It's all a bit naughty of W. Sussex County Times as they've been nothing but a pain in the **** over the years in relation to the existing Horsham Arts Centre (now known as The Capitol). When I lived in the area they loved nothing more than to print knocking copy instead of supporting the venue. The existing Arts Centre has recently had 5.4 million pounds spent on it by "Bloody Horsham Council" to bring it back to some of its former Art Deco glory and now just needs well funding in order to have a decent artistic programme. It already has a middle scale theatre, studio space and cinema.

The idea of opening another arts centre in Horsham is preposterous without substantial additional revenue funding. There are very many venues within easy distance of Horsham (The Hawth, Christs' Hospital Theatre, Harlequin, Chequer Mead, etc. etc.) It is pointless to waste more public money on bricks and mortar rather than artistic activity to fill the existing spaces.