Council seeks new venues for Community Arts Centre groups
Stevenage Borough Council says it will work with the Stevenage Arts Guild and groups using the Community Arts Centre to find alternative venues before the council’s lease ends in summer…
Stevenage Borough Council says it will work with the Stevenage Arts Guild and groups using the Community Arts Centre to find alternative venues before the council’s lease ends in summer 2027. The council has leased the building at the Roaring Meg retail park since 2002. Its landlord has now advised that the lease will end next summer, according to a council press release received on 22 October 2026. The centre is run day to day by the Stevenage Arts Guild. The council says discussions with the Guild and user groups are due to open, and that the landlord has offered a contribution towards improving facilities the groups may use in future. The release does not announce a replacement venue. This is an update about plans for next summer, not an announcement that the centre has closed. Source: Stevenage Borough Council, supplied press release, 22 October 2026.