Stayin’ Alive: 2024 Public Meeting
Chorlton Community Land Trust held a community meeting at the Edge Theatre on 29th May to share news on about our campaign to bring the Chorlton Co-op Picture House in Chorlton back to life. We had 70+ attendees and we have 300 members plus ~1000 people who have pledged financial support to the project. The […]
Swinging Back Into Action!
After a long period of behind-the-scenes discussions and planning, we are pleased to announce that we are on the verge of securing a deal to save the Picture House (formerly Co-op Funeralcare) in the heart of Chorlton. We have agreed an outline plan with Southway Housing Trust alongside our development partner Brook Finch Farmer, and […]
We Did it!
We did it! First target smashed (on to the next) In just eight days you managed to help us reach our target of £250k. We can’t thank our supporters enough. But the good news doesn’t stop there, the Co-op have given us another ten days to press on with our fundraising, so we have extended the timetable and […]
Staying alive: a community-led bid for the Co-op Funeralcare building
On Thursday 26 September, more than 60 people turned up to a meeting organised by the Chorlton Co-op Cluster at Oswald Road primary school. The purpose of the meeting was to hear about plans to save the former Gaumont cinema where the Bee Gees first performed, now the Co-op Funeralcare building, from development as retirement […]