This week volunteers installed a temporary lighting system on the ground floor. These stage lights are hung from existing ceiling structures and will support the programme of pop-up events that will take place this spring and summer.
Media students programmed the DMX lights to be controlled using a scene selector, which means that at the push of a button the mood lighting within the different spaces can change depending on the time of day, event, or occasion.
On 6th December 2025 one day after The Amulet’s 50th Birthday our 300+ members met at St Pauls Church for our first ever meeting! This was an important thank you, project update and celebration, all members received hand designed and printed share certificates and Babycham to mark the occasion! We also had birthday cake which…
A planning application for seven flats in the Amulet has been turned down at appeal. The application was originally submitted in 2020 and was refused by Somerset Council last year, with an appeal against that decision being dismissed by the national planning inspector this week. The flats were to be located in the Amulet’s main…
News of our potential funding remains on hold. Following July’s election, we are still waiting for news on how the new government will manage community funding. Our bid to purchase and reopen the Amulet had been well received but along with many other community campaigns, we are currently waiting for the bidding process to reopen….
Our community share offer is making good progress and we now have 142 members, who have invested a total of £70,750, so we are on track to pass our minimum target of £100,000 and then head towards our optimum target before the offer closes on 31st October 2025. This significant community investment shows strong grassroots…
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…
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.