ELSECAR has just opened its doors to a new pop-up cinema 33 years after the Futurist cinema closed its doors in the village.
A special screening of the classic film Back to the Future launched the community cinema which was held at The Ironworks in Elsecar Heritage Centre yesterday.
Films will be shown at the pop-up community cinema every month for the next year and will be screened from the Milton Hall in Elsecar.
A Christmas cinema will take place on Friday December 15 from 7pm until 10.30pm, however the film has not yet been decided, and further dates regarding future shows will be released closer into the new year.
The community cinema is being funded by Wentworth and Elsecar Great Place in partnership with the Cinema for All and the Forge Community Partnership.
The Great Place team are now looking for volunteers who are aged between 16 and 30 to receive training from the project’s partners to help manage the future direction of the cinema.
Dominic Somers, from Wentworth and Elsecar Great Place, said: “Back to the Futurist will be a cinema for all and we can’t wait to give it back to the people of Elsecar.
“We’re keen to hear from young people in the local area who would be interested in volunteering.
“They could already be studying media or just have an interest in film.
“Back to the Future came out in the same year the Futurist closed its doors to the public in 1985 so it was fitting to choose it as our first film.”
Neil Spencer, from the Forge Community Partnership, said: “Forge Community Partnership and the Milton Hall group are very excited at the opportunity to be a part of the rebirth of the community cinema in Elsecar, working with the Great Place team and other partners.”
