Open Day Success

Thank you to all who supported our pop-up events over the last few months and to our army of volunteers who made it possible. Bringing this building back into the community is absolutely vital to securing a better future for the town. Our top quality live performance events were all sold out and prove the…

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…

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.

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…

Today we were delighted to welcome ITV News West Country to the Amulet to do a live piece about the project, they covered the recent planning result, the community share offer, events and how The Amulet would benefit the local community. And we had invited local supporters come and fill our 65 seat pop-up auditorium…