Managers at independent music venue The Craufurd Arms say they have seen unprecedented increases in running costs.
Max Harvey from the venue in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, said that the “real threat” to the venue was the energy bills.
The co-runner was speaking to the BBC as part of Independent Venues Week, an annual seven-day period dedicated to highlighting the importance of independent venues across the country.
Harvey explained that the venue had just scraped through the pandemic by relying on public donations and arts council funding, but now they were facing even more challenges.
"Now the biggest threat is rising costs. Energy bills are just insane," Harvey told the BBC.
The venue runner said that their electricity costs had gone up by as much as £56,000 annually.
"Our electricity has quadrupled from £16,000 a year to £72,000 a year - that’s not including gas and water which have both doubled,” he said.
Max Harvey from the venue in Wolverton, Milton Keynes, said that the “real threat” to the venue was the energy bills.
The co-runner was speaking to the BBC as part of Independent Venues Week, an annual seven-day period dedicated to highlighting the importance of independent venues across the country.
Harvey explained that the venue had just scraped through the pandemic by relying on public donations and arts council funding, but now they were facing even more challenges.
"Now the biggest threat is rising costs. Energy bills are just insane," Harvey told the BBC.
The venue runner said that their electricity costs had gone up by as much as £56,000 annually.
"Our electricity has quadrupled from £16,000 a year to £72,000 a year - that’s not including gas and water which have both doubled,” he said.
- 1/30/2023
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
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