The exterior of Preston Guild Hall in Lancaster Road - the foyer area, to be known as The Guild Lounge - is on the first floor Pic: Blog Preston Preston Gui
Recap: Preston General Election 2024 updates and resultsThe exterior of Preston Guild Hall in Lancaster Road – the foyer area, to be known as The Guild Lounge – is on the first floor Pic: Blog PrestonPreston City Council and Charter Theatre await their inspection for what to do about the RAAC which was uncovered in the roof of both venue halls andA six month programme of music, comedy, children’s entertainment and more is planned in the Guild Lounge starting from early October this year – the...
Mr Phillips indicated they hope the Charter Theatre, which has a flat roof, is a potentially easier repair job but the main Guild Hall venue could remain out of action for more than 12-months or longer depending on the scale and complexities of repairs needed. He said: “We will continue to speak to potential funders and we need the Guild Hall to be recognised as what’s called an NPO – this would qualify it for some potentially significant sums going forward and help with the work for the RAAC and its long-term future as a venue.”
Mr Phillips declined to reveal the full figure being invested, saying it was ‘primarily capital funding’ and ‘was commercially sensitive’.understands the initial focus will be on a ‘Thursday to Sunday offer’ with the Thursday being ‘a more experimental day’ with the Friday and Saturday holding ‘more broader appeal events’.
“With the Harris reopening, Animate opening, and The Guild Lounge, it will have a positive and good impact for the city.”: “One of the things we’re going to ensure is there’s a strong children’s programme for The Guild Lounge, building on what we’ve already done while the Harris is closed and using alternative venues for this.
“I think there’s that space between say some smaller venues in the city – such as The Ferret who do great work – and then the main Guild Hall room – which means there’s bands, acts who want to play that kind of capacity we’ll have in the Guild Lounge.”Asked about negotiations on the main venues, Mr Phillips said they were continuing ‘discussions’ with a number of operators but until a timeline and resolution on the RAAC was obtained then it was very much in ‘early stages’.
He said: “As long as it doesn’t compete with the open mic night down the road then that’s fine, I mean I don’t think I could get 350 or so people coming to watch me play.”The Guild Hall foyer proposals and update on the building are due to go to a full council meeting in August, but a decision has been taken by city council leader councillor Matthew Brown in the interim so the re-opening and work on The Guild Lounge can take place.
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