THE TEAM
Lee Johnson General Manager
Lindsey Booty Site Co-ordinator
Claire Merrilees Cafe Supervisor
Yoshi Shinagawa Venue Technician
Paige Crowson Marketing Support
Sophie Scott Marketing Support
Carole Hunt Administrator
Ina Siebold-Armitage Casual Duty Manager
Simon Delf Casual Duty Manager
Katrina Stannard Casual Duty Manager
And of course, our huge team of volunteers who run everything from the Box Office, to helping out in the café, the bar, stewarding shows, outreach programmes and everything else.
TRUSTEES
Debbie Gaze (Chair)
Debbie moved to Diss over 25 years ago when she married a local farmer. She works in HR and founded a local children’s nursery. Currently working for Suffolk Wildlife Trust she also volunteers at the Corn Hall and is immensely proud of the fantastic programme that the Corn Hall offers the community.
Kevan Baker (Treasurer)
Kevan worked for 27 years in banking and then spent the second half of his working career with the NHS managing a GP practice and being a board member of the local CCG. He has lived in South Norfolk for over 30 years and has an interest in seeing live music at local venues.
Richard Budds
Richard served as Director of Sixth Form at Diss High School for twenty of his thirty-five years in education. Having taught English, Media and Drama up to A Level, he is unsurprisingly enthusiastic about the Arts and therefore keen to continue to promote them for the benefit of people of all ages and backgrounds in our community.
Claire Butler
Claire brings her professional expertise and a strong commitment to community development to her role as trustee at The Corn Hall. As a fully qualified accountant with over 20 years’ experience, Claire founded CB Accounting in 2018 to help businesses make sense of their finances and achieve sustainable growth. Passionate about supporting her local community, Claire is dedicated to helping the town of Diss thrive and grow into the future. She believes in the transformative power of cultural initiatives and is proud to contribute to The Corn Hall’s mission of enriching the lives of people across the region through the arts.
Mark Ellery
Mark has spent all his career in information technology for large global organisations and now runs a consulting and leadership coaching business near Diss. He has lived in the Diss Area for a number of years. As a Non-Executive Director of a Norfolk-based company and Chair of Premier Foundation, a charity supporting disadvantaged children through physical activity, Mark is actively involved in the local community.
Peter Ellis
Peter was chief executive of London’s first children’s hospice, preceded as a manager in the NHS. He has been trustee/chair for a number of charities and recognises the importance of management and governance. He is also passionate about community engagement and diversity. He moved to Diss 6 years ago and 5 years ago had a massive stroke rendering him with a serious disability. He now recognises how important accessibly is, and how important the arts and theatre world can be especially for maintaining good mental health.
Andrew Seager
TECHNICAL

Hudson Architects, The Corn Hall, Norfolk, UK, July, 2017
Photographer Joakim Borén,
The Corn Hall’s main hall has a seated capacity of 300 and a maximum standing capacity of 450 with plenty of variations and layouts possible inbetween. Please find downloads to our technical specifications below.
We have a number of other smaller rooms in the venue for hire for details of these please click here.
Please contact our Technical Manager on technical@thecornhall.co.uk for help with these files or any further information.