Designer is backing call for £500,000 Oswestry plan
A Shropshire designer today called on Oswestry residents and council chiefs to give their backing to create a new £500,000 performance venue in Oswestry – claiming it could kick-start revitalisation of the town.
Craig Marston, owner of Ke-design in Salop Road, has urged the council to support The Regal Project Group in their plans to convert the former Regal Cinema into a multipurpose theatre, arts and performance venue.
Mr Marston, who has worked on urban regeneration projects in Leeds, London and Hong Kong, said the venue, in Leg Street, could be just what Oswestry needs.
He said: "The Regal Project is a fantastic idea. Oswestry is in need of urban regeneration and a project like this would help start the revitalisation.
"The Government recognises cultural centres are important hubs of social interaction as well as providers of local jobs – and town centres should be a destination for socialising, culture, health, well-being, creativity and learning.
"Oswestry is the second biggest town in Shropshire and is missing out on facilities like this. The town's nightlife is continuing to decline with residents travelling to smaller towns for cultured entertainment, sometimes as far as Much Wenlock or Newtown." Anybody interested in The Regal Project can email Craig at info@ke-design.co.uk
