News

Now that we have the Big Lottery Award, and a smaller amount from Grass Roots, Devon, we have enough funds to purchase our own equipment and chairs.

We have plans to start next season with a Celebration Weekend and have booked

The Woodway Room for

September 10th, 11th, 12th

So put the dates in your diary and look forward to settling into those soft, comfy chairs!

MEMBERS’ CHOICE for APRIL 2010

Chudleigh enjoyed another successful Late Night Shopping event and it was a good opportunity to support the Business Guild and promote the film society. The picture is of our Treasurer, Sue, doing sterling work on the stall. We had so much donated that we had to expand on to two tables. Lots of people came along to support us and buy Christmas cakes, cards, presents and decorations and we took £108 to add to the funds.

In a prime position, outside the Co-Op, members of The South Devon Mini-Owners Club parked a red, a blue and a white mini to help us promote our January film – ‘The Italian Job’. It created quite a lot of interest, and sparked many reminiscences about the glory days of the Mini and the good times people enjoyed driving them. It seems quite a lot of people in Chudleigh have either owned, or own, a Mini. The first picture shows Derek Clark of SLJ Auto Services, our sponsors of the first film of 2010.

Beaten by only one society in the whole of Great Britain, proud members of Chudleigh Film Society show off their Certificate. This was a Distinction presented by the British Federation of Film Societies in the ‘Best New Film Society’ category.

Our big news to start the year:

We have been awarded a distinction in the catagory of ‘Best New Film Society’ in the British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) awards. This is particularly gratifying as the committee has worked so hard to set the society up and get it off the ground. Our efforts are now going into developing further the youth side of our work, and putting us on a secure financial footing. We are looking forward to the day when we have our own equipment and can thus reduce our outgoings. The core of our income comes from members’ subscriptions, and without these the future will be uncertain. We therefore ask for your support in spreading the word that anyone who joins for the remaining 7 films for only £25, is still getting very good value as well as supporting Chudleigh’s community cinema.