The project was in development for more than a decade
A cinema which people said 'would never happen' has gone on to become a vital part of its local community. Southport 's Bijou cinema was the brainchild of movie fan Michael Lockwood, who had a “dream and goal in life” to open his own cinema. In fact, the name ‘Bijou’ was inspired by the The Bijou Movie Theatre of Bedford Falls which appears in the 1946 classic It’s A Wonderful Life - which happened to be one of Michael’s favourite films.
Get information on summer events sent straight to your phone Met Office and Accuweather forecasts as Liverpool set for 20C days Andy said: “Back before I joined the team, people would talk about it and say, ‘There’s meant to be a cinema coming, but it’ll never happen.’ was keen to spread the word. I said, ‘Right, we’re setting a date, and that’s the date we’re opening’.” “Even before the day we opened, we were still painting and getting stuff ready.” Andy has been proudly continuing Michael’s legacy, since the founder died in 2021.
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