Derby Hippodrome

DCC want to encourage the night time economy in Derby. If they are serious about this then they should take note of the results of the feasibility study they commisioned and support the trust in their efforts to save this building, as a theatre, for the people of Derby. This saga has been going on for too long and all this time Derby has been without a suitable theatre for popular touring productions and the people of Derby have been reliant on places like Nottingham and Leicester for their cultural fulfilment. I am no expert on costings for renovation or new build but I'm convinced that building a new theatre (that's if DCC ever got round to that)would be significantly more expensive appart from which, this is a grade II listed building that DCC have duty to protect. The loss of this theatre would be a crying shame for Derby. The loss of yet another listed building with significant architectual intrest (We have lost so much over recent years), would be no less of a shame and yet another blot on a council that seems to do little to protect its heritage.