{"id":34371,"date":"2022-09-21T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34371"},"modified":"2022-09-20T17:51:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:51:54","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-business-doorstep-record-visitor-figures-for-heritage-leisure-and-retail-attraction-piece-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34371","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (business) doorstep\u2019: Record visitor figures for heritage leisure and retail attraction, Piece Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HalifaxThe Piece Hall marks the fifth anniversary of its 2017 re-opening following a multi-million pound refurbishment with the news that it has now welcomed over 10 million visitors, reports The<\/em> Business Desk.<\/em><\/h3>\n
image: The Piece Hall Trust<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 Halifax visitor attraction has welcomed hundreds of thousands of people to its makers\u2019 markets…<\/span><\/h2>\n

The<\/em> Business Desk<\/em> writes (Aug 01 2022):<\/p>\n

The Piece Hall today marks the fifth anniversary of its 2017 re-opening following a multi-million pound refurbishment with the news that it has now welcomed over 10 million visitors.<\/p>\n

It is despite being affected for over a year by pandemic lockdowns and restrictions.<\/p>\n

Over the past five years, the Halifax visitor attraction has welcomed hundreds of thousands of people to its makers\u2019 markets and more than 140,000 music fans to its live shows, with almost 60,000 people attending Live at The Piece Hall 2022 alone.<\/p>\n

CEO of The Piece Hall Trust, Nicky Chance-Thompson, said: \u201cWe are all so proud of what we\u2019ve achieved in the last five years, in some incredibly challenging circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cPandemics seemed like the stuff of Hollywood movies when our beautiful building reopened in 2017 and who could have imagined what we have all lived through since then?<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve survived and are now beginning to thrive with the return of world-class arts and music events\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chair of The Piece Hall Trust, Sir Roger Marsh, said: \u201cThese results are testament to the hard work of Nicky and the team and proof that heritage can successfully be used as the currency of the future, bringing big benefits regionally and nationally.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking lockdown into account, The Piece Hall is averaging three million visitors a year…\u201d<\/p>\n

Councillor Tim Swift, leader of Calderdale Council, said: \u201cThe impact The Piece Hall has had on Calderdale and the wider region over the last five years is phenomenal\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis, and the level of ambition for Calderdale\u2019s future, is clearly reflected in The Piece Hall\u2019s hugely successful gigs season\u2026 and independent businesses.”<\/p>\n

David Renwick, director, England, North at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, added: It\u2019s important to acknowledge how valuable the Culture Recovery Fund has been for the UK\u2019s heritage…<\/p>\n

The Piece Hall is now in the midst of delivering a programme of summer events, most of which are free to attend.\u00a0 Planning is well underway for a festive season later in the year\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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