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Aug 2021
Future of Ripon's Curzon's cinema remains unclear
Film enthusiasts in Ripon remain in the dark about the future of the city's Curzon cinema after the company released contradictory statements about its plans for the North Street site.
The cinema chain has said it gave 'misleading information' to the Stray Ferret when we got in touch in May about its reopening plans.
As the government moved towards the easing of covid lockdown restrictions, the company said in a statement on May 18:
However, less than 24 hours later, on 19 May, it said:
Now, after a Curzon customer raised fresh concerns about reopening with the Stray Ferret, the London-headquartered company said this week it would like to 'apologise for the misleading information' given and for 'the delayed reopening of our Ripon venue'.
But the question marks over its reopening remain.
The company said in a statement:
Ripon not on Curzon website
The two-screen Ripon cinema, which opened in November 2013, is not currently featured on the company's website, where 13 venues are listed.
Seven of the Curzon cinemas are in London, while in the north the company has locations in Sheffield and Knutsford, both of which have three screens.
Annual memberships range in price from £65 for a package that provides five credits for tickets or home cinema streams, to Curzon Cult + costing £850 per annum for 10 weekly credits.
A film lover, who was bought the basic £65 package in March 2020 as a birthday gift and asked to remain anonymous, told the Stray Ferret:
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In its statement on Tuesday, Curzon said:
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