Dementia Friendly

Our dementia-friendly screenings take place every second Wednesday of the month.

The film starts at 11am, and our cafe and facilities are be open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee & cake!

As with all our accessible screenings, carers go free.

We’re a dementia-friendly venue and all our staff have been dementia trained via the Alzheimer’s Society. We’ve adapted the space and made adjustments to make sure the space is as safe, helpful, and happy as possible.

This includes:

Additional signage
No adverts or trailers
Lights are left on dim and volume is turned down
The cinema isn’t filled to capacity
Relaxed – eg attendees can sing, dance or talk during the film
15 min interval
Extra cushions & alternative seating available

If you have any questions email us, or sign up for our newsletter to hear about forthcoming screenings!

Accessibility:
Please be aware, the cinema is on the first floor and there is no lift. We do have a medium-wide (1100mm) stairwell with handrails on both sides, and we’ve had several guests with limited mobility join us for films. However it does rely on walking up the stairs (with assistance as required).

Our staff will be ready to lend a hand wherever needed.

Please see here for our Accessibility Document.

Mon, 30 May

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

This showing of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be a dementia-friendly screening! Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here.

12:15 £5 Monday!

Wed, 8 Jun

The Wizard of Oz

This showing of The Wizard of Oz will be a dementia-friendly screening! A tornado whisks Dorothy and her house from Kansas to Munchkin City, squashing the Wicked Witch of the East upon landing. The Wicked Witch of the West vows revenge, while Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to see the Wizard of Oz, hoping he can tell her how to get home. On the way she makes friends with a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion - all of whom have specific reasons for wanting to meet the magical Wizard. With the Wicked Witch out to get her, will Dorothy ever get home again? Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 13 Jul

Breakfast at Tiffany's

This showing of Breakfast at Tiffany's will be a dementia-friendly screening! Loosely based on the 1958 novella by Truman Capote, glamorous party girl and Manhattan socialite Holly Golightly finds herself drawn to an aspiring writer who moves into her luxurious apartment complex but her past threatens to get in the way. Breakfast at Tiffany's was nominated for several Academy awards, winning Best Score for Henry Mancini and Best Song for Johnny Mercer's classic tune "Moon River". Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here.

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 10 Aug

A Hard Day's Night

This showing of A Hard Day's Night will be a dementia-friendly screening! The Fab Four star in their first big-screen outing, which is an immensely fun little adventure (with lots of absurd jokes) as they try to evade their screaming fans, a collection of classic songs and a fascinating document of 1960's culture. A film gauranteed to bring a smile and get your feet tapping Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here.

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 14 Sep

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 12 Oct

Stormy Weather

This showing of Stormy Weather will be a dementia-friendly screening! The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African American entertainers of the early 1900s. Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 9 Nov

Hairspray

This showing of Hairspray will be a dementia-friendly screening! A loving musical remake of John Waters' comedy about overcoming racism and other forms of prejudice in 1960s Baltimore, with crowdpleasing perormances from the likes of John Travolta, Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Amanda Bynes and Queen Latifa. Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here.

11:00 dementia friendly

Wed, 14 Dec

It's a Wonderful Life

This showing of It's A Wonderful Life will be a dementia-friendly screening! Hollywood's best-loved star teams up with America's favourite director to create one of the world's most popular films. "It's A Wonderful Life" is the ultimate seasonal feel-good film. Starring the unforgettable James Stewart as George Bailey, the man who receives the greatest Christmas gift of all, and a superb ensemble cast including Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore, this high-spirited Christmas tale is directed by the immortal Frank Capra and ranks as an all-time favourite of fans and critics alike. Our cafe and facilities are open from 10am for early arrivals, tea, coffee and cake! The film will begin at 11am. And as with all our accessible screenings carers go free.
Hope to see you there! For more information about these screenings, see our blog post here.

11:00 dementia friendly

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