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Save The Ferret - Fundraiser Launch Party - ft FilthyDirty / Design Rewind / Jackpot Golden Boys & more


  • The Ferret 55 Fylde Road Preston, England, PR1 2XQ United Kingdom (map)

Ferret Friends FilthyDirty (Evil Blizzard), Design Rewind, The Jackpot Golden Boys, Sabbath Soundsystem & more, help us launch our #SaveTheFerret campaign...

SAT 5TH NOV - THE FERRET - PRESTON

Doors 7pm // Pay what you feel on the door...

Help us Save The Ferret, transferring it into community ownership & ensuring we can host live music for generations to come.

Please read more on the #SaveTheFerret crowdfunder page: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savetheferret

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Save The Ferret Fundraiser Launch Party

Sat 5th Nov - Doors 7pm

The Ferret - Preston

Live Music from:

FILTHYDIRTY (EVIL BLIZZARD)

DESIGN REWIND

THE JACKPOT GOLDEN BOYS

+ MORE TBA

DJs: Big Things + Sabbath Soundsystem + more TBA

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The Ferret’s situation so far:

Earlier this year, we had a bombshell dropped on us. The owners of our building had put it up for sale, potentially letting the place fall into the hands of a developer and putting our venue at serious risk of closure.

We have been working with our friends at Music Venue Trust to try to #SaveTheFerret through their #OwnOurVenues project. Read more about this below.

We also had a welcome delay to the potential sale of the building via an “Asset of Community Value” status for the building - with Preston City Council acknowledging the significance that The Ferret plays in both the community and cultural identity of Preston.

BUT - that was a temporary fix (lasting just 6 months) - and now that TIME IS UP. Our building goes back on the market imminently, throwing us back into the danger zone. Anybody could snap up the building and turf us out for flats or whatever. Not good.

The MVT’s Own Our Venues project continues, and a combination of donations and grants has raised around £500,000 so far. But that project has a way to go before it raises the full funds needed to #SaveTheFerret. We also understand that some people who want to back this initiative are unable to buy a share at this time.

So - we now need to raise a final £150,000 at least, or face the very real prospect of our landlord selling the building to a developer. We’re asking for your donations, of any amount, to help us reach that target.

It’s a big ask, but we can do this with your help.

Help us to Save The Ferret!

Please read more on the #SaveTheFerret crowdfunder page: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/savetheferret

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