U.K. Grassroots Venues to Come Under Community Ownership Through New Scheme

U.K. Grassroots Venues to Come Under Community Ownership Through New Scheme

LONDON — A number of vital grassroots music venues in the U.K. are set to come under shared ownership in the second phase of a new community-led project. The Music Venue Properties, the Charitable Community Benefit Society (CBS) created by Music Venue Trust (MVT), seeks to protect grassroots venues by placing them into community ownership and outside of commercial leases with landlords. Seven grassroots music venue will be included in the ne…

MUSIC VENUE PROPERTIES SHARE OFFERING TO PURCHASE ICONIC MUSIC VENUES INCLUDING BRIGHTON

MUSIC VENUE PROPERTIES ANNOUNCE SECOND COMMUNITY  SHARE OFFERING TO PURCHASE ICONIC UK GRASSROOTS  MUSIC VENUES UNDER ITS ‘OWN OUR VENUES’ INITIATIVE  Brighton’s The Pipeline among venues included in new acquisition plans Music Venue Properties (MVP), the pioneering Charitable Community  Benefit Society created by Music Venue Trust (MVT), has announced the launch of the next phase  of its groundbreaking ‘Own Our Venues’ project — a bold initiati…

A Summer To Save Music: The Government Must Act Now to Protect Grassroots Music Venues

“A Summer To Save Music seeks to bring about positive change, showcasing the phenomenal power of grassroots music venues as organising hubs in our communities.” By Samuel Sweek, Peace and Justice Project Government inaction has left many of the UK’s grassroots music venues gasping for air. Many are considering staff redundancies to cut costs and others are on the brink of total collapse, unable to meet the soaring energy costs and despicable lan…

Music Venue Properties launches second community share offering

Music Venue Properties has unveiled the next phase of its ‘Own Our Venues’ project with the aim of securing a further seven grassroots music venues across the UK. MVP is a Charitable Community Benefit Society (CCBS) created by Music Venue Trust, which focuses on removing grassroots music venues from vulnerable commercial leases by placing them into community ownership. The aim is to provide long-term stability to the venues by purchasing the fre…