oh noes!]]>err.... no sorry its very sad, it was an awsome venue, it seems to be rather rare in the UK to find venues that will bother supporting chipmusic.
were they just leasing the building until the owner/developer figured out what they wanted to do with the space?
]]>tweeted! good luck!
likewise (:
]]> oh noes!]]>It's a converted church that functions as a cafe and venue, spanning two floors and staffed entirely by volunteers. All events are free to attend. This is a venue in the centre of Edinburgh that allowed us to put on a two-night chipmusic event at the peak of the Edinburgh Festival, without charging us anything. That's pretty special.
The Forest now faces closure unless they can raise the £500,000 required to purchase the building. This is an extremely tall order but hey, let's think positively.
It seems to me that this is a venue with some significance to the UK chip community (they've hosted various chipmusic events there beyond Ultrachip) so this situation was worth highlighting here. If anyone feels like doing their bit to help save The Forest, they have a Paypal donation button on their site:
Thanks.
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