Spilsby's community cinema gets rolling

Spilsby Community Cinema finally got rolling in the New Year with its first screening.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jan 2018, 10:45 BST
The box office in the new Community Cinema at the Franklin Hall in Spilsby. ANL-181201-113642001The box office in the new Community Cinema at the Franklin Hall in Spilsby. ANL-181201-113642001
The box office in the new Community Cinema at the Franklin Hall in Spilsby. ANL-181201-113642001

About 70 film lovers attended the screening of ‘The Viceroy’s House’ at the Franklin Hall.

They were treated to a real cinema-going experience with a proper box-office set up for ticket sales.

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At at half time, Dennett’s ice cream was on sale as were pop, sweets and nibbles.

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Everyone who went said that they had a lovely evening and that the £4 entry was value for money.

February’s film will be ‘Wonder Woman’ (2017) staring Gal Gabot and Chris Pine, which will hopefully appeal to a wide audience. The date is February 2. Doors opening at 6.30pm.

March’s film is the black and white classic, ‘The Third Man’

which is due to be screened on the 2 nd March.

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The cinema is being run as part of the Community Lead Plan. Lottery funding has been applied for to be able to show films for a year.

The group are also hoping to seek support from local businesses to help to fund the cinema until the lottery funding is authorised.