[OSM-newbies] Community Centres

[Paul Johnson]

Nick Austin wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Karl <karl at digitalattic.net> wrote:
>> Your description
>>
>> The first thing that came to my mind was what we call a "community
>> hall", a multi-purpose building that can be rented by various local
>> community groups, or by individuals for private functions. Things such
>> as Boy Scouts meetings, and wedding receptions, or community
>>
>> Fits what I'm describing exactly.
>>
>> Thanks Karl
>> gatherings/dances would be held in these facilities.
>
> amenity=townhall seems to fit.  It includes village halls which is
> what these are know as in the UK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_and_town_halls

Are we talking about the same thing here?  The meeting facility
described above for private functions is quite different from a town
hall (and sounds more like a Grange hall or community center
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_center) to me).