The Kintyre Forum

From the Picture House website http://www.weepictures.co.uk/news.php?readmore=27

Picture House Raffle and Centenary Project

The Picture House is running a "Help Refurbish Your Community Cinema" raffle this year and are appealing to everyone to participate. Tickets will be available in the cinema and at other locations within the Campbeltown area. We will also be selling raffle tickets at the RNLI Day in June as well as at the field during the Kintyre Music Festival in August (weather permitting). The 1st Prize is £300, with 2nd and 3rd prizes of £100 and £50. Please support your community cinema!

We celebrate our Centenary on 26 May, 2013 and it is the Board’s intention to commission a feasibility study and then, with grant aid from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and other funders, upgrade and refurbish The Picture House in time for the 100 years birthday.

The money raised from the raffle will enable us to launch “The Centenary Project” and pay professional fees for a Conservation Management Plan, a necessary first step in our project.

During the winter of 2006/7 the building was re-roofed which has made a big difference but there is still a lot to do to update the building and bring the facilities into the 21st Century. Last year Historic Scotland gave the building a prestigious “A” listing which denotes historical significance, and together with the Burnet Building this means that there are two “A” Listed buildings next door to each other in our small town.

If successful, this refurbishment will make your community cinema a venue you will be proud to support and visit.

Old enough to remember the Bingo every Friday night in the Wee Picture House. A great way of raising money and a good night out for the public.

A recent Bingo night in the bowling club raised £700.00 in a few hours. Is there a reason why this cannot be done on a weekly basis in the Picture House? There is always a good turnout when the event is held at other venues throughout the town.

Does it involve a special licence?

All cash-prize bingo should have a license, which is why it stopped previously at the Picture House. There simply weren't enough people attending to yield enough profit to cover the cost of the license.

WC1, If a licence is needed how much does it cost? I understood it to be about £350.00?

Just as a point of interest I write licence with 2 C's. I notice that you spell it with a c and and s? I always thought that was the American spelling. Not that it matters too much but interested to know the difference.

I don't know what the full license costs now, but it was well into 4 figures when the Picture House last ran bingo and that was at least ten years ago.

Spelling of license? Computer auto-corrects and to be honest I can't be bothered changing it back. In normal circumstances I'm not usually known for incorrect speling.

WC1 wrote:Spelling of license? Computer auto-corrects and to be honest I can't be bothered changing it back. In normal circumstances I'm not usually known for incorrect speling.

Wasn't having a go at your spelling skills, honest. I am just naturally curious about the spelling of American English and British English but that's for another thread so best not hi-jack this one. No offence intended.

Would it be worth finding out about the licence fee. After all the people you are targeting to buy raffles would likely buy more if they were getting entertained at the same time. Captive audience who like a flutter.

A Bingo Licence costs £3500 and is issued by A & B Council for periods of two (2) years. The licence is payable up front.
It may be worth noting that although there is plenty of bingo run within the town, the organisations or individuals who run such sessions without a licence are technically in breach of the law, and, if enforced, the penalties can be severe. Bingo is gambling and therefore requires a licence.

A costing exercise was done for the Picture House within the last two years. To make it profitable (The Picture House is a commercial organisation) would require a minimum number of people at EVERY session and it would just not pay. It should also be noted that in the last two years numerous bingo halls have closed and these are mainly in areas of large populations - and large population is not something the Wee Toon is endowed with.

Hope this answers the query.

SHUG wrote:A Bingo Licence costs £3500 ..........

£3,500! - who is that payable to and what is done with the cash - sounds like a lot of money - could it be recycled back to local good causes - like eh, the cinema?!

All Licensing fees are paid to A & B Council whether for pub, club or gamling. What they dowith it I have no idea. Pity they would not use it to improve the roads from Kennacraid to the Town

Kintyre Forum News wrote:We will also be selling raffle tickets at the RNLI Day in June as well as at the field during the Kintyre Music Festival in August (weather permitting).

Actually, there is no RNLI Day this year (it's every 2 years it seems) so tickets will be on sale at the Agricultural Show instead. And of course at the Music Festival. I should update the website

Malky