The site now sits dormant.Īccording to the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), the destruction of the Earls Court Exhibition Centres One (pictured above) and Two has led to the loss of 30% of London’s and 16% of the UK’s vital exhibition space and over £1.25bn (US$1.52bn) annually to the local and national economy.

The original landmark Earls Court Exhibition Centre was demolished in 2014, after famously hosting Olympic volleyball during the London Games in 2012.

“We believe that our proposed green, temporary structure for multi-purpose use would follow the German example and that meanwhile use of the Earl’s Court site would contribute to our national economy recovering from the current pandemic.” Exhibition and events continue to play a major part in the German economy to this day. “After World War II, Germany successfully rebuilt its devastated economy through a network of national exhibition halls which stimulated business and growth. The site was previously owned by Capco and was marked for property development, but that has never materialised.īella Hardwick, who has been coordinating the Earl’s Court Area Action Group, believes London should follow the German model, which after World War II rebuilt its economy through large events to stimulate business and growth. The new site owners, Dutch pension group APG, Delancey and their joint venture partner Transport for London (TfL) have yet to bring plans forward for the site and ensuring ‘meanwhile use’.

In letters to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and the Minister for Tourism, Nigel Huddleston MP, the Earl’s Court Area Action Group (ECAAG) calls for a temporary, multi-purpose exhibition and events space to be built on the empty Earl’s Court Masterplan site as a matter of urgency. The Earl’s Court Area Action Group, a UK-based campaign group, has called on the British government to bring forward a temporary venue on the Earl’s Court Masterplan site to help rebuild the UK’s economy post Covid-19 and provide additional large event space in London.

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