formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
BOURNEMOUTH’S two cinemas have been sold to developers, signalling the end of film-going on Westover Road after almost 90 years. Source: Final cut: Odeon and ABC cinemas sold for flats (From Bournemouth Echo)
THE first phase of Poole’s £5.3 million Lighthouse Theatre refurbishment has started.Initial works, due for completion in September, include improvements to the art venue’s cinema sound insulation and the creation of a new lobby between the cinema and studio theatre. … Continued
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POOLE’S centre for the arts is on the verge of a new era after winning funding for a major refurbishment. via GALLERY: As Lighthouse secures £4m funding for refurb, we look back how it all began with Poole Arts Centre … Continued
Campaigners are celebrating the completion of an £80,000 scheme that has transformed their much-loved historic cinema. via Transformed: much-loved cinema given new lease of life after £80k revamp (From Bournemouth Echo).
A FORMER cinema manager is going back to his roots as a projectionist to run Bournemouth’s first community cinema. Roger Marley, who ran the town’s ABC cinema for 13 years and is now a borough councillor, campaigned to fund the … Continued