The Friends of the Birks Cinema

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The Friends of the Birks Cinema

THE CINEMA ACTION GROUP is now a formally constituted voluntary association, “Friends of The Birks Cinema”. In order to be flexible about the possibilities for the building, our constitution states “The Object of The Friends is to establish a community business in the Birks Cinema building that will provide employment for local people as well as a valuable service.”

Since our inaugural meeting on 11 April, we have held two meetings and generated increasing interest. At our most recent meeting it was felt that we should issue a regular bulletin or update that could be sent out to supporters and to the local press.

Update -Perth & Kinross Council, Rural Development is helping to source funds for the feasibility study for the community cinema. Once this is funding has been approved, Ron Inglis, an independent arts and media consultant, based in St Andrews, who specialises in community cinemas, will be able to start work on the feasibility study.

The Highland Perthshire Youth Initiative is looking at carrying out a separate feasibility study, to provide facilities in the town which would include a Youth Café, child care facility and a flexible use building.

PUSH is a voluntary organisation who runs Café Aroma at Breadalbane School as a training café for people with learning disabilities. They are currently undertaking their feasibility study to look at options in the town, including the cinema building, while the new school is being built.

From these studies we will then undertake a wider community consultation, and funding is currently being sought for this.

We have been discussing the various routes towards buying the cinema building, including the “Community Right to Buy” option, forming a Community Company, and are consulting with a local solicitor.

The next two meetings are:

6pm Thursday 18 May – Ground Left Flat, Clachmhor, Old Crieff Road. Phone Dot Rodger on 820175 for directions.

6pm Thursday 1 June – Fountain Bar, The Square, Aberfeldy. Before film of ‘Brigadoon’ at the Locus Centre at 7.30.

All welcome to attend.