New Backing From C20
C20 are the UK authority and guardians of modern architecture. They often campaign to save modern buildings threatened with demolition, they have pledged their support to the project and have written an article about us:
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Pop-Up Events in the Amulet
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…
Open Day Success
Thank you to everyone who came to visit our first pop-up open day today. Hundreds of visitors streamed in from the busy Sunday Market and were able to explore the ground floor and learn about the history and our future plans for reopening the whole building. We have been allowed use of the ground floor…
Share Offer Launch
Our Community Share Offer will be officially launched on Saturday 24th May. This will allow individuals and organisations to buy shares in The Amulet Centre Limited and raise a target of £200,000 towards the purchase and reopening of the building. Unlike traditional investments, community shares offer people a stake – and a say – in…
Support from Power to Change
We are delighted to have been awarded a £10,000 development support grant from the Community Shares Booster Fund. This will pay for professional advice on how to set up our community business, to become legally registered and support to launch our community share issue. The programme is funded by Power to Change, Architectural Heritage Fund and Access – The…
Volunteers’ Meeting May 2024
There will be a public meeting for volunteers and anyone interested in the project, on Wednesday 22nd May at the Art Bank, High Street, Shepton Mallet. The bar will be open at 6:30pm and the meeting will start at 7pm. The main purpose will be to discuss progress to date, with opportunities to ask questions.
Culture Funding Cancelled
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…