@danwnews has the latest.Today's top stories: https://t.co/8JZrsnQoZZ #KayBurley pic.twitter.com/wcQXIb9TMA— SkyNews (@SkyNews) June 15, 2020Confirming the removal, Colston Hall said in a statement: “Today Bristol Music Trust took down the Colston Hall lettering from outside of the building.“This is just one step on our road to announcing a new name for the venue in Autumn 2020.
We have taken this action as a symbolic moment and a public demonstration of the commitment we made three years ago to change our name.”They added: “We believe we are here to share the unity and joy that music brings us.
The hall was built 150 years after Colston’s death and not founded with any of his money. We cannot continue to be a monument to his memory.”The.
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