Contexture Theatre thanks for the follow! 🙂

Read this comment, and sign the petition. Live arts are the lifeblood of towns like Bishops Stortford. chng.it/qscgzfh4 via Change.org UK

Read this comment, and sign the petition. A cinema offers minimal community involvement. A flexible space open to many groups with varied interests is so much more important chng.it/4bH7FWL5 via Change.org UK

Please keep sending in your nominations for Local Lockdown Heroes. We know there are so many people doing wonderful things for our community. Make sure they get the recognition they deserve! hertfordtheatre.com/events/detail/…

Read Paula Payne's comment, and sign the petition. We already have a cinema. What we do need is a place that artists can perform in an adequate venue, as promised. chng.it/BtqpvBTV via Change.org UK

Read this comment, and sign the petition. A cinema is not the best option for the town - as a community we can do so much better! chng.it/XSYwsybx via Change.org UK

Sign the petition. Alyn Adams: Cinema is dying; electronic entertainment works either on an indoor scale, or in gaming arenas. Spaces for public live entertainment remain the only alternative for people who don't want to live on... chng.it/xZ6hBLck

Sign the petition. Peter Lemer: "So, the too-small theatre is now morphing into a multiscreen cinema. Did the community agree to this? What will happen to the Empire? More luvly apartments or will it be another carpark? chng.it/mvPvRhmB via Change.org UK

Read Andre King's comment, and sign the petition. I'm an internationally performed comedian. It's hard enough for us to make a living during a global pandemic, without bureaucratic legislature taking away the places we could work when the pandemic... chng.it/9gDsgVSR

We need to provide venues that provide live entertainment, teaching, creative endeavours, support groups etc. To those charged with making this decision; please rethink and be a force for good. Seriously, it’s your time to shine Petition: chng.it/wYhGZXgb

Have you submitted an audition video for our talent competition yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Your talent can be anything, the more creative it is, the more it will catch our judges' eyes! We can't wait to see the variety of talents in the community. SPREAD THE WORD.

Jon: At a time when we have been driven apart, we need to consider and plan for coming back together. The Old River Lane Theatre offers the variety that communities will soon desire and need, and can reach beyond a literal, single purpose. Please sign: chng.it/CMt5ysXM

Read TrudyWatts comment, and sign the petition. Art and music is important for people's soul chng.it/tdf7Zh6j Paddy Lennox East Herts Council Cllr John Wyllie #StandWithUkraine Bishop's Stortford Sinfonia @unclefunkuk Bishops Stortford Town Council

Rob Coleman: Community arts facilities are a critical part of life. Comedy, music, theatre etc, they provide a much needed outlet for all sections of society. They're essential for up and coming talent, mental health and community cohesiveness. Petition: chng.it/zPv62T2f

Read Lynne Garner's comment, and sign the petition. Please, please don't rush in and use plan B. Let things settle down and then a decision can be made that will be the right one for our town. chng.it/HCJVgHQ9 via Change.org UK

Pam Gurton comments: This is no time to be signing off on long term future plans. Only proceed with something that will leave a legacy for a hundred years or more. Something we can be proud of, that will be of benefit to generations. Please sign: chng.it/PqVdRQRL #nocinema

Susie Savage: We don't need another cinema in this town. We need a larger performance space with proper facilities for larger touring theatre, orchestra and ballet companies. Please sign petition: chng.it/Tb4PzpHj

Read Susan Belo's comment, and sign the petition. I was born in Bishop's Stortford and the town has more than doubled in size since I left school there. It has long merited a theatre that is large enough to allow quality music and theatre. chng.it/6hFcZHsS

Read Sarah Stringer's comment, and sign the petition. 'A theatre will serve more local people than a cinema; giving a massive useful platform for many art forms to a wide variety of ages, bringing in much needed income to the town. chng.it/kfxQzkzY

Read Theresa Crumb's comment, and sign the petition. We need a Theatre to provide performance space as home for the many local Dance Schools, music organisations and people in the creative arts, also to attract visiting touring companies and shows wh... chng.it/Hx8RPgKs