The deadline is fast approaching to put forward plans for the future of a historic arts and entertainment venue in Gloucestershire.

Expressions of interest in the Stroud Subscription Rooms, built in 1833 by public subscription, must be submitted by 12 April.

The Sub Rooms (pictured) is the only Stroud Town Council-owned and run arts and entertainment facility in the district.

A council spokesman said: ""An expression of interest is just that - to say you might be interested in running the Sub Rooms.

"We don't require a detailed plan at this stage, and expressions of interest are not binding."

In October, the council announced that it had to reduce the £400,000 annual costs associated with running the facility in order to meet financial pressures.

The three options to be considered by the council are: keeping the building under council control but with efficiency savings; allowing another organisation to run the Sub Rooms as a public arts and cultural facility; or selling the building on the open market.

The council would prefer that "any solution should not only improve the cost effectiveness for the public but also seek to retain its availability to the public for cultural use."

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