Harrow Council last Friday announced it would explore a "different direction" for Harrow Arts Centre after ambitious plans with charity CulturaLondon to transform the site fell short of fundraising targets.
All services – including productions and classes at the Arts Centre, bookings at Headstone Manor and the Harrow Music Service – will continue as normal and are unaffected by the announcement.
In January this year, Harrow Council and CulturaLondon, an independent charitable trust, set an initial £3.5 million fundraising target to start redeveloping the Hatch End-based Arts Centre – with new features to include cinemas, galleries, restaurants, bars and a new, larger theatre to complement the historic Elliott Hall. The challenge proved too great, with neither local fundraising nor grants and industry funding hitting their original targets.
