a)One of the reason's the civic hall is being closed is that it required £500000 a year in subsidy from the Council to maintain. How is a social center going to provide that?
b)Gigs won't do anything for the drunkenness. Quite apart from the fact that chavs are almost by definition not interested in bands, the reason the Civic Hall ceased allowing local gigs was underage drunkenness. Too many pissed 14 year olds killed Splatch.
c)The Guildford music scene is shit. Pretentious, wanky and overcommercialised ACM bands, crappy Green Day wannabes from RGS and oh-so angsty Marilyn Manson-alikes.

Anyway, apart from Phil Ward, what's wrong with The Star?

a=sell beer sell tickets run courses sponsorship book bands Put Guildford on a credible map
b=better a little drunk and creative than with mindless nothing to do at all
c=the music scene is shit cos of people who have negative attitudes
with nothing better to do than be negative.
People like that should go to Windsor they will fit in with the posh nobs there better.

Some of the best bands are the underground bands like Guns and Knives
Meet me in St Louis and Kingskin, they thrive in our dirty little pond.
Nobody asked anyone to listen to acm bands.

Look at Guldfest and Ambient Picnic and Freak Fest

These are great positive moves in our town built by people with a vision

You cant count the cost without first looking at the gain.

Local music needs our help and positive attitude.

Its time to think big and get the music scene moving with or without the Civic Hall

Steve Radiate

www.radiateonline.com