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Jul 2023
Petition launched to reopen Ripon cinema
A petition has been launched calling for Ripon's only cinema to be reopened.
The Curzon closed on July 1 after the company said the venue had “specific challenges” and was “not suited to the long-term direction we have taken”.
Sterne Properties, which owns the site on North Street, has suggested the venue could be run as a community project with one cinema screen remaining.
However, a petition has been launched calling for the cinema to be reopened.
Adam Cordiner, who launched the campaign called Save Ripon Cinema, said he was “deeply disappointed” by Curzon’s decision to cease operating the venue.
He added he hoped the petition would help to highlight the community’s love for the site and that an operator would step in to reopen it as a cinema.
Mr Cordiner said:
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At the time of publication, the petition had attracted 48 signatures.
Mr Cordiner added that although there were proposals from Sterne Properties to turn the venue into a community project, he felt there was “no guarantee of this happening”.
He said:
For more information on the petition, visit the iPetition page here.
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