Group 21 ART KINESIS VICTORIA HALL (Posted 23 Mar 2026 13:22) – MSA LIVE 26

Group 21 / ART KINESIS VICTORIA HALL

Keeleigh P

06.03.2026

Matt, Vishal, Maria and Keeleigh visited Victoria Hall and was guided on a tour of the existing building by Sonja and Mary from Friends of Victoria Hall. On the day, the head of the orchestra group was setting up their equipment for a rehearsal session later that day. Whilst being shown around, we were joined by Steven from Fold Creative and Kate who spoke about the history of the town and the significance of Victoria Hall to the residents in Glossop.

The key takeaways from the visits were that there has been a lot of complications with the council and funding for the regeneration of the first floor hall and the efficiency in use of the ground floor currently. Plans to have additional WCs and a separate entrance to the side to improve circulations have been underway. However, there has been some delays that has left our collaborators FOVH frustrated. It seems to be down to a funding issue as in our conversations that were a lot of ideas for the potential of the ground and lower ground floors of Victoria Hall. The current use of the back rooms are a bar/tea refreshment room for events and storage.

It is essential for us, moving forward, to address not only the flexibility of the large space but also find a solution to the lack of storage space that is accessible yet discreet. During our visit, we also went to the newly opened market hall to see the success in footfall and impact on the community. This is a potential space to hold our engagement activity as its location will allow us to reach members of the public and the specific user groups who Sonja agreed to arrange a meeting with during the engagement day.

Posted 23 Mar 2026 13:22

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