Aldeburgh Cinema

Aldeburgh Cinema was founded in 1919 and has screened films regularly since then. The auditorium was built onto the back of a 19th-century High Street store. In the 1960s the theatre was in financial difficulties and was scheduled to close; members of the community came together to refurbish the building and to organize events in the theatre. Among these was Susan Harrison, who in 2012 was presented with a British Empire Medal for her work in promoting film and theatre arts. using equipment provided by the government organized Digital Screen Network. The theatre hosts a cinema club which in 2012 had about 1,200 members. In 2013 the cinema employed the United Kingdom's oldest working…