Mecca Bingo is contemplating closing two branches in the identical area because it’s “difficult for them to stay open”.
A bingo corridor in Somerset is on the point of closure. (Picture: Getty)
A preferred bingo corridor within the centre of Somerset’s county city faces potential closure. The Taunton department of Mecca Bingo is amongst two areas within the South West that the operator is considering shutting down, as each method the conclusion of their lease preparations and want “vital upkeep”.
Its distinguished place on Company Road sits throughout the former Gaumont Theatre, which reworked into the Odeon Cinema within the Nineteen Sixties earlier than its conversion to a bingo institution. A spokesperson for Mecca acknowledged “troublesome choices” are being weighed as much as finally “guarantee we now have a sustainable property of vibrant group golf equipment”.
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Mecca Bingo in Taunton might shut down. (Picture: Getty)
Its department in Exeter in Devon additionally confronts the identical chance after equally being judged now not “commercially viable”.
Mecca is in discussions with workers members impacted by the proposed closures, with a remaining resolution on the way forward for each websites anticipated to be reached in early June.
In an official assertion, a Mecca Bingo spokesperson stated: “The proposed closures relate to venues that haven’t been commercially viable for a while.
“Our leases on each Exeter and Taunton are reaching an finish and each venues require vital upkeep, which makes it difficult for them to stay open.
“These are troublesome choices, however we’re working laborious to make sure we now have a sustainable property of vibrant group golf equipment.
“We’re at present in session with affected colleagues and can advise our crew and our prospects as soon as a remaining resolution is reached early subsequent month.”
The Mecca Bingo model is run by Rank Group which operates 49 bingo venues throughout the UK.
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