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Leave a lasting impact on Loughborough's cultural future

Your legacy gift to The Generator will help ensure that creativity, culture and community remain at the heart of Loughborough for generations to come. By remembering The Generator in your will, you can help us continue to provide an inclusive space where creative expression flourishes, diverse voices are celebrated, and access to high-quality arts is available to everyone.

Creating a legacy of creativity

The Generator building itself carries a remarkable legacy. Built in the 1930s as an Art Deco generating hall, it powered the growth of Loughborough College and the town's educational institutions. Today, we're transforming this heritage building into a new kind of powerhouse—one that generates creativity, connection and cultural opportunity for our entire community.

When you leave a gift to The Generator, you become part of this story. Your legacy will help us:

Nurture the next generation of creative talent by providing children, young people and students with accessible space to explore, create and develop their artistic skills through workshops, programmes and hands-on opportunities.

Support local artists and makers by offering professional-quality facilities where they can work, collaborate, exhibit and perform—helping creative practitioners build sustainable careers right here in Loughborough.

Connect our diverse community through programmes and events that celebrate the rich cultural traditions of Loughborough's south-east Asian, Bangladeshi, Polish, Italian and other communities, while welcoming refugees, asylum seekers and people from all backgrounds.

Extend cultural access to rural areas across Charnwood, ensuring that villages and outlying areas no longer face barriers to engaging with high-quality arts and cultural experiences.

Preserve our industrial heritage by maintaining the building's unique character and telling the story of Loughborough's engineering past, while creating a vibrant space for the future.

In memory gifts

A memorial gift to The Generator is a beautiful way to celebrate the life of someone special while supporting the causes they cared about. Whether your loved one was passionate about the arts, believed in the power of community, or simply loved Loughborough, a donation in their memory helps their values live on.

Memorial donations support our mission to make creativity accessible to everyone—from the youngest children discovering their artistic voice to older community members engaging with culture throughout their lives. Your gift honours their memory by opening doors for others to experience the joy, connection and inspiration that the arts bring.

We can acknowledge in memory gifts in the way that feels right for your family, whether through a private thank you or recognition in our donor communications.

How your legacy gift helps

Every legacy gift, regardless of size, makes a meaningful difference. Your support could help us:

• Provide free or subsidised workshops for disadvantaged young people

• Invest in state-of-the-art equipment for live streaming and digital arts

• Maintain our commitment to environmental sustainability with renewable energy systems

• Create accessible programmes for people with disabilities

• Offer mentorship pathways from education to professional creative careers

• Present high-quality performances and exhibitions that inspire our community

A gift for tomorrow, planted today

The legacy of The Generator will be measured not just in the building we create, but in the lives we touch—the child who discovers a passion for painting, the young musician who performs for the first time, the maker who launches a creative business, the family who experiences culture together, the community that comes together to celebrate their diversity.

Your legacy gift ensures this work continues far into the future, long after the building doors first open. It's an investment in creativity, community and the cultural health of Loughborough for decades to come.

Get in touch

If you're considering leaving a legacy gift or making a donation in memory of a loved one, we'd love to hear from you. Our team can discuss your wishes in confidence and ensure your gift creates the impact that matters most to you.

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The Generator CIC is committed to carrying on activities which benefit the community and in particular the creative communities of Loughborough, the greater Leicestershire area and beyond.