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All residents of Heritage Village are members of the Heritage Village Foundation and are entitled to the use of the Foundation's recreational and cultural facilities. The facilities include:

The Activities Building

Center of social, cultural, and recreational activities. The Activities Building is the largest facility in Heritage Village. It houses Sarah Cooke Hall, a projection room, printing facilities, Computer Club Room, dark room, a health facility, a meeting room, the Activities Desk, and Foundation staff offices.

Occupancy of Sarah Cooke Hall is governed by occupancy regulations, and the person in charge of any given event is required to see that they are observed. Seating is limited to 248 chairs. The maximum number of table seats is 160. Chairs shall not be moved against walls or into the aisles. No standees are allowed. Residents may save no more than two seats at any performance.

Exits are equipped with "panic bars" and draperies may not cover any part of an exit when the Hall is being used for large audiences. If the Hall is being darkened when in use, shades may be drawn over glass in the doors, but draperies must be left open.

Safety and Security must be notified by the Activities staff to have a uniformed officer in attendance beginning a half-hour before, during the entire event, and ending a half-hour after any event that anticipates more than 150 attendees.

Fire monitors must be assigned by sponsoring organizations to be near each exit to facilitate evacuation in an emergency.

Heritage Village Health Facility, located at the north end of the Activities Building, is open to all Heritage Village residents. No guests are allowed. [Revise to allow one guest?]

The Meeting House

The Meeting House, built in 1740 and now on the Connecticut State register of historic places, was once the home of Victor Borge. It has rooms on the first floor for card playing and music, a lounge and library, a small auditorium, kitchen, and a terrace. These rooms may be used for meetings or gatherings of committees, clubs, and condos. The HVMA Executive Offices and conference rooms are located on the second floor, and the Stained Glass Club and the Safety and Security Offices share a basement level area. The main floor of the Meeting House may be booked for private parties by HV residents only. The booking residents must attend the event.

Scheduling is subject to some limitations:

+ Private parties can only be scheduled in the Meeting House on one Saturday or one Sunday a month. Private parties are available any evening, Monday-Friday on a first-come, first-served basis.

+ Bookings may not displace a regularly scheduled meeting.

+ Residents booking the party must be in attendance throughout the event.

+ Sponsorship of wedding receptions is limited to residents who are the parents, grandparents, or great grandparents of the bride or groom.

Fees are charged for the use of the Meeting House for private parties. The fees are printed on the reverse side of the booking application.

Capacity Limits in the Meeting House are as follows: For dinner - 80; for cocktails - 100; for buffet and/or cocktails using both indoors and terrace - 125. Meeting attendance in the Music Room is limited to 80.

 

The booking resident’s insurance carrier, agent’s name, and telephone number must be submitted to the Activities office with application for any private party.

The Fireside

The Fireside is a gambrel-roofed, renovated barn located across from the Activities Building. The rooms in this building include a large, furnished lounge (FL), the Blue Room , the Back Room , the Mezzanine , and a fully equipped kitchen and pantry. This facility is used for scheduled meetings of clubs, committees, and other Village organizations or as a drop-in center for any Villager in unscheduled areas.

The Lodge
The Lodge is located between the Heritage Village Library and the Fireside. This facility is used for scheduled group meetings and as a drop-in center for any Villager in unscheduled areas. The building has a billiards loft, a large lounge, a poker room, Front Room and a kitchen plus storage room on the first floor. The lower level has a pool room (PL), Archives, two small offices and a storage area. [Update with information on large screen TV, VCR, and CD player?]

Swimming Pools

Heritage Village has four swimming pools. An oversize, heated outdoor pool is located at the Activities Building Three additional pools, one with a picnic pavilion, are located in other convenient areas in the Village.

All swimming pools are available in summer for use by all Heritage Village residents. Posted rules concern guests.

+ Pool One (Activities Building pool) is located adjacent to the Activities Building at the north end.

+  Pool Two (Victor Borge pool) is located across the pond from the Meeting House. This pool is the only one that is unheated.

+ Pool Three (Shady Glen pool) is located on Old Poverty Road near the intersection of Old Poverty and East Hill Roads.

+ Pool Four (Hilltop pool) is located on Hill Top Road East just beyond the intersection of Hill Top East and East Hill Roads. The picnic pavilion is located here. It can be used by all Heritage Village residents and for club or condo gatherings. Guests are welcome for picnicking as provided in pool rules.

The Stable Studios
The Stable Studio building is located across from the Activities Building and adjacent to the Fireside. Once used as a horse stable, this facility now houses the Brush and Pencil Club, the Sculpture Studio and the Pottery Studio. Classes are held in all three media. The facility may be used by individuals as well. Rules for the use of this facility are posted in the building and are on file in the Activities Office.

The River Garden
 The River Gardens and Shed are located on Winship Drive off North Poverty Road and across from Winship Barn. The facility includes fenced-in raised beds for growing vegetables or flowers, a garden tool shed with a telephone and a sanitary facility, and parking and picnic areas. Garden areas can be reserved for use by all Heritage Village residents as available. The Shed contains all garden tools for use exclusively on site.

The Wildlife Area
A 110-acre tract reserved for wildlife and for special hiking trails under the auspices of the Village Hiking Club.

Tennis Courts and Paddle Tennis
Facilities for both tennis and paddle tennis are located by Hilltop pool. Reservation of one of these facilities may be made up to 2 business days in advance and requires a phone call to the Activities Desk at 264-9644 x221

Winship Barn
The Winship Barn is located on Winship Drive off North Poverty Road and is open seven days a week from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. This building houses the non-profit wood shop, the Radio Club, the Model Ship Building Club, storage for the Theatre Guild, and equipment storage for HVMA. The Wood Shop is used by members of the Woodworking and Metal Crafts Club. Membership in the club by a Heritage Villager requires an annual contribution, qualifying on machine use, and signing an insurance waiver. Qualified members obtain a key to the lower level of the barn.

Ethan Allen Cottage Library

The Ethan Allen Cottage is an historic building dating from the 1700s. Now housing the Heritage Village Library, it was the guest house for the Meeting House when that building served as Victor Borge’s residence. Every resident of Heritage Village may borrow books, DVDs, and videocassettes from the library. There is no membership fee or registration card. This facility supplements the main library in the town of Southbury.

Ponds

There are 14 ponds throughout the Village. Boating and ice-skating are not permitted on Village ponds, and roller-skating, skateboarding, and bicycling are not permitted on any Village walkway.

Minibuses

Minibuses are provided and maintained by the Foundation to provide residents with bus transport to local shopping. Paid drivers operate them.

For morning reservations Monday through Friday, call the Activities Office at 264-9644 x221 between 8:30 AM and 8:45 AM. Additional trips are scheduled and posted in the Bi-Weekly Bulletin.

Physicians Transport Service: Hours for transportation are available for doctor appointments. Monday-Friday morning appointments should be scheduled between 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday afternoon appointments should be scheduled between 12:00-2:45 p.m. You may schedule your appointments for Southbury or Woodbury for each time frame. Call by 12 noon the day before. For reservations call Activities at 264-9644 x 221.

Get Out Of The House: Mini-bus transport for HV Activities (Building Serviced) includes the Activities Building, Fireside, Lodge, Meeting House, River Garden, Pools,,Winship Barn, Stable Studio, Friendly's Restaurant, The Deli, Patty's Beauty Salon, H.V. Barber Shop, and the Heritage Inn. Transportation is available daily, Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call by noon the day before to arrange for transportation and our friendly driver will pick you up at your residence. Call 264-9644 x 221. Home pickups begin at 9:00 a.m. – Last pick-up at 3:30 p.m.

Fees, Tickets, and Donations

Teaching Fees paid by residents to teachers, leaders, and instructors are based on amounts agreed to by the student groups and the teachers.

Tickets for Events may be sold by sponsoring organizations which have the option of handling their own initial ticket sales for donation collection, but they must adhere to previously stated Foundation principles. Activities staff may sell unsold tickets. Tickets must be sold in this order of priority: members, residents, and guests. Exceptions are made for family members of non-resident performers (limit is two per performer). Sponsoring organizations must announce in the Bulletin the number of tickets available whenever this number is less than the 248-seat capacity of Sarah Cooke Hall.

Bus tickets are sold and seats selected on a first-come, first-served basis for each round trip. After an appropriate sign-up period for Villagers, any remaining seats may be made available to residents of Heritage Crest, Heritage Circle, the local assisted living facilities, and to patrons of the Southbury Senior Center to ensure that the trip is viable.

+ Ticket cost refunds will be returned to all cancelling buyers only if the staff is able to resell once the bus trip has been filled.

+ Refunds for events/bus trips will be given only if the event/trip is canceled by the Activities Office.

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Recreational and Cultural Facilities of Heritage Village

Heritage Village Recreational and Cultural Facilities