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Our temporary closure due to COVID has placed us in a very precarious financial situation.
We survived closure purely thanks to donations from those of you who clearly love Chapter and wanted to see the venue survive.
In normal times we raise over 80% of our own income through ticket sales, on room hire and in the Caffi Bar, and we re-invest this back in to our programme and activities to support the community. The COVID-enforced closure however, saw us making losses of £250,000 each month and this has had a devastating impact.
As a registered charity your support has never been more crucial to our survival. As we re-open, due to social distancing, our income is likely to be at just a small fraction of the levels we enjoyed previously. This leaves us with a big challenge in terms of funding the shortfall to ensure that we can bring you the very best of Wales’ creativity.
Donations are the most effective way to help as we receive 100% of what you gift us – there is no VAT, and there is an additional opportunity to increase the value of your donation by 25% through Gift Aid. We've been overwhelmed by the levels of support and kindness we’ve already received and we send our heartfelt thanks for your continuing support.
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Anonymous
To celebrate Chapter’s 50th birthday
Suzanne
Can’t wait for you to open
Miss ‘you’..!!
Huw Roberts
Cor Meibion Taf
Contribution for the appeal
Alex
Because I love Chapter!
Anonymous
My daughter and her live in Cardiff and we use Chapter together. It is a cultural hub. It would be dreadful if it had to shut.
David
Chapter closing would be a huge loss to Cardiff
Jess Richards
Chapter is such a special place in Canton, would be devastated to see it close permanently
Anonymous
To support a worthy local amenity
Martin
We want Chapter to exist and to continue its good work after all this is over.
Christopher
Continue your great work
Ceris
Best wishes to you all. Hope to see you in a New and better year. Ceris Jones x
Nick
Because I feel the Arts in particular have suffered from a lack of governmental support recently
Peter
I look forward to returning to Chapter next year - so I hope it'll still be open for us then!
Anonymous
To support local culture and community
Meilyr
Without the arts and its venues we are lost.
Samantha Allen
Thank you for being a great independent cinema
Anonymous
Pob lwc Chapter
Anonymous
Hope to see you up and running in the new year!
Philip
Chapter needs to keep going for all our sakes
Rachel Rosen
I love Chapter and visit nearly every time I am in Cardiff. I am heartbroken for all the arts and creative industries at the moment and chapter is one of the very best community oriented venues I know, anywhere in Wales. I hope you survive this!
Anonymous
We love Chapter and hope you will be able to open the doors again soon
Anonymous
I have had good times at Chapter and hopefully will again
Anonymous
I want to contribute to Chapter starting again, being such a wonderful inspiration and meeting place for our community
Anonymous
We are DELIGHTED to hear that Chapter is opening again. Well done and good luck to you all!!!
Anonymous
Chapter welcomed me on my first visit to Cardiff. I fell in love with the area and made a plan to move here from London. JNo regrets!
Michael
Chapter has so much to offer our local community. We really enjoy going to Chapter and always feel very comforable there.
Anonymous
Because communities need cultural centres like Chapter
Anonymous
Love Chapter. Sorry for not donating sooner.
Anonymous
I have enjoyed coming to Chapter for many years and would dearly love to carrying on doing so for many years to come
Anonymous
We want Chapter to be there post covid
Anonymous
Chapter is Cardiff jewel! Look forward to the reopening
Margaret
Love Chapter. Hope to resume my very short lived volunteer work
Anonymous
I've been a customer of Chapter for many years & have received much enjoyment from this.
Alun Phillips
I love coming to Chapter with my family and really don't want to see it closed as a result of the pandemic. Hope it opens again soon, in whatever form.
Anonymous
Chapter has been an important part of our life for nearly half a century - the very model for community arts
Anonymous
Chapter has been an important part of our life for nearly half a century - the very model for community arts
John
It would be tragic if we were to lose Chapter, one of the best things there is in Cardiff, and deeply loved by so many people.
Anonymous
Hoping all goes well for the re-opening. I really miss ushering!! And I hope all the lovely staff are coping.
Anonymous
Support the arts and my local community
Anonymous
Come back soon! We love ya. X
Anonymous
To help maintain a quality arts forum especially with access to international works
Valerie
Thank you for all you are doing to welcome us back!
Steve&Karen Parnell
Good luck Chapter cant wait for you to reopen xxxx
Anonymous
Good luck and see you soon
Anonymous
Know someone who works there and the space, community offering should be saved.
Sharon
Mae Chapter yn ganolfan gymdeithasol a diwylliannol bwysig i Gaerdydd a Chymru.
Anonymous
Chapter is an excellent cultural hub
Mrs Sue O'Leary
Chapter is a very important cultural centre for us in Cardiff; I cannot wait to be able to return - great films and beer
Anonymous
Because we love our Chapter!
Jonathan & Amanda Hoyle
Because we love the chapter and we want it to stay.
Tatjana
Art of all kinds has to live and be passed on!
Anonymous
I've missed Chapter and can't wait to see it again. Donating because I figured that under normal circumstances I would've bought a couple of cinema tickets since March, so it's kind of their money anyway!
Anonymous
Because we need to keep the arts alive in Cardiff and Chapter plays a vital role in this.
SIan
I love Chapter!
Anonymous
Really love to attend the Bad Film Club and the drones comedy shows.
Lucy
I love taking my Art students and my own kids to Chapter Arts Center. Love the exhibitions, films performances and Art Boot events too!
Adela
I have been attending functions at Chapter for many many years
Frank
Can't wait for Chapter to re-open, and hoping that staff and contributors will have their income soon again. Thanks all for keeping going!
Anonymous
Because it’s important to have an independent arts centre in a city like Cardiff.
The one in the town I grew up in, closed, at a massive loss to the town.
Anonymous
Chapter is a vital part of Cardiff life.
Richard
Chapter is the place in which I have experienced the most formative and exhilarating theatre in my life,both as performer and audience member.I owe it a huge debt of gratitude.
Matthew
Chapter is somewhere I go to for work and pleasure. It is one of the most dynamic and welcoming contemporary arts spaces I know. It is a crucial part of Cardiff's arts scene, with a great history of innovation and audience engagement. Long may it continue to thrive.
Anonymous
I’ve been going to chapter since the 1970s, love it!
Anonymous
I love going to the cinema in Chapter
Sion
Chapter is ACE!
Holly
Happy to support Chapter! Brilliant place :)
Bev Mumford
I have visited Chapter Arts Centre on a few occasions and think it is a great venue for the community. If I lived in the area I would definitely go there as often as I could.
Glyn
I reckon that I’d easily have spent this in Chapter in the last few weeks.
Anonymous
important for our community. Pwysig iawn ar gyfer ein cymuned.
Anonymous
wHEN i LEFT lONDON, i THOUGHT i'D MISS the BFI. In fact, Chapter is just as good, and far more friendly.
Yasue Habara
CHAPTER is one of our ideal goals as art centre, where tolerance and diversity are taken care of deeply. I am an art project manager in Japan and keep trying to organize the space where people can access freely in post-corona age. so, Please hold up, CHAPTER.
(please excuse me if my english is not clear/appropriate.)
Anonymous
We are longing to be back at our wonderful Chapter!
Anonymous
Chapter is lifeblood. It must survive the virus.
Anonymous
CHAPTER is a special place and I want to do my part to see that continue.
Rebecca
See you on the other side x
Anonymous
We would miss coming to chapter .They do sterling work and show films that we can’t see any where else.
Anonymous
Because the Arts need every little bit of support possible now. They are crucially important as we are all get through this and I have given a little to many of the places I would usually visit.
Anonymous
Because I have been with Chapter from the very beginning when I took the hildren, now all over 50 to pupett shows etc. also because it is my favourire Cinema with good, not overloud sound and quiet audiences !
Anonymous
Chapter is a key part of our community - our children love it as do we and we look forward to celebrating it's 50th birthday!
Mae'r Chapter yn ran allweddol o'n cymuned - mae'n plant yn ei garu a ninna, edrychwn ymlaen at y dathliadau penblwydd yn 50!
Anonymous
I live in France so only come to. Halter once a year now but I’d miss you if were gone!
Anonymous
Chapter is one of my favourite places to go and I can't imagine it not being there.
Anonymous
Hope this helps a bit. Keep up the good work!
Donation as a result of the Tales of the Turning Year storytelling club.
Andy
Love my visits to Chapter. Hope to be back soon
laurence
it is a most wonderful organisation & needs to be secured for tomorrow
Sally
Love Chapter and all you do!
Anonymous
I have been coming to Chapter since 1971 when we first moved to Penarth, mostly to the cinema, where you can find the most interesting films in a relaxed environment and meet up with friends for drinks etc. I would miss this greatly if it were no longer there.
Colin
We miss our time in the Chapter building and look forward to returning sometime soon. For now, we'll see you online :)
Richard
As two of the founders of Chapter, we have seen it grow into an essential part of Cardiff's arts world.