Open Day Success

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…

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…

Our community share offer has been reopened once again, following a number of enquiries from potential investors who missed out on the original share offer. The original share offer raised £128,600 from 304 investors, passing the minimum target of £100,000 before the October 2025 offer deadline.  The new offer opens with exactly the same details…

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…

A planning application for seven flats in the Amulet has been turned down at appeal. The application was originally submitted in 2020 and was refused by Somerset Council last year, with an appeal against that decision being dismissed by the national planning inspector this week. The flats were to be located in the Amulet’s main…

After an incredibly successful two months of events, we had to follow up with something even BIGGER! So we’re pleased to announce our pop-up events will be extended through until the end of September to support our community share offer! With More Live music, More Cinema and More community events we’re going all out to…