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Orbit included in ambitious funding bid

Wellington Orbit, a not-for-profit organisation which opened in May 2019, has been included in the Levelling Up Fund bid for Wellington, submitted by Telford & Wrekin Council to the Government for consideration. The bid for the Orbit is over £1.4m which if successful will build on the success of the cinema and help to provide […]

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Film programme launches on 5th May

We are excited to announce we will be launching our film programme on Wednesday 5th May! We have a great selection of films for May and early June so get ready to experience the magic of cinema once again!

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Orbit grateful for vital funding from Culture Recovery Fund

Thanks to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Culture Recovery Fund we are very grateful to have been awarded vital funding by BFI to help maintain the cinema and enable us to welcome back our audiences as soon as we can #HereForCulture

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Liam McClelland joins the Board

The Chair and Directors of the Clifton Community Arts Centre trading as Wellington Orbit are pleased to announce a new member of the Board. Please welcome Liam McClelland. Liam grew up in Telford and has over 6 years’ experience in digital marketing and video production and has a strong interest in the project. He joined […]

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Orbit call for support to #SAVESITR

SITR is a Social Investment Tax Relief scheme which is designed to help community businesses raise funds and capital. This scheme is currently at risk of being scrapped in the Chancellors #SpringBudget and it’s important this is retained to help community businesses like us. Wellington Orbit has already benefitted from the relief by more than […]

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Second NHS care package delivery success

Wellington Orbit’s second delivery of care packages to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been a success with packages being shared between the two Hospital sites. The value of this months package delivery was over £500 thanks to the contributions from the community and Wellington Orbit’s continued commitment to supporting the NHS whilst […]

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Orbit continues support for NHS staff at SaTH

Following the success of our hamper delivery last month, we have decided to continue our support by creating and delivering as many ‘Orbit care packages’ as possible while our cinema remains closed due to the national restrictions. These care packages will be distributed to both Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to help support as […]

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Orbit showing love to NHS with hampers

The films may not be showing right now but community-owned cinema and cafe, Wellington Orbit are showing the love for all the NHS staff at Princess Royal Hospital by creating and delivering over 40 food hampers for them over the next few weeks. Hannah Davison who heads up food operations at Wellington Orbit is putting […]

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Orbit to remain open as a takeaway

We are happy to confirm that we will be open every Friday and Saturday 10am – 2pm for takeaway orders with our new takeaway menu. Due to popular demand, the hot roast pork roll is one of the many options on the new menu giving you a reason to visit Wellington each week!   HOW […]

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Cinema to close due to tier 3 restrictions

Following the announcement that Telford will move to tier 3 restrictions, we are unfortunately required to close the cinema until further notice. The cafe will remain open for takeaway with reduced hours and a new menu so please stay tuned for information about this.

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