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Stafford Cinema - ups & downs.
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zebidee
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Don't think so, I think that's the existing cinema over there, this appears to be a new one. I can't see that ajh cinema is yet operating?
Wormella
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No, that's this one:
"The market town has a specialist cinema, Kinoculture, in Arthur Street but not a venue able to show new releases." - but that looks cool
Looks like AJH is a new venture starting up - converting a church in Oswestry and refurbishing ours - Depending on how much money they have to spend you could make something very cool offering something very different from the forthcoming Odeon
Gramaisc
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There is a hint that it could be a steamier offering..
Tilly
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Bubble tea?
Wormella
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Well, that would be different!
Really?
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I think a mucky cinema would be interesting for Stafford. Unless I have been wandering around with my eyes shut, that particular genre of business, including sex shops, seem to be lacking in the town. I'd rather have a "Private" Shop than another charity shop at least.
Pooryorick
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Can't understand why no-one has spotted the potential of a private charity shop.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Yes what we need most is a red light district with a cinema as the focal point. That'll bring them in from miles around.
As a bonus, the cinema won't need to replace the carpets either as they'll only get sticky again anyway.
Win win all round I say.
Huzzah!
Gramaisc
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How long have you been here? There was, so I'm told, an outlet for articles of that sort of nature in Gaol Mews at one time.
I believe that it was discussed on here at the time.
I hope your eyesight has not been degrading..?
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Romeo & Juliets and there was another on GreyFriars too. Can't remember the name of that 1 at the mo.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Didn't there used to be something of a similar bent in Eastgate Street at some point in the late '70s/early '80s?
Gramaisc
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I'm not aware of that - in the Colonnade, perhaps?
age'd parent
50,000th poster!
It all started on grapes corner, or so I was told.
Pooryorick
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All close to the masonic temple, coincidentally.
Gramaisc
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Many years ago, I was walking to a place on Wolverhampton Road, when I saw a bloke exiting the lodge with a briefcase. Just for a laugh, I said "Ah, so you're one!", as he came down the steps.
He scuttled off towards the town and I followed, in the sense that I was going that way anyway. He kept glancing back at me 'following' him and our paths were identical until we got to where I was going, by which time he seemed to be close to calling the cops.
Luckily, this was all well before mobile phones were around...
Gramaisc
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I remain confident that George was not a Mason.
Tilly
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Cors I am
Withnail
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I remember coming back from one of my frequent excursions 'elsewhere' to find that the Picture House had gorn. I was quite certain that i could have made it work, but was young&foolish. Actually, working on a 'make-a-living' rather than an 'i'm-gonna-be-rich', basis i think i had a workable plan for it.
If i get even drunker than i now am, i might even reveal my 'business plan' - don't hold your breath, because i can seriously hold my drink.
If i had the same 'give-a-shit' levels now, that's - "wall to wall Ealing comedies" - exactly what i'd be doing.
Stafford is 'grey pound' sensitive - they're the only feckers with 'disposable'.
Tumbling out of the Sun and Floodgate, and further afield if it 'took hold', for a late-night showing of Passport to Pimlico, etc would make much money.
Factor in a regular - once a month? - subtitled sing-along to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the same Floodgate ethic of JAM today would pay its way.