Burnham-On-Sea’s Ritz cinema is to get a fresh new look thanks a £6,000 grant from the UK Film Council, it was announced this week.
The cinema has been awarded a cut of £475,000 of funding being handed out to 56 independent cinemas from Bournemouth to Glasgow just announced this week.
The money will be spent decorating the 72-year-old building’s exterior in Victoria Street and introducing new signage.
Pat Scott, owner of the cinema, said he is “delighted” by the injection of cash and added that work would hopefully begin next month.
Peter Buckingham, the UK Film Council’s head of distribution and exhibition, said in a statement: “Independent cinemas often represent the hub of a local community, but many can’t afford to upgrade their facilities.”
The cinema is also to get further council funding towards the £23,000 cost of the revamp work.
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