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However, as I understand it, Clause 23 of the International Museum Of Communication (IMoC) proposal, supported by Equity and the Grand Order of the Water Rats, stipulates a new theatre for East Twerton on the same site.
This would be a permanent home for the Unity Players, including a secure storage space for the company's costumes and scenery.
Obviously, this would benefit the Methodist Church, the Belvoir Castle and the Royal Oak immensely.
I happen to think 'The Unity Theatre' is an excellent and auspicious name, and I do not feel it would actually be detrimental to the Mission Theatre in any way.
Since Philip Thorpe is an architect as well as a very fine actor, I suggest that he is exactly the right person to design it, in conjunction with the newly refurbished Bath Plasterwork next to the Belvoir.
And no, it did not escape me that the juxtaposition of the Communication Museum and the Unity Theatre can be abbreviated to COMM-UNITY!
We must all tell Saint James Investments in no uncertain terms that we would rather have the museum than yet another supermarket, because this golden opportunity will not come again if the site is bulldozed.
In response to David Pye, I agree that a branch of Sainsbury's in Moorland Road need not threaten the other retailers if it is prepared to fill the market gap on goods that Moorland Road does not currently provide, such as stationery. ith Sainsbury's backing the IMoC project, the "increased footfall" generated by the IMoC will benefit everyone, including Scala and McColl's. I am certainly aware that the Sainsbury's garage/minimart will remain a definite asset to the community on the Lower Bristol Road, even without petrol.
Therefore Tesco's, Co-op and Sainsbury's all stand to gain in equal measure, without damage to the communities of East and South Twerton.
SEAN RUSSELL FRIEND St Peter's Terrace, Bath
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