Category Archives: Behind the scenes

5 ways to support small venues post Covid restrictions

Posted on January 24, 2023 by janifranck

Music Venues are still struggling – here are some ways you can help.

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Be Kind to Venue Owners Day – Bik’s thoughts on press packs

Posted on January 15, 2023 by janifranck

Bik is the person who books all our live music acts, promotes them and then does the sound engineering on the night (he is a man of many talents and quite tired). This time of year, we get a flurry … Continue reading →

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Support Our Community Pantry this Christmas – spread the Festive Cheer!

Posted on December 7, 2022 by janifranck

Are you looking to spread some comfort and joy this season? Look no further than our “Pay forward a hot drink and mince pie“. For just £4, you can cover the cost of a hot drink and a delicious mince … Continue reading →

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How to write a bio – for artists, writers and musicians

Posted on January 31, 2022 by janifranck

As a grassroots venue that showcases new artists for the most part, we often see people struggling with writing a bio for the first time. In a culture where we’re taught not to blow our own trumpet or talk about … Continue reading →

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A little gratitude

Posted on January 24, 2022 by janifranck

Two years ago we were readying ourselves to fundraise for our future, and in Feb 2020 we raised £25K to support a change in direction to a more venue-based business model. Less than a month later, the pandemic closed our … Continue reading →

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Covid update Monday 29/1/2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by janifranck

Covid update: TLDR we won’t be dropping all our measures this week – because we’re still in a pandemic. We’re very glad to see infection rates falling and to have seen lower rates of hospitalisation and death in this latest … Continue reading →

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Inflation for ordinary people

Posted on January 21, 2022 by janifranck

We just shared this over on Facebook with a text description – adding it here as it’s important info to get out there. Our community pantry might be seen as somewhere that folks who are unhoused use, and yes we … Continue reading →

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End of year pantry update & thank you

Posted on December 31, 2021 by janifranck

It’s the last day of 2021 so we thought we’d extend a thank you and give an update on our proudest achievement, our first full year running our community pantry, sharing surplus food on a pay-as-you-feel basis to cut down … Continue reading →

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A reminder of why our pantry is so important right now

Posted on October 22, 2021 by janifranck

Jani here – I’ve just been catching up on emails after being in the kitchen making soup yesterday. I wanted to share one of them with you. I have also shared the recipe for the soup to our Patreon supporters … Continue reading →