MuckleJoannie Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 When the consultation for buses was on I was told by one of the officials that they were speaking to Mareel about having evening buses fitting in with the finishing times for films. After all the bus station is only a few minutes walk from it. As for the problem about closing the bar to other patrons the announcement today about Halloween with The Revellers said there will be a pop up bar in the foyer for cinema goers. http://www.facebook.com/MareelShetland/posts/10151114383954436 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 "The ERDF has increased grant funding for Shetland’s flagship cinema and music venue Mareel by £276,505, and additional funds have been approved in principle by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Creative Scotland". http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/5736-agencies-approve-extra-cash-for-mareel Did someone say all costs would have to be settled from the orginal £12.1 Million contract budget?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 When the consultation for buses was on I was told by one of the officials that they were speaking to Mareel about having evening buses fitting in with the finishing times for films. After all the bus station is only a few minutes walk from it. As for the problem about closing the bar to other patrons the announcement today about Halloween with The Revellers said there will be a pop up bar in the foyer for cinema goers. http://www.facebook.com/MareelShetland/posts/10151114383954436 Cant see them puting on busses at 11pm after the second film finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 "The ERDF has increased grant funding for Shetland’s flagship cinema and music venue Mareel by £276,505, and additional funds have been approved in principle by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Creative Scotland". http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/5736-agencies-approve-extra-cash-for-mareel Did someone say all costs would have to be settled from the orginal £12.1 Million contract budget?!? You will be recalling SIC telling them not to bother applying for more cash. As you can see, not all sources of funding were closed to further requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Highly impressed that Mareel has secured more funding without looking to the Council. And hasn't spent millions without producing a building to show for it, like the SIC has a tendency to do. Well done, Shetland Arts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owre-weel Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Highly impressed that Mareel has secured more funding without looking to the Council. And hasn't spent millions without producing a building to show for it, like the SIC has a tendency to do. Well done, Shetland Arts. your easily impressed then!I am not impressed that the whole building contract from day one seems to have been so poorly managed. It is obvious that it is way over budget. What would have happened if they did not secure this funding, and is it enough? I would have been impressed if it had come in on time and on budget, or better still below budget. If I recall the recreational trust managed it with all their buildings. I've been a supporter of Mareel from day one, but have always been concerned regarding the finances. Hopefully I will be proved wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 When the consultation for buses was on I was told by one of the officials that they were speaking to Mareel about having evening buses fitting in with the finishing times for films. After all the bus station is only a few minutes walk from it. As for the problem about closing the bar to other patrons the announcement today about Halloween with The Revellers said there will be a pop up bar in the foyer for cinema goers. http://www.facebook.com/MareelShetland/posts/10151114383954436 Cant see them puting on busses at 11pm after the second film finishes. If you look in this document for the proposed revised bus services you will see that some routes will have an 11pm bus on Fridays and Saturdays http://www.zettrans.org.uk/consultation/documents/PublicConsultationDocument_000.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 If you look in this document for the proposed revised bus services you will see that some routes will have an 11pm bus on Fridays and Saturdays http://www.zettrans.org.uk/consultation/documents/PublicConsultationDocument_000.pdf 26th October Skyfall 21:00hrs, running time 2hr 40mins - a bus at 11.00pm wouldn't assist though, would it? Time of showing before that one, 17:30hrs - probably too early if you only finish work at 5pm. In fairness to Mareel though, the same can be said about using other venues in town; however, not all of those are 'public' buildings. Surely though, in this day and age, it could be advantageous for both Mareel and the transport providers to get together to find a solution? I've seen the night bus already quite full when it drops peeps off in the sarf end at a weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariel Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 There would be little point Mareel ending films by 11pm considering the 11pm buses haven't been introduced yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 There would be little point Mareel ending films by 11pm considering the 11pm buses haven't been introduced yet. A bus currently leaves Viking bus station on Saturday nights at 11.00pm and gets down here at 11.45pm. Edit: I think there is also another bus at 10.30pm or thereabouts on a Friday night also but without checking, I'm not 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 If you look in this document for the proposed revised bus services you will see that some routes will have an 11pm bus on Fridays and Saturdays http://www.zettrans.org.uk/consultation/documents/PublicConsultationDocument_000.pdf 26th October Skyfall 21:00hrs, running time 2hr 40mins - a bus at 11.00pm wouldn't assist though, would it? Time of showing before that one, 17:30hrs - probably too early if you only finish work at 5pm. In fairness to Mareel though, the same can be said about using other venues in town; however, not all of those are 'public' buildings. Surely though, in this day and age, it could be advantageous for both Mareel and the transport providers to get together to find a solution? I've seen the night bus already quite full when it drops peeps off in the sarf end at a weekend. You can see why video rental PPV and the like are so popular - watch when you like, no transport worries, stock up with food and booze to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twerto Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thats good to know.. I will be able to go to the last showing of the day and know that I wont be interrupted by someone complaining about the material the seats are made out of or that Daniel Craigs hair is the wrong shade of grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 to look on car share scheme to see if anyone would like a lift from the sarf end to Mareel n back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Was someone up all night editing Mareel's Facebook page deleting all the negative comments? Had a quick look when I got in last night, plenty about the time it took to get a drink at the bar and the stewards. All gone when I was up at 7 this morning. Surely they would like to take on board the negative aswell as the positive, it is the opinion of its customers it is censoring afterall which isn't a good idea. Folk aren't stupid we know it isn't a smoothly run operation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Last night was great! Loads of people, good music, cheap drinks etc. But the bar queues... holy hell the bar queues. It was taking about an hour to get people served. 5 people to serve 600 folk? Ain't gonna work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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