The historic former Mecca bingo hall in Swindon reopened on 11th March after thousands of pounds were spent on refurbishment. The building was first opened in the early 1900s as a music hall, reopened as a cinema in the mid-1050s before becoming a long standing successful bingo hall. It was called a local tragedy when Mecca chose to close the site due to the fall in numbers and the building was left to fall into disrepair.
A local group took on the building and worked hard prior to the opening on Saturday 11th March for a Christmas boxing event. The Music Entertainment Cultural Arena (a deliberate play on the name of the previous owners MECCA) has been refurbished into a modern building capable of hosting live events, those already planned include a DJ event toplining Chase and Status on 18th March and a music gig on 27th March featuring chart star Example and Swindon’s own Beatbullyz.
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