The galleries of the existing arts hub closed towards the end of 2015. This was because of financial constraints. However, officials now
believe that the centre could have a future. Leader of the borough council Nick Daubney told Lynn News:
“I quite expect the continued use will be around arts and heritage, but we have to be realistic. Clearly it will have to be within the resources available. That’s a fact of life.”
The King’s Lynn Art Centre Trust (KLACT) was responsible for the site from 2012 onwards. KLACT revealed that it made a loss on the site of almost £10,000 in the space of a single financial year. Nonetheless, council chief Daubney expressed his gratitude for the hard work put in by the trustees. Further, a restaurant in the area remains open and there seems to be a degree of optimism about the prospects for the facilities.
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Elizabeth Nockolds, who has the council portfolio for culture and heritage, will have the task of taking the matter forward. She will have space in which to develop a vision because a few months will be spent winding up the old way of doing things. The centre seems to have been significant in its cultural impact over six decades and local politician Andy Tyler has spoken up for its outreach activities.