Bridport Arts Centre has launched a campaign to buy the building to bring it back into community ownership, and is looking to raise £400,000, ensuring its long-term security. He is now supporting its next chapter by agreeing to sell it to Bridport Arts Centre. Mr Warren also owns the Electric Palace on 35 South Street, which has also been put up for sale with estate agent Symonds and Sampson. READ MORE Bridport Town Council form group to save The Electric Palace | Bridport and Lyme Regis NewsClaire Tudge, director of Bridport Arts Centre, said: "Since I arrived at Bridport Arts Centre, people have gone out of their way to tell me their BAC story: the first show they saw here, a night they will never forget, or the moment their child stepped onto the stage and discovered what they could do. The arts centre was founded in 1973 by residents and has stood as a place of culture for nearly 60 years.