Shepton Mallet Lantern Festival Workshops & Christmas Sunday Market

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…

Our summer of pop-up events on the ground floor of the Amulet was a huge success but has now come to an end.  This activity has however led to two exciting opportunities for us to work with other local organisations.  See below for details of a professional dance performance with workshop and residency plus an…

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….

Last week members of The Amulet Centre voted to elect the society’s first board of Directors, these 10 directors will lead the project and run the community benefit society, now we have a board, volunteers can get involved with working groups. You can read all about our new board below Get in touch to find…

An application for planning permission to create seven flats in the Amulet was refused by Somerset Council this week. In their decision to refuse permission, the planners said the following: “Buildings that are in use for community uses, or those last used as such, form an important part of the social and cultural infrastructure of…

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.