Stevenage arts groups to seek new venues as centre lease ends
Groups using Stevenage Community Arts Centre will discuss alternative venues with the borough council before its lease at Roaring Meg retail park ends in summer 2027. Stevenage Borough Council has…
Groups using Stevenage Community Arts Centre will discuss alternative venues with the borough council before its lease at Roaring Meg retail park ends in summer 2027. Stevenage Borough Council has leased the site since 2002 but says the landlord has advised that the agreement will end next summer. The centre is run day to day by Stevenage Arts Guild. The council, the guild and groups using the building are due to begin discussions about locations that could meet their future needs. The council says it is committed to finding alternatives before the existing lease expires. The landlord has offered the council a contribution towards improving facilities that the groups may use in future. No alternative location has yet been identified in the announcement. Hilary Spiers, chair of Stevenage Arts Guild, said the centre had served as a hub where members and other groups could meet and promote the arts. She said the guild hoped the council would help secure new premises so the groups could continue their work in Stevenage. Stevenage Borough Council. Reused under the Council’s stated Open Government Licence v3.0 reuse policy. Licence: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Original source: https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/news-and-events/news/community-arts-centre-users-to-discuss-future-venues