HEARTBROKEN Goodbye to Grange Arts, Oldham - The Magic & The Memories

[@thelibraryisopen7389]

Our (collective) special place. From that day in the bar, fifteen years ago to now. All love, only that. 💚 🎭 💚

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Only that. Love you Mrs. X

[@flanny5419]

Very moving vlog. The love you both have for Grange Arts really shone through. So sad when a place that means so much is no more. We fear for the arts whilst the Tories remain in power...we fear for the North! What a wonderful building Higginshaw is by the way.❤

[@janegoodfellow1529]

So beautiful that Jason steps in when Paul becomes emotional. You two are SO in tune with each other.

[@TraceyLTims]

What a sweet and sad video this is. It is always very sad old buildings and important institutions close down because of lack of funding. My heart goes out to you, Paul and Jason and Stuart , thank you for sharing an important part of your collective histories. 😔🥰

[@ThoseHappyDays]

We show up for sincerity, and sincerity is what you guys always deliver. Sad times, but great vlog 👌 So sorry for your loss ❤

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Hey thanks you lovely pair. Are you guys at vco again this year?

[@ThoseHappyDays]

@ThoseVeganGuys really hope so! Be great to finally meet you, we're definitely heading to TVQ stage in the evening...can't wait ✨️😍

[@kathleenoboyle9741]

Oh Paul, I was almost crying with you, but my pesky dogs intervened. It was a lovely tribute to the theatre. Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories. The theatre contributed to making you into the wonderful person that you are. If I could hug you I would. Mourning stinks, and I try to think that the person/entity would not like you to mourn for long but to celebrate, smile and laugh about the memories.

[@gdanceina]

Thanks for the vlog- such a special place being at higginshaw 89-91 and performing at the grange - lots of great memories and an impact on so many people .💕

[@sharon6024]

Thank u so much for sharing so much of ur beautiful memories and stories x ❤ x

[@Pinkbubble702]

Oh Paul, I cried with you ❤. I never realised that you were such a star! Looking at those old photos really showed me the real you. Thank you for sharing such personal memories 💖 xxx The show will go on xxx

[@saschathinius7082]

A friend from schooldays just has send me some pics of me and him on the little stage we performed 2-3 plays together... that building will be demolished too... i'm going to meet him there, before... seeing this vlog, brought back so many of my own memories... thanks for sharing... love ya

[@TempyBuilds]

Paul , sweetheart my heart was breaking with yours , we have lost so much history over the years , I remember going to my local theater as a little kid and dancing on stage as a teenager and young woman. My mother and I had a very difficult relationship, but in dance we had a connection , she was almost proud of me when I was on stage , my little theater isn't there now , like so many others she's had her days and her nights, she's been filled with laughter and tears , she's been home and heart , a place for families and a places for lovers to meet and to part , she was my light in the dark . If you know, you know and I know that you and Jason , understand the meaning of a place to breathe

[@barbohanley3882]

Omg Paul,you are so honest,I love you for that…it’s horrible to let the things we love go,take care ❣️🇨🇦

[@janegoodfellow1529]

What a waste. What a tragedy. You were brave to go back. It's heartbreaking to see, even for those of us with no connection to the place. Dreams and opportunities all gone.

[@saschathinius7082]

I would love to see your play, or at least read it

[@juliez4944]

Just got round to watching-My goodness I would be absolutely gutted as well! It was a privilege to walk down memory lane with the 2 of you! Such lovely memories - Thank you For sharing This intimate glimpse into your past , as well as For taking the time to impress upon others priceless the arts really are.

[@willchris9708]

Much love and hugs to you both. People and places make us, glad you've spent some time remembering this one xxxx

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Goodbyes can break us 😢 So glad you have each other, to see you through this pain 🤗

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Absolutely!!

[@linzertube]

Awww! I am sorry that you are losing a place that is so special to you; that holds many great memories for you. Loved all your stories, especially the ones that pertain to the start of Paul & Jason❤❤ (and lovely Stuart❤).

[@RainbowVegansRock]

What a loss that must be for you all, thank you for sharing it with us 🩷

[@CherJade5]

This has shocked me so much, first the coliseum, then the arts hub and now the grange. Lots of memories performing here. Only came across this as was looking up whether it had reopened yet and was thinking it would be an amazing performance space for our show 😢 will miss this place xx

[@lindajo1840]

Will someone please send this to Ken Loach?! Truly beautiful memories and haunting goodbye. It's so important to get the spaces and opportunities to do something you love. Bless you for sharing. And congrats on 17k! 👏🏼🌹👍🏼💝🕊

[@markallan1246]

Thanks for this video. I’ve got very fond memories of performing at The Grange when I was on the Oldham College performing arts course. I imagine our paths almost crossed… A sad time for Oldham and it’s theatres.

[@rachelamoule]

I feel honoured and so moved that you share this special place and special people and memories with us. Thank you thank you. Tories out!

[@nettiescouts]

Thank you so much for sharing this vlog. I feel your heartbreak. You are both so amazing to be able to share your memories during such a difficult time for you. The place may be closed but all those memories you made will never be taken away. Big hugs and love to you both ❤❤❤

[@lynseygamble2398]

I’ve never been or heard of it but feel your sadness just watching you both.😢

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Little Paul falling in love with the theatre 🤗❤🐺🎶

[@janeyleaver3848]

Grieve. The best memories are in your heart, the best photos in your mind. Cherish them.

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Always in your hearts guys, and you have friendships that'll last forever that came out of this special, important place, and experiences that shaped the rest of your life ❤

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

land and property developers are motivated by profit, not by preserving history, heritage, and architecture, very sad, bordering on societal malpractice

[@dannyhardwick7623]

So sorry to here it rip xxxx u both did u best when u was there xxxx

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Anyone who is in the process of saying goodbye to something or someone (a precious friend perhaps who we haven't seen for a while but who massively enriched our lives) will relate to and have been helped by this 🙏😢❤

[@kobaltheatrecompany3264]

Well done guys for summing up what the Grange means to all of us who went there and experienced all the joy, forged all the friendships, made all the memories and staged all the shows that will live in our hearts long after the bricks have turned to dust. It breaks my heart we wont be stepping back on that stage but what we have done will never leave us x

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Indeed good sir. Indeed. X

[@tracyerskine7573]

Hi Jason and Paul, I studied at Higgenshaw and we did all our shows at Grandgw Arts . Years 1989-1991, we're, as the song goes,the best years of my life. Paul, did you start in 1989 at all? There was a lovely gentleman called who started in 1989 but sadly left before the end of that year. I have often wondered how he is.

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Not near love. I enrolled in 96

[@hellywelly5887]

Aww you will always have these beautiful memories and happy times with you. Take time to grieve your loss x

[@morticialilas3229]

Sad 4 you both.x

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

the photos were fascinating to see btw

[@bethmackay7768]

Hi guys lovely vlog, so emotional, when are you 2 starting garden vlogs xx

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Thanks. We don't know. Maybe next year at this rate. We're very busy.

[@dorcas9370]

So difficult for you Paul & Jason, it must feel like an important part of your personal history is being excised. However, as long as you have the memories and the experiences that you can share with each other, (and of course the rest of us!) it won't be entirely gone. Adam is right! Think of all the magic that has been passed on in that wonderful place - that goes on through all those it touched. Much love and hugs to you all. xx

[@samanthaharlow-mcginnis1589]

My wife had a little tear at your emotion Paul. Sad times but as Jason said, remember you still have the skills that you honed there... And what you do with them beyond now is totally up to you - so go make some more memories 😁

[@MalcolmWatson-ip6jp]

More than likely,'Peter and the Wolf' would be one of the first shows I saw. The Da-Silva Puppet Company. From there, I got to meet Alan Stevenson, David Hughes, Tony Alsopp, Tony Hamilton, and a number of other staff. A number of stories and memories. R.I.P. Grange Arts Centre

[@melaniehulme5401]

This is really sad... its always hard to let go of these places that have so many memories and so much history.. and yes Paul... the tory's need to go !! I hope you manage to get a part of it if it does get demolished x

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Oh, you are facing so many endings and goodbyes. This stuff takes its toll 🤗😢❤

[@jodi-le]

doing rent was one of the best experiences of my life and I fully don't understand why oldham college could not get the construction courses to work on it to save it, it would be an amazing opportunity for them and it will keep the best performing arts course going being able to use the space, I didn't know myself it was being demolished, so devastating xx

[@tamcon72]

I'm so sorry. As a Detroiter, I am used to seeing storied buildings succumb to the wrecking ball without notice, or, what's worse, sitting and degrading until they can't be saved and there's an outcry demanding demolition for safety reasons. There is nothing sadder than when a lack of funding causes the degradation. Money has way too much importance in this world, and too little respect, at the same time, to change that relationship and things we _do_ respect fall victim to this perverse dynamic. Treasure your memories, guys; the theater will live on through the spirit of everyone who loved her.

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

It's happening more and more here too, nationally and locally. Gutting.

[@tamcon72]

@@ThoseVeganGuys 🙁

[@addamhewitt]

So sorry guys. I know how much, this place meant to the pair of you, and everyone, that's performed thier. It's sad thday 😢 💚💚💚

[@kikidee1969]

It's hard when landmarks, connected to our life's memories fall. They are expected to last...forever?

[@marklymer1990]

Sending you both all the love ❤

[@catpotter9503]

I really feel for you Paul and Jason ❤❤❤

[@elliotgeorge999]

i went to the peter and the wolf show, my whole class from alt primary school went. i also played recorder with my class for something there that i can't fully remember. i am your age paul, (the pic i use on here i was 33 and i just like it. ha)

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Did you really? Do you recall how old you were? I can't remember exactly so don't even know if I was in primary or junior school.

[@elliotgeorge999]

i was about 8 maybe 9. i went to breeze hill school when i was 11 so it was before that.@@ThoseVeganGuys

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

@@elliotgeorge999 then it must have been the same performance. Thanks. Wasn't it magical. X

[@elliotgeorge999]

oh yes i remember it being black and the puppets and the music.@@ThoseVeganGuys

[@janegoodfellow1529]

This gives me shivers, that you were both there, and that now you're both here 🤗

[@mrsb269.]

Hugs x

[@aisha8481]

❤❤❤

[@janegoodfellow1529]

19:57 you began ❤

[@janegoodfellow1529]

Even if we're atheist, there's something for almost all of us in bible stories, just as humans, no matter our beliefs or lack of belief.

[@leighwagstaff2100]

❤

[@stephaniebeverley4439]

Only half way though as well 😅 x

[@sheridenlomax325]

🎉❤

[@stephaniebeverley4439]

That was one of the best vlogs I've seen for a long time, lovely 🥲❤ x

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Thanks so much 😊

[@olgamaruta4269]

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