The grand opening of Liverpool Lighthouse will take place on Saturday 3rd December at 2pm screening The Greatest Showman Sing-along free to the community and invited VIP guests
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
- Charlie Brown opened and managed the Gaumont from 1931 to 1935. The building operated as a Gaumont cinema until November 1960. His grandson Andy Brown will be at the official opening on December 3rd
- Based in a refurbished former Gaumont cinema in high-deprivation North Liverpool, Liverpool Lighthouse are a registered charity working with the local community to create thriving communities of people living more fulfilled lives
- Tickets can be booked on EventBrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lighthouse-cinema-launch-greatest-showman-sing-a-long-tickets-461211113857
- Guests are encouraged to come in fancy dress, inspired by show business and circus
- Guests who came to it when it was the Gaumont Palace will be attending
The cinema aims to promote well-being for the local community which has the highest levels of deprivation nationally at a time when people are struggling with the cost of living crisis, bring people together in positive shared experience and provide creative, cultural opportunities to promote connection and improved mental health and wellbeing.
Liverpool Lighthouse with support from Awards for All, LFC, Liverpool Mayoral Fund and Crowd Funding purchased and installed a cinema-quality AV system and screen in the auditorium along with other equipment to help create an authentic cinema experience. Liverpool Lighthouse was established in 1998 in a former Gaumont Cinema building and is now a Creative Sanctuary for its local communities and artists with a creative wellbeing programme.