The boss of Woolwich Works says digital signs promoting the new cultural venue are about to be installed, after it was revealed that Greenwich Council is preparing to give financial help to the trust running it. Last week a senior Greenwich councillor said that the Woolwich Creative District Trust would be told to improve its […]
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Improve your marketing, Woolwich Works bosses to be told by council
The charity running Woolwich Works will be told to improve its marketing strategy as part of plans to secure the venue’s future, a senior Greenwich councillor said last night. Greenwich Council spent £45 million on refurbishing buildings in the Royal Arsenal so it could create both Woolwich Works and a new home for the immersive […]
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Greenwich Council set to give ‘urgent’ help to £45m Woolwich Works
Greenwich Council is poised to give more money to Woolwich Works – despite initially pledging that the £45 million arts centre would not need any future funding. The centre opened last September and while it has been well received by critics, there have been rumours that it has been performing below expectations with disappointing ticket […]
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We may call lawyers to see ‘secret’ Woolwich Works finances, Greenwich councillors warn
Greenwich councillors have warned their own deputy leader that they may seek their own legal advice on seeing the finances behind the £45 million Woolwich creative district after they were barred from seeing full figures. The town hall revealed in October that the arts complex in Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal development – which includes the […]
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Greenwich Council admits it could have been more frank about £45m Woolwich Works costs
Greenwich Council has conceded it could have been clearer about the possible cost of its Woolwich creative district, two months after it was revealed that the project had gone £14 million over its publicised budget. The project, which includes the flagship Woolwich Works venue and a home for the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, was approved […]
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Greenwich Council leader refuses to say why residents told Woolwich Works would cost £31m
Greenwich Council leader Danny Thorpe refused to say last night why the town hall had claimed the Woolwich creative district would cost £31 million – when it ended up costing £45.6 million. Nigel Fletcher, the Conservative opposition leader, raised the issue three weeks after it was revealed that the project in the Royal Arsenal had […]
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Woolwich Works: Creative district is £14m over budget, Greenwich Council admits
Work on the Woolwich creative district project has gone £14 million over its publicised budget, Greenwich councillors will be told at a meeting next week. The project was approved in 2017 with a budget of £31.6 million, with a contingency of £11.1 million. In publicity, the council sold the project to residents as costing £31 […]
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Woolwich Works boss: My Robin Hood approach will help local community
Woolwich’s multimillion-pound, new 15,000-square metre creative district will open its doors for the first time this week. The boss of Woolwich Works, the venue at the heart of the venture, took NIKKI SPENCER for a look around. James Heaton is the first to admit that there were a few times in the past year or […]
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