








Statement from the Douglas Centre Trust
The unprecedented events following the spread of the virus have left us struggling to keep up with what is possible at the cornerHOUSE. Most of our users have already cancelled activities for the foreseeable future.
As a volunteer-run activity, at the best of times we are dependent on people coming forward to make the place happen. Many of those volunteers fall into the “elderly” classification and some are also scheduled as “vulnerable”. Correctly they are listening to government advice to self-isolate.
Government advice is also for us all to avoid “unnecessary social gatherings”; which may describe just about everything that goes on at the cornerHOUSE ( although we would argue that “art” and “community” are far from being unnecessary.).
So we have taken the difficult decision to close the building for the present. All planned and booked events and activities are cancelled. The Annual General Meeting will still formally take place on April 3rd, although consultations will only be in advance in e-correspondence .
We will keep a shadow diary to preserve timeslots already booked, although this does not mean that those events will necessarily go on when things allow the centre to be re-opened. We are taking no new reservations for the present.
As far as possible we will be keeping alert to changes in the government’s guidance, and also for opportunities identified by existing partners, which may mean that the building can be re-opened for some uses. Currently we have no idea when that might be. We are also looking at ideas which may keep the cornerHOUSE ethos alive on-line
We recognise absolutely the important role that the cornerHOUSE plays in the lives of so many in our community, and the potential that it has to be so in the lives of many more. As soon as we can we aim to get back to offering that role. For now, though, we ask your patience and understanding.
Stay safe
The trustees of the Douglas Centre Trust operating the cornerHOUSE community arts centre
March 2020
The cornerHOUSE and yourHOUSE? – cH events and cH online
The cornerHOUSE is currently unable to host public events at the venue due to national lockdown. Events that were scheduled for January have been cancelled or postponed. Future events are dependant on Government reviews of lockdown and the tier for our area.
For up-to-date information on what tier we are in, and what that means for live entertainment or other events at the venue please visit https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions and enter our postcode KT6 7SB
In the meantime, cH online has a selection of material from across all of the art forms represented at the cornerHOUSE and also has news of our new Radio Shorts initiative.
We hope to be able to welcome you back to the venue sometime in 2021. Stay safe.
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At the end of 2020 we invited the cornerHOUSE community to capture in 12 lines the moment when we left one year and embarked on another. From One to Another. will feature one of these poems every day, from 27th January to 17 February. thecornerhouse.org/from-one-t…
About a month ago from Surbiton CornerHOUSE's Twitter via Twitter Web App · reply · retweet · favorite
RT @OTBcomedy Hell of a line up on Friday 15th Jan on Zoom. All 4 acts are TV Faces!! @AngelaBarnes (Live at the Apollo) @maffbrown (Mock the Week) @SimonBrodkin (Live at the Apollo) @LittleLostLad (Comedy Central) Tickets only £6 and are limted! Get them here outsidetheboxcomedy.co.uk/all… RT!
About 2 months ago from Surbiton CornerHOUSE's Twitter via Twitter Web App · reply · retweet · favorite
Fancy doing something new for New Year? Create and perform a radio play for the cornerhouse. Find out more at thecornerhouse.org/cornerhous…
About 2 months ago from Surbiton CornerHOUSE's Twitter via Twitter Web App · reply · retweet · favorite
Happy Christmas from all at the cornerHOUSE. We've put together some recommendations for Christmas viewing on the film pages of cH online. If you want to watch something that isn't It's a Wonderful Life or Call the Midwife delve into our recommendations at thecornerhouse.org/ch-online/…
About 2 months ago from Surbiton CornerHOUSE's Twitter via Twitter Web App · reply · retweet · favorite
Looking for a fresh challenge over the winter months while cold weather and COVID keeps us all inside more? We’ve got just the thing for you. Radio Shorts is the new cornerHOUSE radio drama initiative. Find out more at thecornerhouse.org/cornerhous….
About 3 months ago from Surbiton CornerHOUSE's Twitter via Twitter Web App · reply · retweet · favorite