Visit Alderney - Alderney Cinema
Since 1982, enthusiastic volunteers have been showing the latest film releases in the Alderney Arts Centre & Cinema, a large 19th-century building in Victoria Street.
As it has only one projector – and a small portable one at that – there has to be an interval halfway through each movie so that the projectionists can change the spools. And while they do so, most of the adults in the audience rush out to one of the nearby pubs to satisfy their thirst. Children queue at the box office to buy sweets and soft drinks.
From April to October, the cinema shows three or four current film releases a month, but in the winter, when fewer visitors are around, the number drops to two or three a month. More than half of the movies are sponsored by local businesses and individuals, and all of the screenings are organised and run by The Alderney Cinema Club, which has more than 250 members, including 25 conscientious volunteers who take turns manning the box office and projection room.
The prices of tickets have stayed the same for almost two decades: £4 for members, £4.50 for non-members aged 15 years and over, and £3 for young people under 15. Tickets may be bought in advance from Stuart Painter at Direct Rentals (01481 824277), located a few steps away from the cinema, or purchased at the box office half an hour before each showing.
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