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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Historic cinema's future secured by £500k funding
A cinema once at risk of closure has been given a £500,000 funding lifeline. A few years ago, the future of the Roxy in Ulverston, Cumbria, seemed uncertain after it had languished on the market for some time without a buyer. But it was eventually purchased in 2023 by The Roxy Collective, a group of campaigners who wanted to protect, preserve and restore the historic 87-year-old building. Its chair Suzy Garnett said: "The Roxy has been a cornerstone of our community for generations, and this investment ensures that it remains a vibrant space for arts, culture, and connection for years to come." The £0.5m grant to The Roxy Collective comes via the £452m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, a regional investment programme jointly supported by the UK and Scottish governments and local partners. The money will see the Roxy further modernised and refurbished, continuing work previously made possible by a grant from the Community Ownership Fund. The building is also home to a museum dedicated to Hollywood comedy legends Laurel and Hardy - Stan Laurel having been born in the town in 1890 - along with a gym and an independent film and TV company. Ms Garnett added: "We are incredibly grateful to the Borderlands Committee and the Ulverston Town Team for their support, which allows us to continue the much-needed development work on our beloved Roxy. "And, as always, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the community for its unwavering support. "Your passion and dedication are what keep the Roxy alive." Councillor Virginia Taylor, Westmorland and Furness Council cabinet member for sustainable communities, said: "This grant funding is great news for the Roxy Collective, Ulverston and the wider area." She also praised the collective's "tenacity and vision is securing a future for a fabulous building". The Roxy Collective will be holding an open evening in the near future for members of the public to find out more about the plans. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Campaigners aim to save 84-year-old cinema
BBC News
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Ulverston Roxy Cinema's future secured with £500k funding
A cinema once at risk of closure has been given a £500,000 funding lifeline.A few years ago, the future of the Roxy in Ulverston, Cumbria, seemed uncertain after it had languished on the market for some time without a it was eventually purchased in 2023 by The Roxy Collective, a group of campaigners who wanted to protect, preserve and restore the historic 87-year-old chair Suzy Garnett said: "The Roxy has been a cornerstone of our community for generations, and this investment ensures that it remains a vibrant space for arts, culture, and connection for years to come." The £0.5m grant to The Roxy Collective comes via the £452m Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, a regional investment programme jointly supported by the UK and Scottish governments and local partners. The money will see the Roxy further modernised and refurbished, continuing work previously made possible by a grant from the Community Ownership Fund. The building is also home to a museum dedicated to Hollywood comedy legends Laurel and Hardy - Stan Laurel having been born in the town in 1890 - along with a gym and an independent film and TV Garnett added: "We are incredibly grateful to the Borderlands Committee and the Ulverston Town Team for their support, which allows us to continue the much-needed development work on our beloved Roxy. "And, as always, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the community for its unwavering support."Your passion and dedication are what keep the Roxy alive." Councillor Virginia Taylor, Westmorland and Furness Council cabinet member for sustainable communities, said: "This grant funding is great news for the Roxy Collective, Ulverston and the wider area."She also praised the collective's "tenacity and vision is securing a future for a fabulous building".The Roxy Collective will be holding an open evening in the near future for members of the public to find out more about the plans. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
ITV News
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Historic Roxy building in Ulverston receives £500,000 cash boost
The historic Roxy building, which is home to the Laurel and Hardy museum in Ulverston, has been given a £500,000 funding boost by the Borderlands deal. The grant has been awarded to the Roxy Collective, a community group that purchased the building in 2023. The Roxy building opened in 1937 as a cinema and now also hosts U-Gym and Redrock Productions. It is also a hub for community groups, charities and schools in the local area. The Borderlands-funded work will include: Bringing the building up to modern building control standards, to create more footfall for the cinema and the museum; Delivering 140 square metres of community space by refurbishing redundant rooms within the building; Opening up the foyer to create a visitor information point, facing the Roxy plaza and Coronation Hall; and Supporting environmental improvements through the installation of a rainwater capture system, solar panels and associated battery storage. Since taking over the building, Roxy Collective has already carried out extensive structural repairs and renovations to the roof, ensuring it was watertight and giving the exterior walls a fresh colour scheme and new branding. Solar panels have also been installed along with a new battery room as the first steps forward in making the building sustainable. Suzy Garnett, the chair of The Roxy Collective, said: 'We are incredibly grateful to the Borderlands Committee and the Ulverston Town Team for their support, which allows us to continue the much-needed development work on our beloved Roxy. "The Roxy has been a cornerstone of our community for generations, and this investment ensures that it remains a vibrant space for arts, culture, and connection for years to come. "As always, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the community for its unwavering support: your passion and dedication are what keep the Roxy alive.' The Roxy Collective will be holding an open evening in the near future for members of the public to find out more about the plans. The Borderlands Partnership Board is supporting five Cumbrian towns – Dalton-in-Furness, Egremont, Penrith, Ulverston and Wigton – as part of the Borderlands Place Programme, a major programme to support the development and renewal of towns across the Borderlands region. The £452 million Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is a regional investment programme jointly supported by the UK and Scottish governments and local partners. Councillor Virginia Taylor, Westmorland and Furness Council cabinet member for sustainable communities and localities, said: "This grant funding is great news for the Roxy Collective, Ulverston as a whole and the wider area. "Great credit should go to the Roxy Collective – their tenacity and vision are securing a future for a fabulous building, a working cinema, a museum and more, all supporting the economic and cultural vibrancy of Ulverston. "And thanks as well to the members of Ulverston Town Team for supporting this Borderlands bid. "Westmorland and Furness Council hasn't forgotten Ulverston's ambitious vision for a Cultural Quarter around the Roxy and the neighbouring Coro. "Plans for the Coro are taking shape and I am committed to work with partners on this. There is a national backdrop of cuts in funding for cultural services and financial pressures on councils but the council has committed funding for the Coro – so I hope that the Coro can look forward to working together with the Roxy jointly to promote the arts, culture as well as community togetherness."
