The building is leased to and managed by Lansdown Hall and Gallery a small charity run by a Board of Trustees, with part time staff and many enthusiastic volunteers.

The venue is used as a community centre for Stroud and is available for evening events and daytime classes including: music, drama performances, film screenings, private parties, dance groups, tai chi, pilates, choirs and youth drama.

For more information and to book please go to www.lansdownhall.org

Lansdown Hall next steps

In June and July 2016, the Town Council and Lansdown Hall and Gallery held a consultation on the ongoing project to renovate and improve the building. The full report on the survey can be downloaded here.

A final stage of works is now being designed, which will provide a new accessible entrance to the hall from Bank Gardens, an improved bar and toilets and additional lighting in Bank Gardens. We have budgeted £230,000 for this project of which £130,00 will come from money previously borrowed from the Public Works Loan Board and currently held in our reserves and the balance from grant applications. The architects are currently drawing up detailed plans which will be subject to a public consultation. Some elements will be completed in 2019, but most of the works will be done in 2020.

You can read more about the decision-making process in the agenda papers for the Council meeting in December. It was ultimately decided not to include an expensive ventilation scheme to keep the cost down to what could be managed with the existing reserve and grant funding.