Hi to one and all, I'm staying for a couple of nights on business in Welwyn Garden City week after next, any local cinemas worth looking at to fill the long ...
Hi Andrew. Apparently, there never was much in the way of cinemas in Welwyn. There is (was?) Campus West on The Campus. 01707 357117 The 1940 KYB lists only...
Hi Phillip, Many thanks for the info. Its pretty much has I expected and frustratingly a little too far from London. Still the hotel looks nice and cosy and a...
Hi Andrew I'm not from the area but when I was there last year I found the Welwyn Theatre had been demolished and there was a BFI plaque on the site. The ...
Hi Andrew, I live in Welwyn Garden City and used to work for the council at Campus West and also at the Forum in Hatfield, which has since been demolished. I...
Hi All, just to remind you that the first lecture in the "Great Cinema Architects" series is on Friday, February 8th, 6.30 p.m. at The Gallery, Alan Baxter, 70...
Hi Phillip, Thankyou so much for all the info. I found out today that although I will be staying in WGC the meeting is in Goodmayes Essex our evenings include...
Hi Andrew. I live in Liverpool, but I've been keeping files on as many British cinemas as I find, for years now. I suppose you know that WGC is famous for...
Hi Phillip, I can just see all those ladies knitting those little Shreddies. I,ll see if there's any on the breakfast menu. Lots happening in Liverpool at the...
Hi Harry I'll try and find time to see the plaque. I've got my wish for a night in London now, but unfortunatly it will not revolve around cinemas but will...
Hi Andrew. Yes, the Odeon will close. The new Odeon multiplex is nearing completion. The exterior looks finished to me. The existing Odeon has been altered far...
Hi all, you may be interested in a free showing of the film "Brief Encounter" on Valentine's Day, February 14th, projected onto the flytower of the National...
I love all the scenes on the station - when I am near Carnforth I always visit - though sadly the Brennan's cinema 'the Roxy' in Market Street is long gone !! ...
Hi All, the former Moderne Cinema at Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth, now a Gala Bingo Club, is closing on Sunday February 10th. When it opened, the Moderne...
Hi Jeremy Sounds like another victim of the smoking ban. In my area alone I'm reading on a daily basis of bingo clubs closing albeit not from the big two but...
Hello All. Former Bedford Cinema, Walton. Following the latest planning application last Monday, the proposed new housing development on the site of the...
There are so many 'special' cinema sites we all know of - this is one sad example The comments Philip makes about E.H. are so valid - their rules are so loose...
Has anyone got a photo of a Granada 'Miss Candy' kiosk or advert mentioning 'Miss Candy' or anything similar, preferably wartime or just after? I have been...
I cannot remember if Mr Brian Gauntlett ex Senior man in Granada is a member? - but he loves to talk about the chain and has a lot of memorabilia - he would...
Dear All Just to let you know that the new website about the State Grays is going from strength to strength: www.statecinema.co.uk It's taking shape very well...
Harry, You may already know2 but in case you don't I can tell you that Slough museum have a Miss Candy photo relating to The Granada, Windsor Road Slough. ...
MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: The Culture Show On: BBC 2 (102) Date: Saturday 16th February 2008 (starting in 47 minutes) Time: 19:10 to 20:00 (50 minutes long) Arts and...
Just seen the programme (in a word dreadful) but the item about the cinema is well worth a look and I'm happy to wait a fortnight for the outcome on the end...
Hi Harry, there are photos of Miss Candy kiosk or shops on pages 34,36 and 51 of the Granada Book, but they may be too small to reproduce in the Bulletin ...
Hi All, I think they meant to say "Britain's SMALLEST cinema", not oldest (hardly very old at 54 years.) The cinema in question is the La Charette in ...
Hello fella cinema lovers! it's that time of year again when film and cinema boffins from the corners of the globe descend on Bradford for this the 14th...
I am very keen to attend the Morecambe Visit - to stay at the magnificent art deco Midland Hotel and visit one of my most favorite provintial Odeons I saw...
Hi James I haven't got the details myself yet. The Bulletin deadline is today so I can only assume they are on their way from the organiser. He is almost ...
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