Ellen Cheshire

125 years ago on the 31 August 1896 audiences expecting a usual night of traditional music hall entertainment at the Pier Pavilion, Worthing were in for a big surprise. For that week’s booking, showman Lt Walter Cole was bringing something special, ‘The new wonder – electric animated pictures’. The Worthing Gazette’s review the following week noted that “the most novel item of the evening’s entertainment is the series of animated photos, the newest and most striking electri

Today is the 17 May 2021, and across the UK cinemas are re-opening. And boy, have I missed going to the cinema! Over the past year I have...

On the 9 Janaury 2020 the Bognor Regis Picturedrome celebrated 100 years as a cinema, with a fabulous Black Tie event... Here's an overview of the evening: - two spotlight light beams could be seen for miles -local dignitaries and industry people arrived in their finery -via red carpet we were taken in through a secret entrance, we were greeted and had photos taken with 'Marilyn Monroe' and 'Charlie Chaplin'. - the entrance took us straight through to the newest screen 2 wh