Disturbing news came from Tameside Council, that our Theatre in Tameside could close due to LIVE NATION coming to the end of their contract.
What i would like to know is a couple of things
1, How long did Tameside Council know that Live Nation wasn't going to carry on with the contract?
2, How hard did they look to find an alternative management company?
3, Why didn't Tameside Council advertise in STAGE which is the leading Theatre Magazine
(other Councils have done this in the past and found buyers)
4, Are they going to continue to look for an alternative? or does the cost of renovating the Theatre out way the chance for future generations to go to an affordable Theatre?
The Arts and Youth Services have dwindled year on year under this Labour Council.
Every year the Budget gets smaller and smaller.
They complain about youth annoyance on our streets ,but sell nearly all our playing fields,
stop funding for Youth Groups across the Borough, and now our Theatre will close.
We have already lost The Theatre Royal in Hyde and The Cinema in Stalybridge and Ashton Town Centre.
You have let the people of Tameside down, AGAIN!!!!!!
What i would like to know is a couple of things
1, How long did Tameside Council know that Live Nation wasn't going to carry on with the contract?
2, How hard did they look to find an alternative management company?
3, Why didn't Tameside Council advertise in STAGE which is the leading Theatre Magazine
(other Councils have done this in the past and found buyers)
4, Are they going to continue to look for an alternative? or does the cost of renovating the Theatre out way the chance for future generations to go to an affordable Theatre?
The Arts and Youth Services have dwindled year on year under this Labour Council.
Every year the Budget gets smaller and smaller.
They complain about youth annoyance on our streets ,but sell nearly all our playing fields,
stop funding for Youth Groups across the Borough, and now our Theatre will close.
We have already lost The Theatre Royal in Hyde and The Cinema in Stalybridge and Ashton Town Centre.
You have let the people of Tameside down, AGAIN!!!!!!
2 comments:
Your absolutely right! Tameside's cost cutting within the youth service now means that Hyde and Gee Cross now have only one youth club between them.
Considering we had the culture secretary on our doorstep whilst our very own local theatre was going to the ground is obsurd. Purnell should of done more to offer a helping hand. It isn't like he is short of contacts!
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