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:
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:
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…
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…
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…
Did you use the Amulet when it was open before?Do you remember when it was The Centre?What did you go to see?Who did you go with? Please send us your stories and memorabilia from when the theatre was open before. We are making a collection of stories, old photos, brochures and posters. These will be…
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.
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…