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SAVE THE DAVID LEAN CINEMA CAMPAIGN  

The David Lean Cinema opened in 1995 as part of the visionary project that created Croydon Clocktower. It offered an imaginative programme featuring many films never screened in multiplexes. It attracted a loyal audience and was frequently sold out. Sadly, it was closed in April due to Croydon council’s major arts-related cuts. On the penultimate night, Ronnie Corbett provided an introduction to Brief Encounter and said: “We must start a campaign so that this darling place isn’t trashed.” The result is a non-political campaign that asks the council to reconsider the cinema’s future.

Following a public meeting in June attended by about 100 people, we have a committee exploring ways to make the cinema viable. If you would like to see it re-opened, please sign our petition and join the campaign. Contact Adrian Winchester: Tel: 020 8656 0168, Email: adrianw_8-16@tiscali.co.uk