Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Hopefully, people have heard of Steve Knightley, who is a bit of a leftie/folkie type - here is what wikipedia says about him, in case people need reminding.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Knightley
Well, he is playing locally, at Stanley Halls. Next Wednesday, in fact. 5 February.
http://stanleypeoplesinitiative.wordpress.com/tag/steve-knightley/
The bit that makes this different, and the reason why I am posting it here, is that this is a community initiative in which I am involved which is looking to save the Stanley Halls from dereliction. The halls were built by local philanthropist, William Stanley and are now in trust to Croydon Council, who have done nothing with them for years, so they are pretty tatty and in need of love and attention. The Council would sell them off if they could, and would probably knock them down or something, but they are not allowed to because of the Trust, and also because they are listed. The Council have, however, taken the art work (the halls include an art gallery which used to be open to the public) and are refusing to return it, but that is another matter.
This website has a good photo of the halls as they now are (some of them have already been hived off to an academy). http://www.peopleforportlandroad.org.uk/stanleyhalls.html
This gig is our first public gig, and is being run by volunteers in order to raise funds to help us get established (we are currently struggling with Charity Commission registration and battling against a Tory council who are just pains in the arse in every way). We have not yet sold out, so I am hoping to drum up some interest from you folks.
You get to enjoy an excellent gig, and in an historic building, which has been used for many purposes over the decades. It really is a beautiful set of buildings, and we are really keen to get them back in use, and run by the community, too!
There is going to be a bar, staffed by us poor volunteers, selling local beer and not so local wine, and we are going to sell tea and coffee as well, I think. You will probably find me there, somewhere, trying to work out how to collect the money and keep control of the stock. None of us are experts at this, and we can't employ anyone until we get Charity Commission stuff sorted. Once we are established, we are expecting to get funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as some start up money from the Council which will help with running costs for the first year.
Well, he is playing locally, at Stanley Halls. Next Wednesday, in fact. 5 February.
http://stanleypeoplesinitiative.wordpress.com/tag/steve-knightley/
The bit that makes this different, and the reason why I am posting it here, is that this is a community initiative in which I am involved which is looking to save the Stanley Halls from dereliction. The halls were built by local philanthropist, William Stanley and are now in trust to Croydon Council, who have done nothing with them for years, so they are pretty tatty and in need of love and attention. The Council would sell them off if they could, and would probably knock them down or something, but they are not allowed to because of the Trust, and also because they are listed. The Council have, however, taken the art work (the halls include an art gallery which used to be open to the public) and are refusing to return it, but that is another matter.
This website has a good photo of the halls as they now are (some of them have already been hived off to an academy). http://www.peopleforportlandroad.org.uk/stanleyhalls.html
This gig is our first public gig, and is being run by volunteers in order to raise funds to help us get established (we are currently struggling with Charity Commission registration and battling against a Tory council who are just pains in the arse in every way). We have not yet sold out, so I am hoping to drum up some interest from you folks.
You get to enjoy an excellent gig, and in an historic building, which has been used for many purposes over the decades. It really is a beautiful set of buildings, and we are really keen to get them back in use, and run by the community, too!
There is going to be a bar, staffed by us poor volunteers, selling local beer and not so local wine, and we are going to sell tea and coffee as well, I think. You will probably find me there, somewhere, trying to work out how to collect the money and keep control of the stock. None of us are experts at this, and we can't employ anyone until we get Charity Commission stuff sorted. Once we are established, we are expecting to get funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as some start up money from the Council which will help with running costs for the first year.
). Would've come but I've other commitments on that night I'm afraid.
