TOGETHER FOR CINEMA
WHAT A YEAR! Ian Morrish, Founder of Together For Cinema provides EI with its latest progress report, as the industry initiative that provides cinemas to hospices and other community hubs gears up for 2022. We have already completed two installations
Andy at St.Andrew’s Hospice, Grimsby.
industry and our 2021 sponsorship budget
this year and there are two more that will be
Installer: Ben Cook of Sonic Vision. The Donna
was achieved within only a few months.
installed and completed in time for Christmas.
Louise Children’s Hospice, Stoke on Trent.
This enabled us to focus on furthering the
Already Installed: Forget Me Not Children’s
Installer: Andy Bell of Trusted Technology.
foundation and stability of Together For
Hospice, Huddersfield, Yorkshire - Installed
Julia’s House, Corfe Mullen, near Poole.
Cinema and most importantly, getting the job
Installer: Iain Brown of Wessex AV. Thank you
done. We had 34 valued sponsors in 2021
to all the installers who are kindly giving their
and I am optimistic that most, if not all, of these
time to make these very special, life enhancing,
will continue their support for 2022. However,
cinema rooms happen
with next year being a 12 month period,
by Bespoke Home Cinemas and officially opened in August. Also open is the Rose Road Association, Southampton, Hampshire installed by Wessex AV and officially opened in September. To be completed by the end of the year are; Linden House, Fitzroy, Uckfield and Reubens Retreat, Glossop, Derbyshire to be installed by Glo Audio Visual. As for 2022, for the first time ever TFC will go into the year with five installation venues confirmed, and five installers all committed and ready to deliver. Room designs and product requirements are considered and then we have the ‘small’ task of going to our industry friends to secure the required items. With five installs (two of which are quite substantial) this will
For 2023 we are already talking to the
along with some ambitious aspirations and
likes of Richard House Children’s Hospice in
expectations, we are needing to secure about
Beckton, Ty Gobaith (part of Hope House
45 sponsors for 2022. The sooner this can be
Children’s Hospice) in Conwy; Robin House
done, the sooner we can focus on completing
(part of CHAS) in Glasgow; Ellenor House
the installations, and developing our other
Children’s Hospice, in Gravesend; Helen and
activities to further the difference that we can
Douglas Children’s Hospice in Oxford and
all make in our community. So, if you can help,
Claire House Children’s Hospice in Liverpool,
want to begin sponsoring or what to confirm
so loads more to come.
continuing to support us, just get in touch. If you are happy to continue your sponsorship
CONTINUED SUPPORT
support into 2022, or would like to become a
TFC began in 2009, but it became an AV
new sponsor email ian@adcon.uk . Our entry
industry sponsored enterprise as of March
level Bronze package is priced at £500, and
2021. Therefore 2021 has been a 10 month
there are various levels after this. Together For
year and so far, it has proven to be a great
Cinema can only continue if it is backed by the
installers, are: Rainbows Hospice for Children
success with much being achieved and set up
AV industry. Please consider being a sponsor
and Young People, Loughborough. Installer:
to further secure our delivery of AV equipment
if you can.
Gary Mills of Decorum Technology. Jigsaw, (part
and facilities to good and deserving causes
of Eden Valley Children’s Hospice), Carlisle.
in the future. I’m pleased to say that the
Together For Cinema
Installer: Ian Burrow of Majik House.
enterprise has been well supported by our
togetherforcinema.co.uk
equate to a significant amount of product, but I am optimistic that our industry will step up yet again to give back to our community. The five venues, along with the committed
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