Music Venue Trust has almost raised £2.5million with its Own Our Venues initiative that aims to take public ownership of grassroots venues.
The campaign launched in May 2022, hopes to purchase the freehold of nine venues across the UK.
Coining the name “The National Trust, but for venues”, Own Our Venues is based on a community share model which has been used previously to protect pubs and sports grounds.
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