Biggar Little Cinema

News Update No 34

November 2014



News about our donations this year and a change to the order of our films


Over £11,000 donated since 2011

Following another successful season in 2013/14, we were delighted to make a number of further donations, and the cheques were presented at our screening on Saturday 1st November. The total of the donations we were able to make is as follows:

Biggar Rotary Challenge Enterprise http://www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/page.php?PgID=426002&DistrictNo=1020
£400
Biggar Rotary Youth Leadership Award

http://www.ryla.org.uk

£440
Biggar High School 'Peru Cru' http://www.biggar.s-lanark.sch.uk
£500
Biggar Theatre Workshop http://www.biggartheatreworkshop.org.uk
£300
Biggar Young Carers Group http://www.auctionring.org.uk
£300
Biggar Twirlers http://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/469/biggar_csh
£300
Biggar Babies, Toddlers and Playgroup www.biggartoddlersandplaygroup.org
£300
  Total  
£2,540

This brings our donations to a total of £11,860 since we started in 2011. As always, we would not have been able to make these without your support. Thank you!


A change to the order of our films

Our December film was scheduled to be The Hundred-Foot Journey, but we have been informed that the release of the film has been delayed for community cinemas until 9th March next year. The reason is that this film has been so successful in commercial cinemas that the studio wishes to extend its release to maximise its return. The good news is that The Hundred-Foot Journey has become one of the must-see films of the year!

We discussed our options at length, and we felt that the best solution was to schedule our screening of The Hundred-Foot Journey for March, and to bring forward our other screenings by one month.

We do apologise if this causes inconvenience to our supporters, but, unfortunately, this change has been forced upon us by the studio distributors.

As confirmation, the screening dates of our films for this season are shown below.

You may click on the posters for more information on each film.

Captain Phillips

Cert 12A

Friday 31st October 2014 at 7.30pm
Saturday 1st November 2014 at 7.30pm

Gravity

Cert 12A

Friday 14th November 2014 at 7.30pm
Saturday 15th November 2014 at 7.30pm

Philomena

Cert 12A

Friday 26th December 2014 at 7.30pm
Saturday 27th December 2014 at 7.30pm

The Railway Man

Cert 15

Friday 30th January 2015 at 7.30pm
Saturday 31st January 2015 at 7.30pm

12 Years a Slave

Cert 15

Friday 27th February 2015 at 7.30pm
Saturday 28th February 2015 at 7.30pm

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Cert PG

Friday 27th March 2015 at 7.30pm
Saturday 28th March 2015 at 7.30pm


About Us

Biggar Little Cinema was founded in February 2011, and is run as a community cinema on a non-profit basis.

As a not-for-profit organisation, our aim is to disburse all the surplus from our screenings as charitable donations, to local organisations and Rotary projects. So far, with your help, we have raised almost £12,000.

We also aim to provide the opportunity for members of an isolated rural community to enjoy good films without having to make a round trip of 60 miles or more to the commercial cinema.

Our films are shown in high-resolution digital quality, and projected using the latest digital equipment on to a full-size cinema screen. To match the exceptional quality of our picture, our sound is Dolby stereo using high definition loudspeakers. The Corn Exchange is well-known as an excellent venue, with very comfortable cinema-style seating and a cosy atmosphere. A full bar is available both before and after each screening, with a lounge area for relaxing and chatting with friends. All in all, Biggar Little Cinema offers a perfect location - and all proceeds go to support local organisations and Rotary projects.

If you have any questions about Biggar Little Cinema, please contact

Stewart Houston on 01899 220418 or
Tom Matthews on 01899 220783 or
Brian Curle on 01968 682294

Thank you again for your support!


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