Update January 22nd - TAAG temporary closure - Charity Registration latest

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The final exhibition at TAAG before the work begins has done very well with an amazing number of artworks being donated for the sale.

Thank you to all the artists who have been generous enough to donate items and to the large number of people who have bought so many of them.

Unfortunately we haven’t been able to sell everything but there is one more day tomorrow.

We continue to have discussions with Teignbridge District Council along with local builders, structural engineer, architect, heating and insulation experts etc to ensure that we can get on with essential work as soon as possible.

We close the doors at 5pm on Thursday 23rd January and hand over the keys on Friday and will not be allowed back in to the building to do any work until all the building work has been completed.

Please come back to this Blog for the latest information over the coming months.

Items in Gallery 2 have been covered to protect them during the build and all valuables have been removed for safe keeping.

We are fitting a mailbox to the outside of the blue door so that we don’t miss any post, including donations, but suggest that cash is not put in there.

Our ‘paint tube’ thermometer will show the amount donated so anyone can check on progress.

CHARITY REGISTRATION - Good News!

The Charity commission have accepted our application and recognise what we do as being for the public benefit and charitable in nature. This means that once we supply a few more details they will issue our Charity registration number. This will enable us to go to some of the major funders to try and get them to fund parts of our refurbishment.

We can also apply to HMRC for registration for Gift Aid and since that happens we will contact those who have made donations and, if they currently pay income tax, we can claim gift aid on the donation which will make a considerable difference to the total.

More news as and when we can….