Thanks to the efforts of Wendy Griffiths, our 'official' fund raiser, the club has now achieved its target funding and the new screen has been ordered.
The screen will measure 16 feet x 9 feet and be housed in a cassette affixed to either the wall or the ceiling. At the press of a button, it will roll out and hang suspended before the audience. The screen is especially tensioned so that it does not warp or bend at the edges.
Soon will be gone the days of pinched fingers, dirty knees and decyphering the jig-saw of cantilevers needed to erect our existing screen. It will mean that anyone can participate in the equipment set-up process, regardless of limited mobility or disability.
Costing more than £5,000 the screen would have been beyond our reach had it not been for the kind and generous support of local community funding groups such as the Hadfield Trust, Cumbria Community Foundation, Co-operative Community Fund, Cumbria County Council, Brampton Parish Council and two other groups wishing to remain anonymous.
This is an excellent achievement for the club, which must also thank the Brampton and Beyond Development Trust which has kindly sanctioned the installation of the new screen on their premises.
This has been an example of the community working together and shows that even in these difficult times, with effort, positive results can be achieved.
THE NEW SCREEN IS SOON TO BE DELIVERED.
IT IS HOPED IT WILL BE FIXED BY 3RD MARCH 2012.
WE HOPE TO ATTRACT A CELEBRITY TO OFFICIALLY 'OPEN' IT FOR US.
DO YOU KNOW ANY LIKELY 'CELEBS', WHO WOULD DO THAT FOR THE CLUB?
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