New Backing From C20

There will be a public meeting for volunteers and anyone interested in the project, on Wednesday 24th April 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.

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…

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…

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…

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 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…