A Southport community cinema is looking to the future and urging locals to lend it their support. The Southport Bijou Cinema is one of over 70 local businesses accepting the Southport Gift Card, run by Miconex to stimulate economic activity in the high street. There's never been a better time to buy and use the gift card as local businesses … [Read more...]
Date set for public to return to restored Paignton historic cinema
THE first public events to be held at Paignton’s historic Picture House for more than 20 years will go ahead in the autumn. A programme of performances and community activities is being drawn up as the restoration of Europe’s oldest purpose-built picture house continues. Source: https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/ … [Read more...]
Rochdale’s Reel cinema receives grant as part of government’s ‘culture recovery fund’
The town’s Reel cinema has received funding from the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of the government’s culture recovery fund. As part of £5 million in grants awarded by BFI, Reel Cinemas, which runs the site in the centre of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, will receive £1,500,000 to support its 13 multiplexes across the country, BFI says … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Light cinema given grant as part of government’s culture recovery fund
British Film Institute says the funding will be crucial to the economic and cultural recovery of the communities the cinemas serve, after they had to shut due to lockdown. Source: https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/ … [Read more...]
Maidstone cinema to become temporary vaccination centre
The Odeon Luxe Cinema at Lockmeadow, Maidstone has reopened its doors to become a Covid-19 vaccination location for the town's residents. Source: https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/maidstone-cinema-to-become-temporary-vaccination-centre/ … [Read more...]
How Paignton’s long-lost cinema will shine once again
A restored Paignton Picture House will become the “beacon” for the town’s regeneration, according to the team behind the project. English Heritage this week confirmed £200,000 in funding for the building, which is believed to be the oldest purpose-built cinema in Europe, opening in … [Read more...]
