Fareham Live has officially opened its doors, and Neilcott are proud to have delivered this transformative project. This modern, vibrant venue is set to become a cornerstone for arts and culture in the community, offering a fantastic space for live performances, events, and more.

Built on the site of the old Ferneham Hall, Fareham Live is a new state-of-the-art entertainment venue, boasting an 800-seat concert hall and 120-seat secondary space. Complimented with a daytime café & bistro, the space will host pantomimes, top-tier musicals, spectacular live music & household-name comedians, whilst also offering a studio space to showcase upcoming talent or community-driven live performances. 🎭

Neilcott has undergone various community activities during the build, to offer opportunities to the local community, including a host of site tours for construction graduates & students from local schools, colleges & Universities, including Graduate Project Managers at Mace, a student team from Stride Treglown, children from Uplands Primary School, Trade Apprentices from Fareham College & Building Graduates from University of Reading. We also facilitated a steel signing activity which gave Fareham Borough Council a chance to add their signatures to a steel panel which was raised into place to form part of the fly tower structure. 

It has been a pleasure to see the space in action & the community benefitting from this exciting, modern venue. 

A huge thank you to our Winchester team & everyone involved, including our partners, stakeholders & subcontractors who made this achievement possible. We are looking forward to seeing how this vibrant venue will enrich Fareham’s cultural scene and serve as a gathering place for creativity and connection.