The End of an Era

We fought hard and long and sometimes into the night, but the Reel Cinema refused to move and the venue was closed for the final time on 28th February 2019 - The Gala Bingo Hall, which is also attached to the venue closed in August 2018.The final performances in the evening of 'Alita Battle Angel' and 'Instant Family' were both very well attended and people stayed around afterwards to take photos and make the most of the final film showings at the Reel, for the time at least.Our group - The Royal Cinema Trust - have met once a month for the last two years, gradually growing, but always built around the core of Karl, Tim, Hilary, Caroline, Nicki, Jessica and myself. We have fought to save the Cinema building, so although the Cinema has closed, the building is still there and at the moment there seems to be no plans to demolish it.Ideally we want to see the building saved and used as a multi-use venue, with concert venue, theatrical stage, music practice rooms and a cinema - showing classic films, double bills and late night/all night film festivals.So we are still campaigning to save the building, nothing has changed, we are still looking at getting funding through various options that have already been looked into and we have already drawn up detailed plans that will be presented to Plymouth City Council, finger crossed we will win in the end...This Book, shows you behind the scenes at the venue and many places that you will have never seen, so have fun and hope you enjoy the Book.Make sure that you also come along and join the FB page for the group - 'Save the Royal (ABC/Reel) Cinema Building.