1/1 THE new team in charge of the Citadel Arts Centre have laid out a “three-way approach” they hope will revive the historic venue. MD Creatives, which signed a five-year lease with the Citadel in December 2020 after it was bought by entrepreneur Ian Pitts, are a collective that offer a wide range of opportunities for local people. The three-way approach, designed to ensure the future sustainability of the 160-year-old building on Waterloo Street, includes the models Blank Canvas by MD CIC, MD Creative Academy, and MD Commercial. Miguel Doforo, creative director and founder of MD Creatives, said: “The three-way approach means we have three shots of making the business successful.”
A Liverpool club has pulled out of the Government’s vaccine passport scheme.
Bosses at the Hot Water Comedy Club confirmed it withdrew from the post-lockdown pilot as a result of a ‘hate campaign’ caused by misinformation.
Reports last week claimed the city centre venue had agreed to take part in the scheme which would see lateral flow tests used at large audience events.
However in a statement on Tuesday, the Hardman Street establishment’s owners insisted it had not agreed to engage with a vaccine passport protocol.
They also claimed the mixed messages sent out by the government and in media coverage had led to a torrent of abuse on its social media accounts.
April 17, 2021, 4:32 am
Spectators will be back inside the Crucible for the first day of the 2021 World Snooker Championships (Richard Sellers/PA)
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Spectators will return to sport on Saturday when the World Snooker Championship gets under way with the Crucible to open its doors to fans once again.
The venue in Sheffield could be up to 33 per cent full on the first day of the tournament and the hope is that a capacity crowd of 980 people will attend next month’s final on May 3.
Fans have returned to live sport in the UK at World Snooker Championship
Crucible Theatre in Sheffield was one-third full for Saturday s opening session
Capacity at the venue will be ramped up as the 17-day tournament progresses
Organisers hope Crucible will be full to its 980-spectator capacity for the final
All in attendance had to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test
They wore masks while watching the action and were spaced out in the seats
When cinemas, theatres and art galleries will reopen after lockdown
As part of the easing of the third lockdown, the government has announced the return of indoor entertainment from early summer
Theatres will be back from May 17 – but with social distancing in place
Credit: Stephen Crocker
Lockdown measures across England have begun to be gradually lifted, as some freedoms are restored to the public.
Normality, however, is a way off. The Prime Minister has suggested that rapid testing or vaccine passports (known officially as Covid “certification”) may be required for audiences, in order to bring back larger events.
A number of pilot events in Liverpool are to run during April and early May, with before-and-after lateral flow tests to gauge the feasibility of large, non-socially-distanced audiences.