Background info on the project and donation details for anyone who wishes to contribute towards the cost of the project can be found at the bottom of this page.
Updates on the progress of the project are below, with the newest information listed first.
16th December 2010 - Meeting with Design Team
The first meeting with the newly appointed Design Team took place today. The team were welcomed by the Board with introductions being made between all attending. The Design Team members stressed that the majority of their work was concerned with historic buildings.
The aspirations of the Board were discussed with the main priority being to create a new sustainable business, closely followed by a top quality restoration of the cinema. Key dates and a timetable for the project development were agreed. Tours of the premises were conducted during the showing of a film and more intensively at the end of the meeting.
Further meetings are planned for January 2011.
8th December 2010 - Contracts Awarded
Contracts for the Development Phase of The Centenary Project have now been awarded. Martin Hadlington, Conservation Architect, will lead a strong Design Team. He will be supported by Morham & Brotchie, Quantity Surveyors; David Narro Associates, Structural Engineers; Irons Foulne, Energy Consultants and CDM Scotland as Construction Design Management Co-ordinators. All are experienced in working on heritage projects.
They will be joined by Jura Consultants for the Activity and Business planning and Campbell and Co. for the Interpretive and Exhibition plan.
The Board of Directors is delighted that such a high quality team has been appointed and will hold the first meeting with the Design Team on 16th December 2010.
Background
The Directors of Campbeltown Community Business and The Picture House are delighted to announce that the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded this project a first-round pass of £700,000. This award is to conserve the interior of The Picture House and bring the annex back into use by joining the two buildings together.
The cinema-going experience of the visiting public will be enhanced with a new kiosk, café bar and the introduction of digital and 3-D projection. Also within this new space an historical interpretative exhibition will be created, using the iconic MacGrory Photographic collection which portrays the social history of Campbeltown and Kintyre during the 1890s and early 1900s.
A further small auditorium will be built in the courtyard to provide an additional screen for the showing of other films and the audio visual history of the area over the past centuries. This will provide a further income stream to ensure the financial survival of The Picture House. It will also enable us to open the doors during the daytime for visitors and locals alike. The completed project is expected to cost in the region of £1.7 million.
HLF also awarded a grant of £70,000 for Development Funding. Augmented by a grant of £23,623 from LEADER the Directors will spend the next six months working on the plans ready to submit a Round Two application to HLF in June 2011. Contracts for this work will be awarded very shortly and regular updates will be placed on this page.
Fundraising for Centenary Project
The final project has been provisionally costed at £1,740,000, pending the development work. If success is achieved at Round Two, then HLF will cover 40% of the costs. It is hoped that other funders like Historic Scotland, LEADER and HIE will contribute towards the balance of the project.
If you wish to contribute, a Picture House Centenary Fund account has been opened and donations can be sent to the Picture House office, handed to a member of staff or you can make a donation online by clicking the button below. The Board of Directors urges all those interested in the preservation of this very special building to support this project.
