Paper petition details
Save Jamboree Campaign
If you live or work in Tower Hamlets, please would you sign this
petition:
• Calling on the mayor of Tower Hamlets to intervene in this
case and ask Sudbury Properties to revoke their decision not to
renew Jamboree’s lease.
• Calling on Tower Hamlets council to review our application
for Cable Street Studios, the building where Jamboree is located,
to be awarded the status of an asset of community value, which was
declined without due process being followed and without steps for
appeal being provided.
• Calling on Tower Hamlets council to recognise that if Tower
Hamlets wishes to become the London Borough of Culture, it must
take actions to support the venues that are providing the lifeblood
of cultural life in the borough.
• Calling on the mayor of Tower Hamlets to ensure that any
future development plans will include Cable Street Studios'
cultural value and protect its community.
The previous petition - which was signed by not just local people but others from across London and even abroad - will remain up online, and will add to our campaign. However, the next step is to show the council we have overwhelming support in the local community too.
Jamboree is a much-loved grassroots music venue which is being forced to close at the end of March after the landlord refused to renew its lease, giving no explanation. We are aware of plans by Sudbury Properties for the building to be redeveloped, however, no official information has been shared with the tenants, and the online page for the development plan was taken down last week.
In the heart of the East End, Jamboree has provided a stage for musicians from around the world for almost a decade and is a hub for the local community. The number of live music venues in London is dwindling with 40% of grassroots venues lost since 2008, and the Mayor of London supports Jamboree’s effort to stay open.
This Paper petition was received on 07/03/2018.
1214 people signed this Paper petition.
This is a paper petition received by the council. It has never been available for signature online.
Council response
This petition was listed on the agenda for consideration at the Council meeting on Wednesday 21 March 2018. You can view the agenda for the meeting here http://democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=309&MId=7673&Ver=4
You can view footage of the discussion here
https://towerhamlets.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/338179
RESPONSE TO THE PETITION FROM THE COUNCIL
The Council recognises the value of Cable Street Studios to the community and to the borough’s arts and cultural sector. Jamboree, like other arts and cultural venues in Tower Hamlets, is important in providing opportunities for the development of local arts, and in helping to maintain the vibrancy of the borough’s culture. We also value and take pride in the borough as an area where visual, performing and arts in the community are a central part of the borough’s character, and venues and facilities are a critical part of this.
Unfortunately, Cable Street Studios does not meet the criteria for being listed as an “Asset of Community Value” and a detailed Decision Notice has been provided to them explaining the reason for this; the Localism Act 2011 does not make any provision for an appeal. It should also be pointed out that even if Cable Street Studios had been listed as an “Asset of Community Value”, the effect of such listing would not place any legal obligation on Sudbury Properties Limited to renew Jamboree’s lease. This is a commercial decision by Sudbury that is unaffected by the listing or otherwise of Cable Street Studios as an Asset of Community Value.
Yours sincerely
Debbie Jones
Corporate Director Children Services