Upper Floor                 go to Lower Floor >>>> You can see photos of the rooms by clicking on their names or by clicking the room on the map below (all photos by John Keeling) The rooms have been named with the River Stour as a theme. "The Stour Hall" is surrounded by the tributary rivers and brooks around Sturminster. The Stour Hall is the main auditorium and the biggest room. This has a generous stage and for performances will have raked seating for 150, with room for another 150 seats on the floor. For other events the raked seating will fold away, leaving a clear floor. Both the main floor and the stage will have semi-sprung beech wood floors. When not used for performance, the stage will act as an extension to the main space. On one side glass doors open onto a terrace, which extends to the Railway Gardens. At the end of the terrace will be the Elisabeth Frink bronze sculpture. A well-equipped kitchen serves into the Stour Hall to cater for major functions, and will allow Age Concern to cook for lunch clubs. The Bow Room is inside the curved wall looking out over Station Road. This is an unusually-shaped room, big enough to seat about 60 people for meetings or smaller events. Refreshment facilities and access to a kitchenette are available. This opens into the Bibbern Gallery, which has a "glass wall" looking out towards Hambledon Hill and the Rotary Market Column. The bar will be in this room, serving the Stour Hall and the Bow Room. It is also a space for exhibitions or just to meet and chat. These rooms are on the upper ground floor, with access from the large car park alongside the new road, Old Market Hill. Also at this level are the new Town Council offices and a community office for SturQuest