What started out as a 5-10 year passion project has now secured the funding required to complete the project (click here to read about our funding announcement).
Continue reading below about our target for the project.
Our friends at Joule’s Brewery gave this project a HUGE kickstart by restoring the pre-existing buildings, which have subsequently become our back of house areas and constructing the shell of what will now be our auditorium space. These spaces were watertight and windproof but were given to us with grit beneath our feet, bare bricks on our walls and uninterrupted views straight up to the rafters.
Everything from the cables to the pipework, the insulation to the plasterboard and the radiators to the paint was down to us. The task ahead was enormous but support was and continues to be offered and received in a huge variety of ways: from donations, materials-in-kind, volunteering, advice, friendly nudges towards funding streams and spreading the Crown Wharf word.
From bid-writing, to founding sponsorships and local community group led events, this is a project driven by community spirit; teams of people pulling together to achieve something great for our community. The fundraising target is big but so is our ambition to turn the bare bones of this building into a fully equipped professional performance and events space for our community. Great progress has been made and we find ourselves getting closer every single day but there are still a few missing pieces of the puzzle.
If you would like to know how you can help support the project then please head to our other fundraising or volunteer pages to find our more; whether you’re a local business, tradesperson, performer or an enthusiastic culture vulture.
We’ve experienced first hand the enrichment, enjoyment and engagement that culture can bring to people and their community and very much hope you will join us on this journey.