Last night the team presented to The Shepton Mallet Area History Society, the presentation included a timeline of the Amulet and town centre being built and we showed off a number of never before seen photos and town plans that we have recovered from individuals like the original architect Terence Hopegood since the start of the project, a number of them can now be found on our History Page:
We are excited to announce that a series of pop-up events will take place on the ground floor of the Amulet this Spring and Summer. These will allow local people to visit the space to learn more about our project and to demonstrate the potential of the building. Activities will start with an Open Day…
The Labour government has announced that they are “minded to cancel” the Levelling Up Fund for Culture, that included £5m for capital cultural projects in Mendip. Our project to purchase and reopen the Amulet had been shortlisted for a share of this fund in June 2024. Instead, they say there will be a new scheme…
We are excited to have been awarded a £10,000 development support grant by the Architectural Heritage Fund. We will use this to pay for a professional project viability study, to make sure that our plans are commercially viable. AHF normally support historic building projects, so it is good news that they see sufficient value in…
Reminder that the society’s first formal General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 28th January 2026 at the Amulet. Please aim to arrive by 6:45pm for the meeting which will start promptly at 7pm. The formal part of the meeting should last no longer than one hour and there will be time afterwards for less formal discussion. Election of the…
Thank you to all who supported our pop-up events over the last few months and to our army of volunteers who made it possible. Bringing this building back into the community is absolutely vital to securing a better future for the town. Our top quality live performance events were all sold out and prove the…
We have had several requests about our new amazing volunteer t-shirts, so we have decided to make new products available including t-shirts and tote bags we also have a new donation option also now available! Big thanks to Xgraffix – Garment printing specialists. (formally Notice Me Logos) for making our merch locally! Visit our new…