was set to close due to the impact of coronavirus. It came as two of the six companies comprising UK event and venue management company, VMS Live, entered administration.Now, Mark Hall, the man responsible for the success of The Welly Club and for the elevation of The Polar Bear from pub to venue, and a team of other campaigners have started a Crowdfunder campaign to save The Polar Bear.“We want to run The Polar Bear for the people of Hull,” a statement reads. “We don’t want to send our revenue down south to have it wasted on inflated salaries or ridiculous rent.
We want to be able to use the space and equipment we have to elevate local musicians, we don’t want to be told that a band practice will cause ‘capital depreciation’.”The statement.
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