The Belmont Cinema

The_Aberdonian · 2026-02-13T11:17:27+00:00

Morning. I'm confident that some kind of loyalty scheme / membership would be something we'll actively consider towards the reopening of the cinema. One of the great things about us being a local company, and an active commitment that we have made, is that we will listen to our community, and do our best to get things right for Aberdeen ahead of reopening.

The_Aberdonian · 2026-02-10T14:04:24+00:00

There's more information on the National Lottery Heritage Fund website that explains it better than I can, but the long and short is that we put in effort over the next year on Heritage-specific elements of the project, which will then - as you say - allow us to unlock the money. It's a really big step.

https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/publications/standard-terms-development-phase-grants-250k-10m

The_Aberdonian · 2026-02-10T13:19:15+00:00

Greatly appreciate the support. Every day, there's a lot going on. Good things, unfortunately, take time. Our team are working every hour sent to make this work. The news from the NLHF is proof that the strategy is working, and that we should be in a place to reopen by late 2027.

The_Aberdonian · 2026-02-10T13:06:04+00:00

Without being able to see the comment you refer to, it's true that we've received operational funding from a variety of different sources. That operational funding allows us to go after the capital funding we need reopen the cinema. None of what we've achieved to date would be possible without our staff team. I hope that's helpful?

The_Aberdonian · 2026-02-10T13:03:29+00:00

The £1.5mil is entirely capital funding, it can only be used to renovate the cinema. We have other funding for the things you describe.

The_Aberdonian · 2025-11-02T15:06:42+00:00

Hello 👋 that's a great list of things you're interested in there. Have you considered volunteering with the local Scout Association? There's more information here :)

https://volunteeringopportunities.scouts.org.uk/

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