On 14 March 2025 the Bridge Project Sudbury announced it was closing due to financial pressures. We believe their final day of operations will be 28 March with all staff being made redundant shortly after. This is a really really sad event for the users of the Bridge Project, the staff and volunteers at the Bridge and Sudbury Arts Centre and for Sudbury for whom the Sudbury Arts Centre was establishing itself as the go to venue.

What we will do: We, the Friends, will do our utmost to keep the Sudbury Arts Centre open after 28 March. We are working in close coordination with the Churches Conservation Trust, who are responsible for St Peter’s, to ensure the staff are kept on, the building kept open and for all events including those already booked and those yet to be booked to take place. For now a short term solution is required to ensure the building stays open, the staff stay employed and the venue continues to operate until a longer term solution can be put into place.

We have already spoken to the Sudbury Arts Centre staff to say that they have our full support to keep the venue going. We have been in contact with the Churches Conservation Trust who have assured us, at the highest level, that they are committed to keeping the building open and we have offered them our full support so this happens. Here is their most recent media release on their support for Sudbury Arts Centre.

We are sure that everyone in Sudbury and the nearby communities will be joining together to make sure this wonderful building continues to be a welcoming and exciting venue for everyone to enjoy. So – stay tuned for more news on how we can together make this happen.

This post .has been updated as of 22 March 2025 and we will update it as things develop.