Frank Turner, Wolf Alice an others are talking up in assist of the UK’s Music Venue Belief’s ‘Personal Our Venues’ (#OwnOurVenues) Marketing campaign.
For the final eight years Music Venue Belief has led the marketing campaign to guard, safe and enhance Grassroots Music Venues within the U.Okay, supported by treasured group of music followers, artists, and crew. The MVT says: “The charity has grown from power to power and at present supplies assist for over 900 venues within the U.Okay.”
Now they need to take advantage of radical change of all by altering the possession mannequin saying. “We consider these very important venues ought to belong to us. All of us that care about them, that play in them, that go to them,” including, “We wish you to hitch us. Let’s Personal Our Venues.
“Over the past 20 years, 35% of Grassroots Music Venues (GMVs) have closed. For the reason that launch of the ‘Personal Our Venues’ initiative, a whole lot of people, firms and organisations have already pledged their assist to the mission. These embody excessive profile buyers corresponding to Ed Sheeran, Frank Turner and musician-turned-venue-owner Ben Lovett, alongside main music business firms corresponding to Sony Music Leisure and Warner Music amongst many others. Arts Council England has additionally confirmed a grant of £500,000 to the mission, which isn’t included within the crowdfunded complete. The deadline to safe funding is March 30.”
Singer- songwriter, Frank Turner stated in a Fb put up,” I’m a proud patron of The Music Venue Belief and I assist the Personal Our Venues Marketing campaign as a result of it’s a daring new thought to vary the best way that Grassroots Music Venues are owned and operated, thereby safeguarding them for now and for the longer term and defending that nook of our tradition. We solely have a number of days left to achieve the goal of two.5 Million kilos to indicate that group possession is the best way to guard Grassroots music venues so in the event you can afford to speculate please do get entangled and be a part of this and be part of us. We’re SO near hitting our goal, and along with your assist we are able to. Even a £5 donation makes a distinction! ”
Because the deadline of March 30 will get nearer with solely days to go, extra individuals are coming ahead to indicate their assist. Discover out extra in regards to the Music Venue Belief marketing campaign.
Ellie Rowsell of Mercury prize profitable band, Wolf Alice, tweeted her assist saying, “@musicvenuetrust have launched an initiative to save lots of our beloved grassroots music venues from being shut down. The long run plan of this initiative is to take management of the freeholds of the venues to allow them to defend them from being turned in to flats or Costa Coffees and many others.“
She continued “To do that they’re asking anybody who can afford it to speculate cash to assist this plan. You may make investments as little as £100 however they should attain their goal earlier than the top of subsequent week!”
“If you realize anybody who desires to be part of this group share mannequin that has been so efficient in saving native pubs and the like (my nan’s fave pub truly nonetheless thrives at the moment due to this) then please go on the above hyperlink!”
“That is an thrilling plan that with sufficient individuals concerned may assist save a part of Britain’s unbelievable music tradition we’re so pleased with but are watching slip away.”
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