'Conservatives celebrate cultural city’
Mike
Weatherley, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hove
and Portslade today accompanied Hugo Swire MP, Shadow Secretary of
State for Culture Media and Sport, on a tour of the Brighton
Dome. Conservative
Councillors and prospective council candidates also joined in the tour
to celebrate a success story of this city’s dramatic entertainment
venue. Nick
Dodds, Chief Executive of Brighton Dome said:- “It
is a huge pleasure to welcome Mike and Hugo to one of the most versatile
and stylish venues in the south. Built
for the Prince for Wales (later to become George IV) and steeped in
Regency history, it is part of the glorious Royal Pavilion Estate
located in the heart of Britain’s cosmopolitan city-by-the-sea.
Combining state-of-the-art facilities and unrivalled in-house expertise
with Grade 1 listed heritage, Brighton Dome offers a truly unique and
memorable experience for every event.
Mike
Weatherley, who is well known for his love of live music said:- “This
place is just amazing. I
first came here to see Rory Gallagher way back in 1973 and came here a
few weeks ago to a John Mayall concert in the Dome, followed by the
Automatics in the Corn Exchange. What
the Brighton Dome offers is a mirror of the diversity of this city.
There is something for everyone.
I congratulate Nick and his team for keeping part of the city’s
history alive. Brighton and
Hove just wouldn’t be the same without the Dome.
Thanks to the Conservative National Lottery money, this is one
historical venue that will be here for generations to come.” Hugo
Swire said:- “I
thank Nick for his time in showing us round.
In my job I get to see a whole host of different places but I am
particularly pleased to be back in Brighton – a city I know well from
the late 60’s and early 70’s when I was at school in nearby
Rottingdean. I can honestly
say this is one of the most impressive.
This is one project that Lottery money was meant for and well
worth it. Music, the arts,
sport, they can all change people's lives.
They are at the heart of everything we do. “Two
years ago Gordon Brown forced 12 British films to be scrapped thanks to
a badly timed tax announcement.
This year, he threatened our orchestras with a £30 million tax
bill until we forced him to climb down.
And this is the Government that has stolen more than £3 billion
from the National Lottery, destined for the arts and sport, and diverted
it to shore up Gordon Brown's spending.
The largest cut in cultural funding made by any Government in
history. The next
Conservative Government will put Lottery cash back where it belongs - in
the hands of charities, heritage, the arts and sport.” 12 November 2006 Click below to read the Argus article...
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