I have been involved in some fantastic community cinema projects. They are places where not only will you have a fantastic time but you can also help your local community and local businesses. Some of the community cinemas I have been involved with sell locally sourced food and drink at cheaper prices than the commercial cinemas. Many community cinemas also have a licence to sell alcohol. They als
o have themed night where everyone dresses up as characters from the film being shown. Another good idea is you will usually get an interval where you can recharge your glasses. In the early cinema days mostly every town high street had a cinema or two. As a cinema projectionist in the 80s and 90s I would look over the roof top after getting the film ready and see people leaving local pubs and restaurants to make their way to the cinema for the last show of the day. Now that most cinemas have moved to outside multiplexes, where in some places you need to drive to get there. I feel this has contributed greatly to the decline of some high streets. Town centre stores are shutting down at a rate of
18 a day across Britain Most cinemas in the early days gave you a great experience where staff would dress up as characters from the films and the cinema general manager wishing you a good night. It was a more personal.
