Palace Cinema in Cinderford fundraising to replace £70,000 projectors
The Palace Cinema in Cinderford, built in 1910, has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise £70,000 for two new digital projectors and avoid closure.
How it was covered
- BBC One was the only channel found covering it.
- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News, ITV and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
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Cinderford's Palace Cinema has launched a crowdfunding appeal to replace two digital projectors and avoid closure.
The cinema, built in 1910, is described as one of the oldest in the UK and has served Cinderford for more than a century. Its owners say the two replacement projectors will cost £70,000, or £35,000 each. Without them, the cinema will have to close.
The current digital projectors took over from film reels in 2012. The Palace has shown silent films in the 1920s, dinosaurs in the 1990s and blockbusters in the 21st century. The couple who own the cinema have set up a fundraising page, and a crowdfunding campaign is now underway.
Local people described the cinema as a central part of life in the town. One supporter said going to the cinema is a big part of people's lives, from first dates to nights out with friends. Another said having the cinema closed would be a big blow. A local cinema fan called the Palace "a gem" on their doorstep, while another said the community was always trying to raise money because it is a real treasure.
The owners and supporters hope the campaign will raise the £70,000 needed and give the small cinema a happy ending.
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| Only on one channel | |
| A crowdfunding campaign is underway to raise money for the cinema. | |
| Cinderford's Palace Cinema dates back to 1910. | |
| The cinema requires two new projectors at a total cost of £70,000. | |
Channel Perspectives
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BBC ONE West treated the story as a local human interest piece, opening with the cinema's history and the risk of closure rather than the mechanics of crowdfunding. Its report leaned on nostalgia and community voices to explain why the Palace matters to Cinderford. It still gave the key numbers: two projectors at £35,000 each, £70,000 in total, and a crowdfunding page set up by the owners.
- “Well, if you think about it, going to the cinema is a big part of people's lives.”
- “Having something like the cinema closed would be a big blow, yeah.”
- “As a community, we're always trying to come up with ways to raise money to keep this going because it's a real treasure.”
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