As OnTheWight reported last week, later in the month sees the tenth anniversary of Ventnor Exchange.
This inspirational cultural hub is the brainchild of a bunch of young Ventnorians, who set out to create a permanent home for Ventnor Fringe Festival.
Macaulay: A mission to create cultural experiences available for all
Co-Director Mhairi Macaulay explains the transformation of the former Post Office,
“Today Ventnor Exchange is a thriving hub of workshops, clubs, socials, a record store, a performance space and co-working space.
“The organisation also reaches out across the whole Island with a mission to create cultural experiences available for all.”
Funds invested back into the CIC
Ventnor Exchange is a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) so all funds generated are invested back into creating more cultural experiences and opportunities.
Over the past ten years, the team has gradually gradually refurbished the building on Church Street, hosted hundreds of events in Ventnor and around the Island, instigated and invited numerous creative clubs and groups, commissioned new works, as well as operating as a cafe and craft beer bar open seven days a week.
£10 for 10 Years Raffle
As well as the silent disco OnTheWight reported on last week, the Ventnor Exchange team are launching a very special fundraising ‘£10 for 10 years Raffle’.
Prizes have been generously donated by:
- IW Festival
- IW Distillery
- Eurovines
- Slomo Sauna
- Robert Thompson’s RT Cafe Grill
- Wiper & True
- Crafthouse Coffee
- Wolverton Folk & Blues Fair
- IW Pottery
- Proper Music
- Camp Wight
- Tatty Devine
- And more to be announced throughout the month!
Buy your tickets for the £10 for 10 years Raffle by visiting the website.
Whitewood: Let’s get together to look back on the amazing creative experiences
Co-Director Jack Whitewood adds,
“Ventnor Exchange means many things to many people so let’s get together to look back on the amazing creative experiences we’ve had and look forward to what comes next…”
What’s on
There will be a day of performances celebrating Ventnor Exchange’s birthday on Saturday 30th November, showcasing some of the creative groups that meet in the space.
- 10am – Open for free tea all day
- 12.30pm – 1pm Ventnor Ukulele Lubbers General Assembly
- 1.30pm -1.45pm Ventnor Exchange Community Choir
- 2pm – 2.30pm VEX Spoken Word Collective
- 3pm – Raffle winners announced
- 4.30pm – 6pm – Live music from Romy Helen
- 9pm – 12am Birthday Silent Disco with KafTan VS Nipsy Tickets (buy your tickets from the Box Office – £7 each)
