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Closed 26/06/2020
The Pump House

Please help The Pump House continue through and beyond Covid-19

The Pump House has been delivering quality arts and culture for generations to the local community. 8% of our income is from funding and the other 92% is from opening our doors, with these shut this is not possible. Are you able to help us? Thank you
£3,410
raised of £3,000 target
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Closed on 26/06/2020
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The Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre has been running for over 46 years and there have been so much incredible Art, Music Dance and Drama to ooze out of this old Pumping Station over that time. This year alone we have had over 20,000 people from all ages and backgrounds step over the threshold to either entertain or be entertained. The biggest story however is that all of this is run by volunteers - over 1500 per year which is remarkable. This is truly a community theatre and arts centre and if you were to start this from scratch it would be very hard to recreate this incredible community place.

92% of our income comes from our doors being open, with only 8% coming from funding streams. In this day and age that is pretty remarkable, however with our doors closed then it is hard to generate this income. We have not however been sitting on our laurels. The Pump House and our community have been putting plenty of entertainment to keep you occupied online. Our Children and Youth had an online Cabaret; EUTV was developed by the amazing Electric Umbrella; Jazz has been played online weekly; Ghost stories are being told; Shakespeare Monologue workshops with the incredible Tom Kanji and IsoVision has been set up to help people get over the devastation of the Eurovision being cancelled...or not possibly just for fun. All of this is free for you to access by going to www.pumphouse.info. We will be publishing everything we are doing here.

We do however, need your support if possible. To be able to keep our doors open and be here for the future we need some help. Are you able to do a fundraiser for us or are you able to donate? Your support will help us ensure that The Pump House doors remain open for generations to come. Thank you.

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The Pump House

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The Watford Pump House has been the vibrant hub for community arts activities in Watford for over 50 years. We've built a reputation as the home to the best local talent. We mix the quirky and eclectic with popular, quality entertainment from theatre and music to dance, comedy and visual art.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,410.00
+ £765.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,410.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£3,410.00
Donations via fundraisers
£0.00

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