Josh Evans, a sound engineer who is part of the team trying to raise the money needed to buy the site, said he could not imagine the area without it.
“I started going there when I was a teenager pretty much every Friday or Saturday and watching live local bands and that really inspired me to pick up a guitar, but also to get into live events and working as a sound engineer, which is what I do now,” he said.
Evans is hoping for some celebrity endorsements as part of his campaign.
“If you look at our Instagram, we’re following all the Joneses, because when I was doing some research, Alex Jones, Gethin Jones, Steve Jones, they all started out presenting here,” he said.
“I think it would be a total loss [for the venue to close].
“There’s a lot still going on there. There’s a community sharing shop. where people from disadvantaged backgrounds can come and, you know, not just get some of the stuff that they need, but also create friendships and be a part of something.
“If we took on the building, I’d like to think we would carry that through, but also give a place for creativity again, a place for performers and artists to come and showcase and to learn and to inspire but also be inspired.”