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West Norfolk Council is being accused of taking a “cavalier approach” with public money, after failing to secure almost £3.4m for the St George's Guildhall.

Calls for council deputy leader to apologise for King's Lynn Guildhall accusation Published: 12:00, 26 February 2021 The deputy leader of West Norfolk Council has been urged to apologise after she suggested campaigners had misused confidential information relating to a Lynn arts complex. Elizabeth Nockolds made the claim as she defended the authority’s handling of the St George’s Guildhall at a meeting last night. The St George's Guildhall in King's Lynn (17566172) During public questions at Thursday’s full council meeting, the trust’s chairman, Ivor Rowlands, said: â€...

Shakespeare expert offers King's Lynn Guildhall support Published: 07:00, 19 February 2021 A distinguished Shakespeare scholar and historian has joined in the debate about the future of Lynn’s historic St George’s Guildhall and made an offer of help and support. Professor Michael Dobson, director of the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford, had raised questions about West Norfolk Council’s role after it failed to get Government grants for it. He said that the eyes of Shakespeare and theatre history would be on Lynn. A vision for the future of the St George's Guildhall in Lynn. ...

Published: 4:35 PM February 16, 2021    The Guildhall of St George is believed to be the only surviving theatre where Shakespeare performed - Credit: Denise Bradley Stephen Fry is backing a new vision to conserve the only surviving theatre where Shakespeare performed. But the proposals were turned down. It comes after bids for lottery funding for the 15th Century building were also turned down in 2017 and  2019. Now the Shakespeare's Guildhall Trust has published its own proposals for the future of the landmark, which stretches from King Street to the Great Ouse waterfront and includes a ...

Ivor Rowlands outside the Guildhall of St George in King's Lynn - Credit: Chris Bishop Campaigners have vowed to press on with their vision of breathing new life into Britain's oldest working theatre despite its latest funding setback. West Norfolk council included the restoration of the Guildhall of St George in a £21m bid for a share of the government's Future High Streets Fund to regenerate King's Lynn. It comes after two applications for lottery funding to restore the 15th Century building, the last surviving theatre where Shakespeare performed, were also turned down.  Ivor Rowlands, f...