New Backing From C20

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…

Coxley Developments Limited, the owner of the Amulet theatre building in Shepton Mallet, has submitted an appeal to overturn an earlier planning refusal for conversion of the Amulet’s stage and dressing rooms into flats. We intend to oppose this planning appeal because it would mean the permanent loss of Shepton Mallet’s only large scale performance…

A public questionnaire was carried out in December 2023, to find out how the building was used in the past and how everyone would like to see it used in the future. You can find a summary of the over 500 responses to the questionnaire here.

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…

There was a volunteers’ meeting in Shepton Mallet library on Wednesday 31st January 2024; from 7pm to 9pm, with 47 in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the ideas put forward so far on how the building should be used and also to seek volunteers to help with creating the business plan…

Theatres Trust have published their annual register of theatres under threat and the Amulet has once again been included. This year’s Theatres at Risk Register consists of 39 theatres, which all have strong architectural merit, cultural heritage or value to the local community as performance venues. We are thrilled that the Amulet has once again…