SUNSHINE ON BILLERICAY (well… almost) It rained when people arrived and was dry when they left – so maybe not quite Sunshine on Leith weather, but the warmth inside more than made up for it. “I didn’t know anything about the film – but I really enjoyed it.” That’s exactly the kind of comment community […]

“First visit, really enjoyed the film and the hospitality. Will come again. PS I think you should charge more for the food and drink !!” Maria demonstrated one of the great unsung benefits of community cinema. Create a welcoming community where you know the company and atmosphere will be enjoyable and at an affordable price […]

I’ve long given up trying to understand why some films sell more tickets than others, or why one week popcorn flies out of the door or another it’s non-alcoholic beer. There are too many variables – the weather, holidays, whether the film has recently been on a streaming service. It just “is” !  “The Man […]

Adam headed over to Basildon on Friday 27th June for the monthly “Film Friday” segment on Danny Lawrence’s Drivetime show. As always we had a lovely, relaxed chat broadly following our familiar format. First up it was a quick review of how the previous Thursday and Sunday Matinee films went (“The Critic” and “The Odd […]

Heads up — you heard it here first!  Here’s how our audience voted across this year’s screenings, and the results are in:  Gone Too Soon received 42% of the pot Billericay Men’s Group earned 30% Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society (BCCS) picked up 28% Thanks to everyone for your incredible support; we had £790 to share — an amazing total that reflects […]

Volunteer Milestone Alert! Last night’s screening of “The Critic” marked Pete’s 100th appearance as a Volunteer – officially joining Adam, Jo, Mark V, Mark H, and Martin in the merry band that is the “100 Club” ! Pete came on board not long after we launched in 2015 and has been a key part of […]

Back to Black “Thank you guys and gals. Fab film, fab service 10/10” We wanted to start off January with a bang. Our very first Thursday film in 2015 was “Men in Black”. January was our 100th Thursday screening and by pure coincidence we went “Back to Black”, a biographical film of the life of […]

“Of course he’s real !!!” And so we’ve arrived at Christmas once again and our penultimate show of the year. Just one more film and we’ll be switching off the projector, rolling up the screen and putting our feet up for a while! Needless to say the sprouts are already on. “Just the film to […]

  “The most enjoyable film of the year. (11/10 for the script and actors)” “Wonderful film and 11/10 for Volunteers, cream tea and lanterns !”   Sometimes there are film afternoon or evenings which seem particularly special, and our Sunday Matinee screening of “Downton Abbey” surely must qualify for that accolade.    “Downton Abbey – […]

  “Comedy & romance, hot chocolate and cake. What more do you want on a Sunday afternoon? “     “Please thank all the volunteers”   Although 3 light due to illness we still had 13 fabulous Volunteers making light work of running Sunday’s showing of “About Time”. Thank you to John, Paula W, Mark […]