Anyone using the car park at the South Mill Arts Centre will be required to enter their vehicle registration into the terminal provided. The car park is free if you register your vehicle on arrival but if you don’t a charge will be incurred.

Welcome to the Acoustic Club at the South Mill Arts Centre. We are here to provide an acoustic platform for musicians wanting to play in front of a live audience. We are happy to accommodate every level of player from a young player taking their first step in live performance to the seasoned professional.

All players will find an attentive audience, irrespective of the genre, in a great venue for live music.

We a capacity of about 70 and we have a state-of-the-art amplification and sound system. Several visiting professional players have remarked that the sound achieved is equal to the best in many larger venues.

The onsite Sound Engineers are masters of their system and often get kidnapped to work on major tours headlined by household names.

URGENT NEWS

FUND RAISING NIGHT

at the

BELGIAN BREWER

21^st MAY 2026

It would be impossible to state how important LIVE MUSIC is to the fabric, history and the future of Bishops Stortford. The town has hosted so many musical experiences that range from the welcome return of Bish Bash in July back to the heyday of the English rock experience with The WHO, Billy J Kramer, Led Zeppelin, The Troggs and so many in between. The town has always punched well above its average in promoting and showcasing music in so many forms and genres.

There are a plethora of musical venues, who week after week continue that proud history and one of the most important of these is Water Lane Hall. There it is, tucked away off South Street, and sadly its existence is under almost continual threat. Over the years there has been a lack of direction and investment in maintaining the Hall as a part of our shared heritage. Recently there has been a small but determined group have been working diligently with dedication and devotion to put a stop to the developers (the inevitable destination of the site unless we do something about it!!).

The objective of the working group is for the community to take on ownership of the hall by forming a Community Interest Company, making sure it stays a local resource run by and for the people who use it.

Currently the project has reached a critical point in securing the future. Following the East Herts District Council public consultation about what happens next with Water Lane Hall, there are a number of sequential actions that have been put in place.

The first of these is to get a factual report on the fabric of the building. This is the only way to determine what is what. To generate this essential report, we need to engage in a fund raising. Specifically this will enable a Building Surveyor be engaged to ascertain the status and condition of the building. The outcome of the survey will determine the way forward and next steps.

To do our bit with regard to fundraising, we will be holding a Fund Raising Night at the Belgian Brewer on 21^st May 2026.

To get things moving, plans are being drawn up for a fantastic evening of local talent to entertain and the line up of bads will be announced shortly, but the first act announced is BLUES INC.

So please put the date in your diary and keep your eyes on the website and newsletter for the updates.

COMING SOON

2026

2026 is steadily developing.

For full details go to

Next Week and Beyond

WHERE ARE OUR EVENTS?

HOW TO GET TICKETS?

SOUTH MILL ARTS CENTRE

The South Mill Arts Centre offer us the ability to sell tickets for each evening both On Line as well as on the door.

The benefits to all are obvious and the Online process could not be easier to use.

The first step is to contact the web site via this link.

Acoustic Club in the Live Lounge.

This link will take you to the SMA Website and from there you can select the date you wish to purchase. There is an obvious benefit in that not only can you see the future programme of the Acoustic Club but gives information on the extensive panorama of events held at the South Mill Arts that may interest you.

To find directions to the South Mill Arts Centre, please click the link Directions to the SMAC

EVENTS AT THE BELGIAN BREWER

We are trying to sort out On Line ticketing and this will be uploaded as soon as we have confirmed the details.

However, unless we have an absolutely massive response to any particular evening we are keen to offer “Tickets on the Door” at all events.

We will have no defined minimum age but 18’s attending must be accompanied by a responsible person and the young people attending should be of an age to understand the meaning of a music evening. There will be reduced prices for Under 18’s only on our dedicated Young Players Evenings.

To find direction to the Belgian Brewer, please click the link Directions to The Belgian Brewer

GEOFF AND BILL

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