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Telford’s community owned, independent cinema, Wellington Orbit, joins more than 200 independent cinemas across England which are being supported this Christmas with £16 million in grants from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. 202 cinemas have received funding so far from a £30 million pot allocated by the British Film Institute (BFI), on behalf […]
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We are excited to announce that Wellington Orbit is now part of the Meerkat Movies scheme. This allows you to get 2-for-1 cinema tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for a whole year when you buy a product through comparethemarket.com. Liam McClelland, part of the marketing team at Wellington Orbit said “It’s great to be a […]
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The independent cinema at the heart of Wellington, Wellington Orbit, are proud recipients of the Telford & Wrekin Council VE/VJ Day Celebration Fund. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and 75 years since communities came together on VE Day and VJ Day to celebrate peace, mourn those […]
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The compact cinema driving the cultural renaissance in a small corner of Shropshire is digging deep to keep open and keep the reels rolling. In 2019 Wellington Orbit was converted from an old bank into a fully fledged 63 Cinema, funded by a community share issue, donations, social enterprise loans and a grant from the […]
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Independent cinema, Wellington Orbit has received funding of £3,662 from the Governments Culture Recovery Fund so that they can continue to be here for you and #HereForCulture. The funding is part of the UK Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to supports the arts sector during difficult times. Today 42 independent cinemas across England received […]
Read full postStarting with an idea by one of our quizzers and built on by our volunteers’ film group, we are excited to announce a new monthly cinema night allowing you to enjoy classic and cult films on the big screen once again. This event will be held once a month provisionally on a Tuesday evening and […]
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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund under the Government’s Coronavirus Community Support Fund. As the country is gradually getting back over the coming months to normality with the easing of restrictions, we have applied for funding to enable us to show to organisations […]
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Cinema First, the industry body charged with the promotion of UK cinemagoing, has today launched #LoveCinema, a nationwide campaign designed to capture the attention of audiences across the country and remind them of the unique experience that only the big screen can offer. After months of being closed due to lockdown, cinemas are back, rolling […]
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Cinemagoers at the recently re-opened Wellington Orbit will be treated to an exclusive interview with a BAFTA winning film producer from Shropshire. Early Day Films co-founder, Linn Waite who alongside her co-producer Kate Byers won the 2020 BAFTA Outstanding Debut Producer Award for the film “Bait” which is to be screened at Wellington Orbit. The […]
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We know how much you’ve been missing the cinema which is why we are excited to announce our cinema will be reopening on Friday 31st July. Ray Hughes, Board Director, said “We are excited to be bringing the big screen experience back to Wellington once again. We have been busy over the past few months […]
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