Aldeburgh Cinema Club

The Aldeburgh Cinema Club was set up in the 1970s with the main aim of providing support for Aldeburgh Cinema.  At that time many cinemas in the UK were under threat and Aldeburgh people were determined that their Cinema would remain open.  We are all grateful to them and are extremely lucky today to have a notable independent Cinema in Aldeburgh.  The Cinema Board and the staff do a fantastic job ensuring that our Cinema is welcoming, comfortable as well as being technically up to date – and showing the latest releases!   The Club has donated many of thousands of pounds to the Cinema to finance essential replacement and upgrading of equipment and other improvements. 

 

Club Membership
Club membership is currently about 1200. Most are Aldeburgh residents, but a good proportion come from wider Suffolk and further afield, including London.


Activities
Although the Club has no remit to choose the regular films shown by the Cinema, we do arrange one-off showings of popular films, classics or local films, which may otherwise not be seen again on the big screen.  We also organise trips to local theatres and to other cinemas like the Southwold Electric Picture Palace. We arrange parties and quizzes and afternoon teas throughout the year.


Subscriptions
Subscriptions are £18 per year and our year runs from January to December.  

When you show your membership card at the box-office you will receive £1 off the price for Cinema tickets. Price reductions for live transmissions from the Metropolitan Opera New York, National Theatre etc are sometimes available too.

You will also receive a regular mailshot containing the Cinema programme and details of Club events. Information about local art exhibitions, musical and drama events are also often included.

Click here to download the membership form

Forthcoming Cinema Club Events:

On Wednesday 18 January 2012 we have arranged a trip to Seckford Theatre in Woodbridge to see the annual Eastern Angles Christmas Show "Round the Twist". It is billed as "a festive mash-up featuring all your favourite Dickens characters and a few more besides". Eastern Angles Christmas Shows are always very clever, very funny and very entertaining - a sort of pantomine for grown-ups. Tickets are £16 including the coach fare. For more information phone Maureen Wiseman on 01728 454238.

The Club Committee have reserved tickets for "Forever Young" at the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich for Saturday 17 March at 2.30pm. Tickets and coach fare will cost £17.50. Details and an application form will be issued with the next mailshot. For more information or to book tickets please phone Lucia Margarito on 01728 454098 or Maureen Wiseman 01728 454238.