The Vault

The Vault Victoria Street

Today I had a meeting at The Vault in Newton Stewart on Victoria Street. The venue is a quirky place in the old bank and inside the old bank vault is still there with its chunk thick - fireproof and theft proof door.

I went to visit the Vault because it's one of the Newton Stewart and Wigtown Co-op causes this year. When you use your Co-op Members card 1% of the value of your shop could be going towards this good cause.

The Vault is a venue for music and art. So as well as bands having gigs at The Vault on a weekend evening, they also have painting for sale on the walls, and they also have music classes and a youth group. 

They are music enthusiasts and wanted to create a venue for great music where the band wasn't an after thought pushed into a corner. They were also driven by the desire to bring something like this to the area. Compared to places, we are a bit further out in the sticks and we are smaller with fewer residents, but we still have a healthy interest in the arts and enjoy an evening of entertainment.

The old bank provides a great space for performances and it's in the town centre, so handy for all the locals and people from further a field have lots of choice for accommodation for the night.

Alongside this they also organise the Newton Stewart & Minnigaff Traditional Music Festival which is held in July where a whole heap of stuff happens for the whole weekend. Traditional music, dancing workshops, stalls, competitions - an amazing event.

The Vault Arts Centre

The youth group sounds rather interesting. The youths meet up weekly or so and organise gigs and things. A great opportunity for people who want to get into the scene and to find out what's involved.

In a couple of weeks time the Spring Program will be available so keep a look out for that, and start planning on which performances you'd like to go along and see; and I might see you there!