BBC Inside Out documentary
14th February 2010
At 7.30pm on 1st March 2010 on BBC1 (South West) the 10 minute documentary peice tracking the restoration of the vintage mobile cinema is aired for the first time. Viewers outside of the westcountry should be able to watch the programme via BBC iPlayer.
Slow progress being made on the cinema interior.
It’s been over a month now since we picked up our tools following the respray of the cinema and although progress is definitely afoot, it’s very slow going. At this stage of the project all of the tasks start overlapping and it becomes a 3D jigsaw of which one is never sure if all the pieces even exist! For example … Read More
New paint at last!
12th November 2009
Thursday 12th November will go down as a landmark date in the history of the mobile cinema KJU 267E. It was on this day that all the years of mechanics, stress and preparation have been leading up to – the day new paint goes on. The roof is the first part of the vehicle to see paint, then followed by … Read More
Wellington Timber save the day
7th November 2009
With the mobile cinema in Hills Body Works it was discovered the state of the wood in the driver’s door wasn’t as good as we’d hoped, and with our resident carpenter Hal unable to work, the repair looked ominous. Thankfully our wood supplier Wellington Timber stepped up and agreed to cut and shape the central, structural piece of wood. This … Read More