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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…

There will be a public meeting for volunteers and anyone interested in the project, on Wednesday 22nd May 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.

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…

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…

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…

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.