There will be a public meeting for volunteers and anyone interested in the project, on Wednesday 24th April 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.
We are excited to have been awarded a £10,000 development support grant by the Architectural Heritage Fund. We will use this to pay for a professional project viability study, to make sure that our plans are commercially viable. AHF normally support historic building projects, so it is good news that they see sufficient value in…
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…
We will launch a community consultation today at Collett Park Day. We need to know what you think about our vision for the future use of the Amulet. We will also be at Shepton Mallet Friday Market, in the Market Place for the following dates. Please come along to ask questions and to complete our…
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.
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….
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…