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BBC News
4 days ago
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Bowness's Royalty Cinema reopens with red carpet welcome
A historic cinema has reopened with a red carpet welcome after being taken back to its art deco Royalty, in Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District, closed last summer after its then-manager decided against renewing his lease, due to falling customer closure temporarily brought an end to an association with the town going back to the with one screen rather than three, the venue will also stage theatre, comedy and musical events as it widens its offering. Mark Naunton, who has taken over the running of the Westmorland and Furness Council-owned building with his business partner, Bryn Tyson, said Saturday's relaunch followed "five months of working flat out".A sold-out audience of 380 people attended the grand reopening night on Saturday."We've got a real passion for what we're doing. It's been intense, but we could see the light at the end of the tunnel as things came together." Mr Naunton said: "Our ethos was to take the building back as close to how it was in the 1920s as we could."I think we'll be able to offer something people want to see. Hopefully word will spread."We don't have a magic button to push to attract all the holidaymakers who come to Bowness, but we're looking to get onside with the local community."The opening night saw a Beatles tribute band headline, with a supporting set by Barrow band The Naked new owners replaced the outdated and inoperable gas heating system with a new air source heating and air conditioning council said it would also install solar panels to further improve the energy efficiency of the venue was previously managed by Charles Morris, who had held the role since told the BBC last year he had been subsidising the Royalty from the profits of his other cinemas in Yorkshire as customer numbers fell, and revealed he was sad to be bringing his involvement with the venue to a Naunton paid tribute to those efforts, adding: "We wouldn't have had the opportunity without Charles." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Bowness Royalty Cinema reopens as event venue
A historic Lake District cinema is set to reopen as a multi-event venue. The Royalty in Bowness closed in August, ending an association with the town going back to the means that as well as screening films, it will be able to host live music, comedy and will reopen on 14 June with a concert by a Beatles tribute band, and the next day there will be a tea dance, attended by dignitaries including the local mayor. The project is the work of Mark Naunton and his business partner Bryn Tyson, both of whom have a keen interest in music and films and were seeking a from 1926 when it was built by public description, it also chimed with their love of old buildings and "quirky things". The former-three screen cinema has now been stripped back to one screen to take it "back to its roots".However, the seats will also be removeable to allow standing at return it to its original art deco theme, the foyer has been redecorated with wallpaper in that the former hair salon incorporated into one side of the building has become an ice cream parlour, also in art deco style. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
