Jeremy Corbyn joins campaign to save Sheffield’s Leadmill: “Get behind it”
nme.comthe iconic Sheffield venue and club recently told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close,” leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music world.The current bosses of The Leadmill then responded to the owners, denying their intentions to close the venue.
Leaders of Electric Group, the company who bought the freehold for the site in March 2017, argued that they’d be removing the current management but keeping the building as a music venue after renovations.Last month, The Leadmill launched a petition to the government in a bid to “prevent landlords unfairly and unjustly evicting long standing tenants for their own financial gain”, which you can gain access to here.In a new video shared by Corbyn’s Peace and Justice Project, the Labour politician, who filmed the clip during a recent visit to The Leadmill, issued a plea to save the “fantastic music venue”.The Peace & Justice Project and @jeremycorbyn have joined the campaign to save the legendary Sheffield @Leadmill music venue..
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