GUILD HALL CLOSES: Your reaction
The full story about the sudden closure is here: GUILD HALL CLOSES: Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre to shut temporarily
Our readers took to social media to voice their concerns, here's what you had to say:
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Hide AdThis is terrible news for Preston....been to Guild hall so many times in my 37 years.....had so many great times and seen some fab acts
Marie Smith
Let's hope this is sorted as soon as possible. A successful Preston Guild Hall is crucial for the city.
Lancashire Post editor Gillian Parkinson
Being an entrepreneur does not also make a great businessman. Will he sell it back for a £1?
Stephen Geraghty
Shocking and very sad - let's hope another company can take over the running. A city without a major concert venue? Part of Preston's history.
Catherine Hodgson
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Hide AdWithout 53° or Guild Hall, we've no live music venue outside pubs, and with the rate music venues are closing, we might not get those back.
Liam via Twitter
What about the snooker? There’s always snooker at the guildhall
Janine Foster
Years ago I went to Preston Guild Hall to watch my comedy heroes like @Baddiel, @alandavies1 and @TheRealJackDee, etc. Now to be selling-out Dee at my own venue on the day the Guild Hall announces it’s closure is mind-blowing.
Ian Robinson (Chorley Theatre)
Preston needs a prestigious concert / theatre venue - a city full of talent - local people should be able to aspire to play there
Catherine Hodgson
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Hide AdSuch an awful shame. I hope whoever takes it over can make it alive again.
Marjorie Donald-Marsden
OMG!! Feel so sorry for the new & old businesses in there that rely on the events extra trade. Just as it is starting to look great in there
Lisa Jane Thomson
Demolish it, along with its even more hideous companion, the bus station.
Elizabeth Jackson