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It seems the Heritage Lottery Fund has rejected the application from the Board of The Picture House for funding for their Centenary Project. Bad news, to say the least.

I thought that had all gone through .

What they had previously was clearance to go through to the next stage of the application process. This is the result of that next stage.

The Board of Campbeltown Community Business Limited regrets to announce that their application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for funding for The Centenary Project has been rejected.

The Board are hugely disappointed and feel that our precious building and business is now in peril. We were excited by the plan we had put forward, and genuinely feel that it provided a sustainable future for both our historic cinema and its business. The Board has been extremely grateful for all the support it has received over the past few months, from the general public, from Argyll & Bute Council and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. It has also been supported more widely: one fifth of the members of the Scottish Parliament from all over Scotland and of all political parties, supported a motion on the importance of the building, the community asset and the need to secure its future with funding support. We hope that both Historic Scotland and Creative Scotland will continue with their generous commitment towards our endeavours. We would also like to thank all our consultants for their unstinting help in providing all the information necessary for the HLF application.

One of the deficiencies in our application to HLF was the funding shortfall, so we urge everyone to keep helping us and joining in the various fundraising initiatives with which we shall be continuing. We are urgently seeking a solution to keep the project alive, and all monies raised is being put safely away into an interest bearing account.

We do have some exciting events in the near future. Firstly, nothing can stop the Centenary arriving on 26th May 2013! Furthermore, digital technology with 3D will definitely be installed early in the New Year. We appeal to everyone to keep coming to see the films, as this will help the business to survive.

WC1 wrote:It seems the Heritage Lottery Fund has rejected the application from the Board of The Picture House for funding for their Centenary Project. Bad news, to say the least.

That's a pity... Hopefully there are some big fundraising events being organised or the backup plan in being put into place after this outcome....

Had not heard anything locally about this, apart from reading this article....

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