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barn cinema recieves lottery injection for new sound system

The Barn Cinema Totnes receives £4,500 for new sound system

The Barn Cinema in Totnes which attracts audiences from across the local area has received a Lottery cash injection of £4,500 thanks to the UK Film Council’s Small Capital Fund.

The money will be used to upgrade the cinema’s sound and infra red hearing systems to improve the cinema going experience for Totnes’ film fans.

The Barn Cinema joins more than 50 small independently-owned cinemas across the UK celebrating a total £737,716 Lottery cash investment from the UK Film Council.

As a result, cinema-goers from Totnes to the Isle of Skye will be able to experience new and improved facilities at their local cinema including new sound systems, seating, air-conditioning and carpets, as well as improved access for wheelchairs.

The UK Film Council’s Steve Perrin said: “Small cinemas fulfil a vital role in the local community but often they don’t have the cash to upgrade their facilities. It is fantastic that Lottery funding is helping the Barn Cinema improve its sound and hearing equipment. We have now been able to help more than 50 cinemas improve everything from their ticketing to their seating so the public can continue to enjoy films at their local independent cinema.”

Colin Orr, Manager of The Barn Cinema said: Example - “We are delighted to receive this cash injection for our sound system, in anticipation of the installation of our new High Definition Digital Projector as part of the UK Film Council Digital Screen Network. This extra funding will allow us to fully digitise our sound system, upgrade our infra-red hearing assistance system of the hard of hearing and make full use of the audio description capabilities of the new digital projector.”

This latest funding initiative by the UK Film Council to benefit audiences across the UK is part of a larger programme of public investment including the ground-breaking Digital Screen Network, funding for improving facilities at cinemas for people with disabilities, and funding for film societies and cinema clubs that bring cinema to remote and rural communities.

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