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Mareel is Shetland's proposed Music & Cinema Venue, due to open in 2010. This multi purpose music, cinema, arts and education space will include a performance auditorium, cinema, recording studio, rehearsal rooms, multi media production suite, lecture theatre, education facilities and a cafe bar.

Mareel is currently awaiting planning permission and funding approval, so add Mareel as a friend and leave a comment to show your support!

Mareel supporters believe that music, cinema, arts and education are vital to Shetland's future and sustainability; for now and for generations to come....

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Main auditorium

The main auditorium will have a capacity of around 700 standing without the stage extended, 600 standing with the stage and a seated capacity of around 250. There's also a balcony with space for a further 85 people. This flexibility will make it ideal for a range of performances including bands, DJs, dance and drama. A powerful PA and comprehensive lighting rig will be built in and the auiditorium's acoustics have been a prime design consideration. Note that anyone can hire the hall; it's not just for arty types!

Cinema

The cinema will have a seated capacity of around 160 with space for wheelchairs, and will feature digital projectors and surround sound. The cinema will also act as a multi media performance area.

Recording studio

The much needed recording studio will include live rooms suitable for recording a variety of groups and bands, and a control room kitted out with the latest digital recording equipment.

Rehearsal areas

Mareel will have areas for a range of rehearsal uses including bands, DJs and drama groups. The sprung floors will make it suitable for dance groups too.

Multi media production suite

A well specified multi media production suite will be provided for film, TV, web design, animation, digital arts and music production.

Education facilities

Mareel has been designed with education in mind: the cinema can be used as a lecture theatre, the recording studio has a large control room to accommodate music technology students, the PA and lighting rig can be used to train event production students in situ, the multi media suite is suitable for training and there is a dedicated 30 seat teaching room/ 2nd cinema screen. Mareel will be one of the few facilities in the UK to offer 'on the job' training in a working venue!

Cafe bar

The split level cafe bar will offer a range of food and drink, with free Internet access and Wi Fi. Just the job for recharging your batteries and nights on the razz. A second floor development will incorporate designated education spaces and possibly small start-up units for creative industries

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Open letter to the Shetland Islands Council
Below is a short open letter to Shetland Islands Council. We hope to provide an opportunity for people working within the creative industries who support the Mareel project to voice this support in a simple and collective manner. Copy of letter that will be submitted to local news outlets: "We, the undersigned, are representatives of the vibrant and growing Creative Industry sector in Shetland. We believe our industry to be a serious and key player in the local economy. We urge Shetland Islands Council to support Mareel as an essential tool for the educational, creative and economic growth of the Creative Industries in Shetland for this and future generations." If you wish to put your name to this letter please reply to - openletter@burntcandle.co.uk - (or send a message via this website) with your name and the business (sole trader or company) or organisation you represent and location. If you do not wish to sign as part of a business/ organisation/ band please consider signing as an individual. It would still be useful if you noted your area of work i.e. (visual artist/ musician/ designer/ web developer/ student/ photographer/ sound engineer/ film-maker...etc.) PLEASE REPLY TO - openletter@burntcandle.co.uk - (or send a message via this website) BY MONDAY MAY 5th 5PM. The point of the letter is to show a collective voice; to point out to the wider Shetland community that the creative industries exist, the many forms we exist in, that we are a serious and growing sector and that we support Mareel as a centre for the creative, educational and economic growth of the whole industry. Karen Emslie (Burnt Candle Productions, Scousburgh) Dave Hammond (Burnt Candle Productions, Skeld)
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Mareel granted full planning permission
Good news! Mareel has been granted full planning permission by Shetland Islands Council today; another significant landmark towards the building of Mareel. However, a ‘notice of motion’ in opposition to Mareel has signed by 9 councilors meaning the project is up for debate and vote on the 14th May, where Mareel’s future will be decided. So it’s now or never! To voice your opinion, write to or email your councilor and the Shetland media, and turn up to the town hall at 9am on the 14th May List of councillors - www.shetland.gov.uk/communitydirecto... Shetland Times - editorial@shetland-times.co.uk Gremista, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0PX Shetland News website - comment@shetland-news.co.uk Radio Shetland - radio.shetland@bbc.co.uk Pitt Lane, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0DW Bryan Peterson (Music Development Officer – Shetland Arts)
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PRESS RELEASE - Lottery Boost for Mareel
The Scottish Arts Council Capital Lottery Fund has brought a new cinema and music venue a giant step closer to reality by the award of £2.12 million today. The decision represents a vote of confidence in Shetland’s flagship project, Mareel, which would see a live music performance venue, a two screen cinema and a range of education and community facilities being established at the North Ness, next door to the Shetland Museum and Archive. Shetland Arts Director Gwilym Gibbons said that the decision was indeed welcome, and he paid tribute to the work of SADA staff, the former Shetland Arts Trust which started this process in 1999, the multi-agency Project Management Team and the wider stakeholder group in getting to this point. “We have always had faith that this is an inspirational and worthwhile project and one that will be a real asset for Shetland. It is gratifying and hugely encouraging to us that this vision is shared by the Scottish Arts Council. There are still many challenges to overcome before we can open Mareel’s doors, but today’s decision has given us the boost that we need to meet those challenges head-on.” The award for Mareel is just one of the ‘good news’ stories from the Scottish Arts Council Capital Lottery Fund today. Iain Munro, Co-Director of the Scottish Arts Council said “The Scottish Arts Council is delighted to invest Lottery funding in Mareel, which will be an exciting new contemporary addition to the regenerating waterfront in the North Ness of Lerwick. Music is a hugely engaging and important part of Shetland culture and Mareel will provide a purpose-built and long awaited focus for that, alongside cinema and a range of other arts and entertainment possibilities. It will also help support the development of the burgeoning creative industries in Shetland and make a significant contribution to the local economy. Mareel is therefore an important and welcome addition to the range of high quality cultural facilities available across Scotland, and its extensive technological capability will also ensure that it can reach out to the whole of Shetland and beyond.” The award represents just one of the external funding applications that have been made by SADA and other decisions are currently pending. The Shetland Islands Council has earmarked £5.1 million towards the total cost of the £9.3 million building (including the development stage) of which £4.6 million remains in the Capital Plan. SIC Convenor Sandy Cluness was greatly encouraged by the news. “I am delighted to hear of this award, coming as it does at a crucial time for this project. The Council tasked the Project Team with finding external funding to support the SIC’s investment, and this is exactly the kind of news we were hoping for.” Project Officer Kathy Hubbard said that the news had come at a significant point in Mareel’s development. “It’s taken years of hard work to get here, but this is the sort of encouragement we need to keep going forward. I’d certainly like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us and helped us get to this point – we still need you, and we still have a way to go, but it feels absolutely wonderful to have reached this vitally important milestone on the journey.” ENDS Contact: Kathy Hubbard 01595 743843 / 0787 672 7059 Gwilym Gibbons 01595 743731 Notes to editors The Scottish Arts Council is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) which was established by Royal Charter in 1994 and is also a Lottery distributor. The organisation serves the people of Scotland by fostering arts of excellence through investment, development, research and advocacy. The corporate aims are: to support artists to fulfil their creative and business potential; to increase participation in the arts; and to place the arts, culture and creativity at the heart of learning. We invest £60m each year, including £15 million of National Lottery funding. For mor
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	Daniel Robertson Hey folks, Its just over a week (on Wednesday) now until the Council decides whether the Mareel project in a way will proceed. So there are a couple of things we NEED to start doing. Firstly if you haven't sent in your "I support Mareel cards" to the town hall DO IT NOW!! They are avalible at Shetland Arts and Market House (other places also). If you don't have time may be send your Councillors an email following this link: http://www.shetland.gov.uk/coins/all... Change you porfile picture to the one I have here (or make a beta one) and post a comment on Mareel's Bebo. Its not been confirmed yet but hopefully we'll get people (public) around the town hall to show their support for Mareel, we need old and young, banners, musicians, we only need around 50 people to force the Council out of the chamber and to move to the main hall upstairs, for those of you on study leave it would only take about an hour so I think its most certainly worth it. MAREEL 2010 !!!
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	Hannah Williamson I think Mareel would be good for Shetland! It would be good to have somewhere nice to go!
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	Ellis Fullerton ,,,,, maybe 8,, years ago ,,but lets face it ,, young folk dont wanna stay in shetland just cos its got a cinema ,,dance venue ,, how many of them that move south ever go to the pictures anyway WASTE OF CASH ,,,,,
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	Ryan Leask I think a lot o da folk against Mareel would rather Shetland just became one huge old folks home with no young people.
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	Muz Man Slecker mareel would make shetland a hundred times better for everybody!!!
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	Katrina Powis i am totally for mareel & i really cana understand why so many are against it goin ahead! yes it will cost alot of money but at least its somethin constructive unlike alot of other things that the SIC blow their money on!! i dont know why when somethin great has a chance 2 come 2 the isle everyone thinks the worst! ...a little bit of positivity and faith please! one things for sure we need a cinema! i will not pay to "try" and watch a film in the Garrison where the seating is rubbish and u have to try and see though the person in fronts head!! ...now thats value for money! ha - i think not! also i paid about £10 for two tickets only to find out less than a week later it came out on DVD for £9.99! shetlands youth have been craving somethin like this to come round and who knows it might take some of the kids off the street and help them do somethin valuble with their time. give it a chance. even the ppl who are against might end up loving it! my support all da way!
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	Ryan Stuart Smith Great news guys, good work! Cheers Ryan
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	Janie sounds like it's well thought through ryan, good to hear. Unfortunately the subsequent comments referring to the star kind of take away from what you said! But great to see that at least the right idea is there for it not to end up as just another piss up venue!
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	Smunchkin ye shetland has gon rite down hill now at weekends,we need s.where 2 go,s.thin 2 do,s.where bands n d.jz can play tht nt in a tiny room in a hotel or a sport centre??so many folk hav left now b nice 2 keep the ones thts left,n wi 4 kidz only time i gt 2 c folk is at nite at a weekend wen e.body sleepin,its embarrissin wen u meet folk in town n thy say where is thr 2 go n we say n.where,n the d.js playin 2 a handfull o wot thy deserve xx gdluk
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	Donna Manson Plz hurry up wi this... since the star closed the wknds have become so shite that everyone is startin t leave again Do the youth o shetland a favour for once!
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	Ryan Stuart Smith continued from comment below......... If we can teach young people that going to a gig is to see their favourite bands and not to get drunk, then Mareel is worth every penny. Sorry I could not fit everything in the last comment. All the best Ryan
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	Ryan Stuart Smith I hate having to write against people that have a genuine opinion on the Mareel. I thank Jaime for taking the time to think about it. It’s great to see someone have a good thought through opinion. But in this case I would like to comment on the “it'll end up being used as just another place for a booze-up!” On Saturday the 29th of March we held an over 14’s, alcohol free gig at the TA Hall. We had over 200 people at it, all having a good time and all with out alcohol. I thank the TA for letting us have the Hall. But it did come with a big price tag, and as it is not a building built to hold such events it’s not a place promoters want to hire. Shetland’s venues and promoters find it hard to hold this type of events where there is no alcoholic bar. Mareel would provide a great setting where Shetland could press sensible drinking. I want to make sure that the alcohol side of the Mareel is taken under control before the doors open. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ continued above
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	Janie I remain unconvinced. I think once again this is way overboard! I agree the garison isn't perfect as a cinema but surely new seating could be put in and a better screen with far less cost than building a new cinema which i think we all know will be used a lot to begin with but films will soon show to a tiny audience. As for the music venue and studios I think it will be an asset but wheteher its totally necessary is doubtful. One main concern is that rather than being treated like the state of the art venue this is bound to end up being (knowing shetland), it'll end up being used as just another place for a booze-up!
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	Greg McCarron Excellent news about the lottery grant! One step closer.
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	Robin Atkinson Superb news about the lottery boost. It has to be built for current and future generations to enjoy! Keep up the campaigning!!
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	Lizzie Nic Blyde to see support fae the Scottish Arts Council has been confirmed - well done to all involved! waahoo!
6 weeks ago



	Andrew Gifford A proper music venue could bring so much good to Shetland - please let it happen!
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	Theo Smith Da sooner its biggit da better
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	Brian Spence This project is of the utmost importance to Shetland, it simply can't be derailed now. Keep fightin' da good fight!
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