A community cinema in East Kilbride is set to launch this month thanks to funding from the National Lottery.
On Wednesday, September 28 at 2pm EK Community Cinema will show its first movie in St Andrew's Methodist Church in Greenhills.
After many months of planning, this new monthly venture is aimed at creating a safe welcoming place for the community to meet, enjoy refreshments in the café, and enjoy watching a film on the big screen.
This project received generous support of £5600 from the National Lottery Community Fund and £1000 from the Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund.
The first film being shown is The Phantom of The Open.
Released in 2021, a hilarious comedy which tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft who managed to gain entry to the 1976 British Open despite never playing a round of golf.
Maurice’s hilarious and heart-warming attempts to compete at the highest level of professional golf is guaranteed to send you home laughing.
The aim of the Lottery funding and the initiative is to provide affordable, local access to the cinema experience while providing a safe, warm place to meet and make friends.
One of the organisers, Rod Shanks, said: "This exciting project came about as we were coming out of lockdown in the spring.
"The discussion was based on what could we do in this community to encourage people to socialise, have fun and make new friends.
"I have no doubt that with the support of the National Lottery Community Fund and Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund we are well on the way to achieving that.
“We will be looking for volunteers to get involved, so don’t be shy if you want to help”.
Tickets for all film showings will be £5.
For further information, telephone 07753 295 109.
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