The Final Push – Help Us Bring Our New Hippodrome to Life

Since 1908, the Hippodrome has stood at the heart of Todmorden. When it faced closure in 1956, local people stepped forward to save it — and generations of dedicated volunteers have kept it thriving ever since.

Now our community is helping to secure its future all over again.

Our ambitious Raise The Roof redevelopment is transforming the Hippodrome into so much more than just a theatre. We’re creating a more accessible and welcoming building, with new spaces for our Youth Theatre, community cinema, heritage and archive collection, rehearsals, exhibitions, community activities and events.

And we’re almost there!

Thanks to extraordinary support from our funders, supporters and community, the biggest investment has already been made. We now need to raise the final £150,000 to complete the project, equip our new spaces and bring them fully to life.

Every donation can make a difference. £50 could provide a meeting-room chair, £150 could help pay for our Youth Theatre studio floor, £500 could provide fittings for an accessible toilet and £1,000 could help fit out a kitchen in one of our new community spaces.

More than 1,000 young people have passed through our Youth Theatre, and the Hippodrome welcomes over 20,000 people through its doors each year, bringing people into Todmorden and supporting our vibrant town and local economy.

Whether you can give £5, £50, £500 or more, you can be part of something remarkable.

Be part of The Final Push. Be part of our story. Help us create something amazing for generations to come. ❤️