Eildon Cinema remembered
Fifty years after its cinema closed, Wooler is bringing back the big screen for a special public showing of this year's blockbuster, The King's Speech.
The Eildon Cinema on South Road in Wooler closed in September 1961. The last film to be shown there was Elmer Gantry, starring Burt Lancaster. To commemorate the anniversary Berwick Film Society, together with Wooler U3A, is showing the Oscar-winning Colin Firth film at the Glendale Hall on Friday September 2.
"We know the Alnwick Playhouse and the Maltings do a great job of bringing us the best films," says Berwick Film Society's Maurice Ward. "but even so a lot of people don't travel at night and we thought it would be great for Wooler and Glendale to have their own cinema back for one night and be able to see such a fantastic film in their own town.
"Some might have seen it on DVD, but it's not the same as viewing on the big screen and sharing the experience with a live audience."
The film will start at 7.30pm prompt - with no adverts or trailers beforehand. Doors open at 7pm, with tickets at £3.
And for those who do remember the Eildon Cinema... no snogging in the back row.
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