Let's Buy The Axiom

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It doesn't belong to the local authority. It is owned by a private company who are free to sell it to whoever pays the asking price. As an 'Arts Centre' it went broke twice. The taxpayers of Cheltenham shouldn't be expected to subsidise people's hobbies.

I used to frequent The Axiom, back in the day, it was indeed a most excellent venue and a real plus for The Nam!
I can recall seeing an excellent variety of musics there, a well as enjoying the excellent cafe/bar and exhibition space.

(BTW the chap who used to run the place, John, now runs a tiny, but nevertheless, excellent cafe on Westgate Street in Gloucester, called The Crow's Nest.)

I would love to see it reopened and used in the same way that it was previously!

It could certainly put The Nam back on the map as an important town for the creative arts in Gloucestershire!

#32: - Re:

a private company that went into liquidation have allowed the building to fall into further disrepair

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I believe that the arts are a cultural necessity, and as with many organisations, (as well as individuals), nowadays require an external source of finance in order to sustain themselves.

Your argument, as I see it, is flawed, since the taxpayers of Cheltenham are likeley to benefit from having an artistic hub in the town. Besides which the venue atttracted people from a much further circumference than Cheltenham!

Maybe you don't like live music or photographs/paintings/drawings/dancing, theatre, or any of the other things on offer at an arts centre, but there are plenty of us, who do appreciate their existence, and feel that our culture and our lives are enriched by them, and through sharing them by means of venues, such as The Axiom Centre, reap great benefit from their existence in terms of social cohesion, individual identity, and a sense of belonging, to name but a few of the potential benefits that an arts centre can offer the population of a town or city, or even a village (as is the case in Uley).

Gloucester, very fortunately still has The Guildhall Arts Centre, and Stroud still has The Subscription Rooms and The SPACE (The Lansdown Hall and Gallery), as publically funded arts venues, all of which have greatly aided me in terms of my recovery from a severe brain injury.

I have frequented The Axiom many times during its existence too, although I come to Cheltenham a lot less since its' closure.

The Axiom was the best venue for miles around! And I, was incredibly sorry to hear of its' demise.

May it be resurrected, and contribute, once again, to a more eclectic and diverse artistic venue in Gloucestershire!

May it also, please, be funded (predominantly, at least) by the public purse, (i.e. the council).

I worked as a volunteer with the children's creative workshops working with children and young people from schools from all over Cheltenham with a diversity of needs and it gave me the experience I needed to then go on to College and gain a teaching qualification and now work full time with young people with a spectrum of abilities and disabilities. Many children in Cheltenham from 1992 will have been given the unique opportunity of freedom of expression and creativity that the National curriculum was/is unable to facilitate. A community arts centre of this calibre would be able to facilitate the diverse needs of our community once again. Cheltenham has a wealth of young people who would gain experience from this venture and perhaps would be encouraged stay in the town rather than look elsewhere. A community arts centre could only add to the cultural value of this town

#27: Max Wilkinson -

You don't agree with public funding supporting the arts? What a great shame, arts and culture are so important to the economy and social wellbeing of Cheltenham.