Friends of the Broadway Prestwick

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[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

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[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

🎉 We are delighted to announce the appointment of a Project Development Officer, the Broadway Cinema's first employee in 48 years, Kyle Macfarlane!pres

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

@Donna__McLean @DaniGaravelli1 We'd love to welcome you back in some time @Donna__McLean! Our aim is to bring your strong memories back to life, restoring the original atmosphere and soul that you can still feel today, even after half a century away ☺️

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

@DaniGaravelli1 Thank you Dani! The Broadway means so much to so many of us. We can't wait to welcome you on opening night in the years to come! 👏

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👏 That's a wrap on another open day!

And the Broadway foyer's original linoleum floor has been revealed for the first time in almost half a century! Delightful Art Deco styling surrounding the ticket booth and golden stripes along the sides!

Peeling back the layers. ✨

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

🎉 We are beyond thrilled to announce a successful funding award from South Ayrshire Council's Community Wealth Building Fund for new super high-definition cinema projection equipment!

With this funding, we have purchased the Broadway's first ever digital cinema projector! ☺️❤️

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🎉 NEW! We are absolutely thrilled to announce an all-new partnership with the UK's first super-premium popcorn brand, Popcorn Shed!

🍿 Popcorn Shed are an independent, family-owned business that offers an incredible range of gourmet popcorn with an extraordinary variety! ☺️

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

🎉 We're opening our doors (again!)

For the first time in 2024, you will be able to walk through the Broadway's Art Deco entrance this Saturday and book tickets for the Broadway Rom-Com-a-thon directly from our original ticket booth!

Major announcements coming this week! 👀

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🎉 Tickets are now available for the inaugural Broadway Rom-Com-a-thon! Say hello to our first official programme of 2024! ✨

🎫 Book now: https://t.co/ivvKkCzlnM

It's time to fall in love with cinema all over again. 🌹

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

✨ Yesterday we were delighted to return to Carlton Bingo Stirling to continue the disassembly of projection equipment donated to our project!

The equipment is now ready for collection in a few weeks, we can't wait to hear the Allanpark's old Westars roar to life once more! ❤️

[The Architectural Heritage Fund (Scotland) @ArchHFundScot]

In case you missed it - a great article in @guardiannews highlighting a series of Scottish community owned asset projects - including several supported by @ArchHFund grants including Langholm Police station, @thepyramid_scot & @FotBroadwayP
https://t.co/HP4C8NoBqu

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@SimeonCostello @ProjectionistR @sleepyserenade @AnalogueScot Hello ☺️👋

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🎥 From the Allanpark to the Broadway!

Preserving Stirling's cinema history and bringing machines that entertained generations back to life for generations to come.

Their spark reignited, their spirit restored! ✨

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

🎄 Merry Christmas from the Broadway Cinema! 🎄

From all of us at Friends of the Broadway Prestwick, we wish you a very merry festive season and we can't wait to see you in 2024! 🎉

The magic of film, returning to your cinema once more! ✨

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

@GordonBarr The littlest details make the biggest difference.. 🐫

[The Architectural Heritage Fund (Scotland) @ArchHFundScot]

An early Christmas🎄present 🎁 for Prestwick’s historic cinema & its camels! Congrats to @FotBroadwayP for securing #ScottishLandFund grant towards buying the building as a key step on the journey to bring it back to life as a cinema & heritage hub! 📽️ 🎞️
https://t.co/FhorfkSX9t

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🎉 BREAKING NEWS: We are buying the Broadway!

We are delighted to announce that our application to the Scottish Land Fund has been officially accepted, and we have been awarded the funding to purchase the Broadway Cinema.

Now let's enjoy the journey. Together! ❤️

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

✨ Another successful open day! ☺️

Thank you to all who attended yesterday and purchased tickets for our Christmas Film Festival next weekend! Our friendly team of projection elves have been hard at work on our Cinemeccanica trio and Christmas spirit is at an all-time high! 🎄

[Friends of the Broadway Prestwick @FotBroadwayP]

☔ Good morning from a wet and windy Prestwick Main Street!

Our doors are now OPEN! ✨

Come along and book your tickets at the original ticket booth for the Broadway Christmas Film Festival, the first screenings sold from the foyer in 47 years! ☺️

[The Architectural Heritage Fund @ArchHFund]

#AHFadvent 9: The Broadway Cinema in Prestwick is decorated for Christmas for the first time in 48 years! The project welcomed its community through the doors to celebrate the festive season with 35mm projector demonstrations, heritage displays & more. @FotBroadwayP