harpur Suite are available to hire for amateur, community and professional shows. See Venue Information and Technical Information for further detail.
Whether it’s a birthday party, celebration or ceremony, the Main Auditorium, Harpur Suite and Howard Room can be arranged to suit your needs and expectations.
Bedford Corn Exchange is a beautiful wedding reception venue, with a variety of spaces available to suit your special occasion. Let us take care of the details of your big day and provide you with a celebration that you and your guests will remember forever.
At Bedford Corn Exchange we are highly experienced in providing efficient corporate hire services, from conference and business events to shows and exhibitions. The venue offers a unique fusion of historic setting with event management services, helping to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for your delegates.
Dimensions: 16.5m x 29m
Capacity:
• Standing – 1,000
Theatre style
• 830 (flat seating 16ft stage)
• 802 (flat seating 20ft stage)
• 718 (flat seating 27ft stage)
• 641 (tiered seating 16ft stage)
• 585 (tiered seating 20ft stage)
• 501 (tiered seating 27ft stage)
Cabaret style
• 350 (with dance floor)
• 350+ (no dance floor)
Dimensions: 10m x 23m
Capacity:
Theatre style
• Up to 200
Cabaret style
• 130 (with dance floor)
• 160 (no dance floor)
Dimensions: 10m x 21m
Capacity:
Theatre Style
• Up to 120
Cabaret Style
• 80 (with dance floor)
• 100 (no dance floor)
We can provide a range of catering options for your event, from a choice of buffet meals to formal sit-down dinners. You can arrange your own catering but please note there will be a charge for use of the Servery and Main Kitchen.
We have three bars located in the Main Auditorium, Howard Room and Number 13, as well as a separate bar area in the Harpur Suite. We are a Licensed premises and reserve the right to levy a corkage charge on all drinks brought into the venue. For private functions only we allow customers to provide their own drinks for guests on the condition that all drinks are provided free of charge and a corkage charge is paid.
It is a requirement of our Premises Licence that we provide sufficient front of house stewards and security for events. Any costs associated with providing this staffing will be passed on to the hirer of the venue.
The following sound and lighting facilities are available at our venue but please speak to our staff before booking: contact cornexchange@bedford.gov.uk for more information.
Although we have operators for sound and lighting, it is recommended you bring your own sound and lighting specialists.
Access and parking for small trucks is available for major productions requiring the use of the rear stage store door. There is a scissor lift with maximum load per trip of 1.5 ton. The gates to this area are 3.65m wide; the total length from gates to stage door is 11m.
32 Amp single phase and 16 Amp single phase.
Corn Exchange
1 x Yamaha CL5 FOH Mixing Console
1 x Yamaha Rio 32-24D Stagebox
2 x L’acoustics LA4x Amplifier/Processor
16 x TTL33-A line array module (Hung from ceiling)
4 x RCF 28A Active Subwoofer
4 x L’acoustics X12 Monitor wedges
4 x L’acoustics X8 Front fills
2 x L’acoustics A10 Wide Balcony Fills
Harpur Suite
Yamaha MGP16X sound desk
Crest Audio amplifier
Brooke speakers.
Microphones
Various wired and wireless microphones available on request.
1 x Avolites Sapphire Touch FOH Lighting console
1 x Chauvet Artnet node (8 universe)
8 x Clay Paky Scenius Profiles (On Bar 1 & 2 FOH)
8 x Clay Paky K20 Aleda B-EYE (Main Rig)
8 x Clay Paky Sharpy Plus (Main Rig)
4 x GLP X4 Impression Bar 20 (Main Rig)
10 x LEDJ CZ200 (Main Rig)
16 x Lanta Lighting par64 quad fireball
4 x Cuepix Led Blinder (Main Rig)
32 x Generic Par 64 (Main Rig)
2 x ETC source4 revolution wybron profile (On Bar 1 FOH)
2 x Chauvet LED Followspots (on balcony either side)
Video
1 x Projector Sceen
1 x Epson L1755U Laser Projector (15000 Lumens)
1 x HDMI Cable on Side of stage
Contact us on 01234 718044 to discuss any of your venue hire requirements
