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13 May 2008

friends of HULL SCREEN

Redacted »(15)  Friday 16 May - 7.30pm | Saturday 17 May - 7.30pm
Water Lilies »(15) (Subtitles)  Saturday 17 May - 2.15pm
La Zona »(15)  Monday 19 May - 7.30pm

POSSIBILITIES, POSSIBILITIES...

As always, we are confounded by the lack of clarity on the part of Hull Council; first we are told that the subsidy for Hull Screen has been reduced from some £l00,000 to a mere £l0,000 (yes, really!) but later we hear that this is not so, and that in fact the Council is considering other options - such as renting the Cecil cinema!

We think this would be a good venue because of its central location and nearby free parking after 6.00 p.m.; moreover, there is already one screen extant, with projector.   There is also a social area and space for two more screens.  Apparently the upstairs of the building is in good order.  We do not yet know if this is a definite option, or what the rent might be.  Watch this space...

Other possibilities remain, we hope, but we are as yet in the dark as to these.  However, the three Steering Group members who met with Peter Appleton and Mike Lister in February (see previous newsletter) are to meet them again, and possibly Carol Minns, on Tuesday 6th May.  We will report on this meeting in a special newsletter.

Hold your breath, still!!

Pablo González, of the Steering Group, wrote to West Hull MP Alan Johnson about the Screen, and received a positive response.  Sadly, attempts to contact Diana Johnson, with whom we had a very hopeful meeting late last year, have so far been unsuccessful.

Susan Harr & Val Brady

Membership Fees:

FHS membership fees are being used primarily for publicity as there is now NO money for this in the Screen's funding.  Thus, payment of fees is crucial.

Those who pay at any time during this year will be paid up until lst January 2009 also. If you have not paid your membership, please send cheque, made out to Friends of Hull Screen, to:

Susan Harr
Friends of Hull Screen
c/o Hull Screen
University of Lincoln
George Street
HULL
HU1 3BW.

We need to keep the funds at a healthy level for postage/copying and helping to publicise the Screen, which matter we have been discussing this afternoon.

New members continue to join FHS, and we hope that many of you will become active in what is going to be a challenging period ahead (see below.)

A dedicated poster for display in various locations is being designed.  If any members could place this in local windows, cafes and other suitable outlets, please let us know.  The poster will be designed with an eye-catching frame, into which the two-monthly programme can be slotted when the schedule changes.

Queen Victoria Square

We also hope to have a fortnightly stall in Queen Victoria Square, in the city centre, on Saturdays from 12.00 to 1.30 p.m. approximately, with leaflets and information about the Screen, together with membership forms.  Many shoppers cross the Square at this time, including a lot of young people.  Please let us know if you would like to help on any particular date.  (The first stall was on Saturday 3rd May.)

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