An application for planning permission to create seven flats in the Amulet was refused by Somerset Council this week. In their decision to refuse permission, the planners said the following: “Buildings that are in use for community uses, or those last used as such, form an important part of the social and cultural infrastructure of…

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…

We are excited to announce the return of cinema, theatre, dancing and live music to the Amulet – just for this summer. There will be something for everyone in the events lineup, which opens with Mark Chadwick of the Levellers on Friday 4th July, followed the next day by Shepton Mallet Big Band and runs…

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…

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…

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:

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…

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…

Our project had a boost this week with the donation of 400 theatre seats from Cambridge Arts Theatre.  They will be used in the short term for temporary pop-up events and when we own the building, they will be installed in the auditorium. The Amulet’s original seating was destroyed by a water leak some years…

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…