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VICTORIA Theatre Salford

As an entertaining contribution to your sanity/nostalgia, whilst in isolation from COVID19, we would like to collect your memories of the Victoria for a Voice Wall.

It's a difficult time for all of us at the moment but we just thought we would give you this update, whilst sending positive vibes.

This is a summary of a report that has examined whether there is a viable option for restoring the historic Victoria Theatre in Salford.

Our Secretary Allen Christey-Casson is directing this Operetta and we'd love you to join us in supporting him and the cast.

Now that we have neared the end of the Viability Study, we await contact from the owner with regard to their agreement of the plans for restoration, before we get down to the real work. By the way, the proposed Clean Up that we planned for 22nd has now been postponed.

As we try to contain our excitement around the suggestions around the possible restoration of this beautiful building that we have fought to save, we want you to get involved and have your say at the consultation workshop, as part of the Viability Study. Wan want you know what you think of the options and how you and groups that you are involved with, would use the building as a community space.

After a year of successes, the team at the Salford Victoria Theatre Trust had a truly magical Christmas when their Viability Study, funded by Theatres Trust, stated that the former theatre is “of national significance” and concluded that it is “one of the most significant heritage assets in Salford.”

Well, between the events this festive season, we'd like to thank the organisers and those who attended.

Hey guys! Here's a rundown of the events we have been involved with the planning of and will be attending this month, during the festive period.

Well, it has been a really busy month, so far, but it has been worth it for the progress we have been making.

Now that progress is being made with regard to proving the case for restoring The Victoria to its former glory as a theatre, we now need your support, through donations, to ensure that we are able to maintain the campaign and see that the background areas of the restoration continue.

Salford's Victorian 'Sleeping Beauty' may reprise its role as a gem of the community, even as a theatre, as we have commissioned a team of experienced consultants to assist, carrying out a viability study!

We will be attending yet another event in Salford to promote the cause,

Since our last update, we have been promoting ourselves, and the cause, as much as we can. We have also been in the thick of our tendering process for consultants to submit their proposals for consideration in order for us to decide who will undertake our viability study.

2018 was a busy year for us and we made some pretty impressive developments and strides in securing the potential future of the building, maybe even as a theatre once again.

We have started a petition to support our nomination of The Victoria for Asset of Community Value/Interest with Salford City Council, see the link below. Please sign and share.

In January we kicked off the year with a meeting with the Salford Mayor Paul Dennett who was very positive about what we are trying to do and we now have a growing partnership with Salford Council and the Mayor’s office.

Article published in the Theatres Trust Magazine Summer 2017.

In 1899 the Victorian age was at its zenith and on Great Clowes Street Salford, Broughton Theatres opened their newest creation: The Victoria Theatre.