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 this year and there are two more that will be installed and completed in time for Christmas.

Already Installed: Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, Huddersfield, Yorkshire - Installed 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 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 installers, are: Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, Loughborough. Installer: Gary Mills of Decorum Technology. Jigsaw, (part of Eden Valley Children’s Hospice), Carlisle. Installer: Ian Burrow of Majik House.

Andy at St.Andrew’s Hospice, Grimsby. Installer: Ben Cook of Sonic Vision. The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice, Stoke on Trent. Installer: Andy Bell of Trusted Technology. Julia’s House, Corfe Mullen, near Poole. Installer: Iain Brown of Wessex AV. Thank you to all the installers who are kindly giving their time to make these very special, life enhancing, cinema rooms happen

For 2023 we are already talking to the likes of Richard House Children’s Hospice in Beckton, Ty Gobaith (part of Hope House Children’s Hospice) in Conwy; Robin House (part of CHAS) in Glasgow; Ellenor House Children’s Hospice, in Gravesend; Helen and Douglas Children’s Hospice in Oxford and Claire House Children’s Hospice in Liverpool, so loads more to come.

CONTINUED SUPPORT

TFC began in 2009, but it became an AV industry sponsored enterprise as of March 2021. Therefore 2021 has been a 10 month year and so far, it has proven to be a great success with much being achieved and set up to further secure our delivery of AV equipment and facilities to good and deserving causes in the future. I’m pleased to say that the enterprise has been well supported by our industry and our 2021 sponsorship budget was achieved within only a few months. This enabled us to focus on furthering the foundation and stability of Together For Cinema and most importantly, getting the job done. We had 34 valued sponsors in 2021 and I am optimistic that most, if not all, of these will continue their support for 2022. However, with next year being a 12 month period, along with some ambitious aspirations and expectations, we are needing to secure about 45 sponsors for 2022. The sooner this can be done, the sooner we can focus on completing the installations, and developing our other activities to further the difference that we can all make in our community. So, if you can help, want to begin sponsoring or what to confirm continuing to support us, just get in touch. If you are happy to continue your sponsorship support into 2022, or would like to become a new sponsor email ian@adcon.uk . Our entry level Bronze package is priced at £500, and there are various levels after this. Together For Cinema can only continue if it is backed by the AV industry. Please consider being a sponsor if you can.

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