Ashbourne Sinfonia

The second event we are organising will be a concert by the Ashbourne Sinfonia in the Members Room of Derbyshire County Council (View a video of the Members Room here (opens in a new window)) Smedley Street, Matlock on Saturday the 8th of October at 8pm. Tickets will cost £7.50 with members and concessions paying £5. Accompanied under 18s will be allowed in free. What will be played will be pieces from Handel, Mozart, Benda and Vanhall.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Events for Members

We always said that, once we had reached 500 members, we would organise events near to the Pavilion to show what the Pavilion could do; once it was fully open.

The first event will be Matlock Musical Theatre performing an evening of music from the shows that they have put on in the past. It will be on Friday the 23rd of September at the Temple Hotel, Matlock Bath between 7.30 to 9.00pm. Afterwards members, who want to stay, can retire to the bar!  Members will be able to attend for free, although there will be a charge for non members.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Grand Pavilion Membership Reaches 500

The Friends of the Grand Pavilion has now reached a significant goal; it has passed 500 members. When the Friends Group was launched The Grand Pavilion Ltd said that, if it reached 500, we would start to put on events around the Grand Pavilion; to show what the building could do. We have now started to organise these events.

“We have achieved this membership number earlier than we expected, and it is pleasing that the reaction on the door carries on being positive; the further we go from Matlock Bath. Currently we are in Bonsall and people are just as enthusiastic about the project as they were in Matlock Bath

Nearly 200 of our members are from Cromford, on no less than four roads in Cromford: Intake Lane, Castle View Drive, Derby Road and Cromford Hill, we have more than 25 members. We now have over 20 members in Bonsall and nearly 70 members in Matlock.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

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Family Fun Day at Bakewell Showground

Yesterday I was at the Family Fun Day and Dog Show at Bakewell Showground. This was organised by the High Peak Pony Club. It was a bit of a disaster for membership, one big zero, but there was interest and there may well be members coming in by post as a result.

Today I have starting knocking on doors in Bonsall. Great reaction and a number of members.

Membership now stands at 489. 11 more and we will be 500!

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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A Draft Lease Arrives At Last!

At last, after 6 months of waiting, we have a draft lease. It has a number or errors; it even has our name wrong!

Today I’ve been off to discuss it with our solicitor – who is working for us for nothing.

Hopefully we can get it in place by the 24^th of September, when the quarterly rents are now due. This gives us the chance to pay the insurance that we will need to have in place at the time of taking over the lease.

Gregor

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

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Membership now up to 471

I’ve been away for a while (see photo) so things have been a bit slow. However memberships are continuing to come in apace, we have also been busy with events at Cromford and Matlock Bath.

This week I will be in Bakewell at the Family Fun Day and Dog Show. Come and see us here.

Gregor                                                                          

N.Gregor Macgregor
Chairman, The Grand Pavilion Ltd

See our Progress: www.savethepavilion.co.uk &

Support out vision: www.thegrandpavilion.co.uk