blackisler

Willing to pay slightly above face value if necessary but not too extortionate!

Can anyone give me a heads up on which pubs hold quizzes on which days? I'm a bit out of touch. Also an indication of how serious/difficult they are would be good. Cheers!

APA don't get the lease until 1 April anyway

Pretty easy to do so seeing as the council give APA 1.4 million in grants each year.

Save The Lemon Tree Campaign Statement On Tuesday 4th December the decision was taken to put the Lemon Tree into voluntary liquidation and the venue closed on that day. Immediately the Save The Lemon Tree campaign was formed and a target was set for fundraising to save one of the most important arts venues in Aberdeen. We've had tremendous support from the people of Aberdeen and have received many individual donations for which we are extremely grateful. However, we've fallen a long way short of 150,000. On Friday 21st December the interim liquidator will have a meeting with the company's creditors and the process will be in the legal system. It is clear to us that the company cannot be saved. But the veune, the former St Katherine's Centre must continue as an arts venue serving the people of Aberdeen. Since 1992 it has provided the only mid-range theatre facilities in the city, a premier music venue and a range of community and outreach work that has been of benefit to communities throughtout Aberdeen. The focus of our campaign will now change; firstly, we'll lobby the city council to ensure that the building remains devoted to the arts; secondly, that the good work of the Lemon Tree Aberdeen Ltd continues - the youth music projects and community development, working with the older people's groups, adults with learning difficulties and physical disabilities, bringing innovative theatre, dance and kids shows to Aberdeen as well as the music! We believe that a new organisation should be created to continue that work and we will meet with Aberdeen City Council, Scottish Arts Council and others involved with the arts in the city with a view to establishing that organisation. Thank you all again for your messages of support over the past two weeks, it underlines for us the need to save The Lemon Tree as an arts venue. Anyone wishing to support this should email us. All monies donated have been deposited in a bank account and will be used to establish the new organisation to allow the vital work of The Lemon Tree to continue. We have the support of our local politicians; Frank Doran, Anne Begg, Lewis MacDonald and Richard Baker in this. Any donors who don't support these objectives are invited to contact us by email through the website, and request a refund of their donation before Monday 31st December 2007. email us at: info@savethelemontree.org

Save The Lemon Tree Campaign Statement On Tuesday 4th December the decision was taken to put the Lemon Tree into voluntary liquidation and the venue closed on that day. Immediately the Save The Lemon Tree campaign was formed and a target was set for fundraising to save one of the most important arts venues in Aberdeen. We've had tremendous support from the people of Aberdeen and have received many individual donations for which we are extremely grateful. However, we've fallen a long way short of 150,000. On Friday 21st December the interim liquidator will have a meeting with the company's creditors and the process will be in the legal system. It is clear to us that the company cannot be saved. But the veune, the former St Katherine's Centre must continue as an arts venue serving the people of Aberdeen. Since 1992 it has provided the only mid-range theatre facilities in the city, a premier music venue and a range of community and outreach work that has been of benefit to communities throughtout Aberdeen. The focus of our campaign will now change; firstly, we'll lobby the city council to ensure that the building remains devoted to the arts; secondly, that the good work of the Lemon Tree Aberdeen Ltd continues - the youth music projects and community development, working with the older people's groups, adults with learning difficulties and physical disabilities, bringing innovative theatre, dance and kids shows to Aberdeen as well as the music! We believe that a new organisation should be created to continue that work and we will meet with Aberdeen City Council, Scottish Arts Council and others involved with the arts in the city with a view to establishing that organisation. Thank you all again for your messages of support over the past two weeks, it underlines for us the need to save The Lemon Tree as an arts venue. Anyone wishing to support this should email us. All monies donated have been deposited in a bank account and will be used to establish the new organisation to allow the vital work of The Lemon Tree to continue. We have the support of our local politicians; Frank Doran, Anne Begg, Lewis MacDonald and Richard Baker in this. Any donors who don't support these objectives are invited to contact us by email through the website, and request a refund of their donation before Monday 31st December 2007. email us at: info@savethelemontree.org

The website now says... WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER 2007 WE HAVE RAISED A TOTAL OF 9,742.95 - 6,242.95 IN CASH AND 3,500 IN PLEDGES THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY WE WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT ON THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2007

The website now says WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER 2007 WE HAVE RAISED A TOTAL OF 9,742.95 - 6,242.95 IN CASH AND 3,500 IN PLEDGES THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY WE WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT ON THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2007

I'll be there with my kids and their assorted "musical" intstruments! They are very excited about taking part in a protest to save mummy's work.

SATURDAY 15TH DECEMBER STARTING AT THE CASTLEGATE AT 1.30pm - BRING SOMETHING TO MAKE A NOISE!!! THE TUNNELS - 8 BANDS PLAYING FROM 3.00pm INC - THE LORELEI; STEVE MILNE; STEVE CRAWFORD; KITCHEN CYNICS; SON HENRY AND MORE... WITH DJs IN BETWEEN SETS, FACE PAINTING, JUGGLERS etc Save The Lemon Tree

3pm this Coming Saturday @ The Tunnels. So far we have The Loreli, The Little Kicks and Eric Euan playing. Full details soon. Spread the word!

It just reinforces the fact thet the Council know the cost of everything and the value of nothing

Again there has been an awfull lot of mis-reporting with regards to SAC. SAC have not and never have pulled all funding from The Lemon Tree. In 2006 the way all arts organisations in Scotland were funded changed and TLT went from being automatically Core Funded to Project Funded. Yes it was a huge blow and Project Funding in itself did cause difficulties as it was only a 1 year award so very difficult to forward plan and run long term projects. However SAC were so impressed as to how TLT turned itself around that this year they specifically asked us to apply for the next step up of 3 year Flexible Funding. Ironically this application had recently been completed and submitted and we were eagerly anticipationg the successful outcome of the award which would have allowed us to develop a sustainable 3 year plan.

Bill - you've made me cry again! I have done way too much crying this past week. I'm gonna pitch in on this MUSIC site and tell a little bit about the threatre side of things at the Tree - bet some of you never even know there was a theatre? Anyway I was the theatre/dance/kids shows programmer there for the last 5 years and I am angry & upset - but not for me I am angry for all the 700 kids who were supposed to be there on Wednesday & Thursday to see a show for their Christmas nursery/school treat. My own son's school included. It broke my heart to tell him he wouldn't be going. I am angry for the 40 or so mentally & phiysically disabled adults who come to their drama group every Tuesday night. They were the last ever group to use the venue before the locks were changed. If you have ever seen a Va Va Voom show you will know how truly special in so many ways that strand of the Lemon Tree's work was. I am angry for the 50+ Chior & Theatre Group who meet weekly and were supposed to have their Christmas show on Friday. The wonderful men & women of Vocal Moves & Theatre Serindipity - I salute you. I'm angry that the only choice of kids theatre in the city will be the Singing Kettle, Cbeebies, Lazytown and the likes. Are HMT and AECC going to be interested in putting on theatre for special needs children with makaton signing and limited audience capacity of 40? And theatre for under 3's for 20 kids at a time? So many kids have had their first ever experience of theatre at the Tree - that is now lost. What choice now will there be to see theatre in Aberdeen? Andrew Lloyd Webber et al musicals at His Majestys at 30 a ticket or amateur drama groups at The Arts Centre. How dissapointing to have the Oil Capital of Europe with nowhere to support a culturally diverse, bold, innovative and high quality programme of theatre, dance and childrens performances. I am personally gutted at all the performances I have had to cancel that were booked for 2008 - particular highlights included Tam O'Shanter Shadow Puppet Show, Dave Benson Phillips Get Up and Go Show (YES - the real DBP form Get Your Own Back) Mull Theatre Katie Morag, European kids shows as part of the Bank of Scotland Children's International Theatre Festival, Stellar Quines The Unconquered (CATS award for Best New Play) and lastly a 3 night run of Iain Banks The Wasp Factory which I was convinced may even have enticed some muso's to come and see a theatre show! I can see that some of the music acts who appeared at the Lemon Tree can now be slotted into other venues but I can't think of any viabale alternatives where the theatre/dance/kids shows could be performed elsewhere in Aberdeen - there simply is nowhere. Well except for the new 20 million Union Terrace gardens Contemporary Arts Centre. But surely thats just a co-incidence?

That is just one example of the completely inaacurate reporting by the press and sly and underhand way in which the council have handled this. Two very important points have been missed. The council's ONLY offer was a short term loan of 250k on the basis that each of the 10 board members personally put up a guarantee of 25k from their own pockets. The council simply did not make the reported second offer and the one that they did make was untennable

Anyone want a ticket? I've got 1 (possibly 2) going spare now

Face value is 22.50 + booking fee. Will take 20 ono Collect from Aberdeen city Centre (near the bus station) tomorrow (Friday)

Anyone know who the support is?

http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/2006/ I have one spare ticket for this 60 ono Email me claire@lemontree.org if you are interested

SOLD! (subject to collection and exchange of cash) Sorry to those who were dissapointed

I have one spare standing ticket for the sold out Morrissey gig at the Music Hall on Saturday 22nd April. 35 Email me if interested - claire@lemontree.org