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Council hunts for venue operator to ‘reinforce’ arts centre’s importance

Adele Redmond
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Carlisle City Council is seeking "an experienced operator" to run one of the city's major arts and entertainment venues.

The Old Fire Station is to be placed under new management, with one leaseholder running its arts centre, bar and catering facilities.

A spokesperson for the council said the aspiring manager should look to grow the venue's successes: "This is an exciting opportunity to create a recognisably distinctive venue, atmosphere and events programme to reinforce the Old Fire Station’s role at the centre of Carlisle’s cultural life."

The Old Fire Station received a £1m redevelopment in 2015 but was closed less than a year later due to flooding. It reopened in 2016 following a nine-month closure and £500,000 in repairs.