BAFTA Award-winning actress, Miriam Margolyes OBE has spoken out in support of Jacobs Wells Baths, which was put up for sale by Bristol City Council earlier this month, despite campaigns to save the historic building and turn it into a community hub. On the Twitter page for Bristol's Trinity Centre, a video of the actress was tweeted, in which she calls for Bristol to save Jacobs Wells Baths because "the arts are the soul of a nation".
In the video she said: "I'm speaking out in support of Jacobs Wells Baths which are a wonderful facility and, for 30 years, it's been the only place in Bristol dedicated to the dance. Art centres are closing all over the country, it's something I bitterly regret because I think that the arts are the soul of a nation and I think in our difficult world, people need a place where they can go and learn whatever they want to learn and talk to each other and have a cup of tea, and just relax in a friendly space.
"I think it's really important that Bristol should have more of these spaces and that the arts can flourish and nourish us all because that's what they do. I believe it will make a huge difference, make a lot of people - children and older people - happy and it's right that it should survive. So please join me and support Jacobs Wells Baths. Thank you."
