Update November 2006

Plans for a cinema for Yate are still alive, but have been delayed by the sale of Yate shopping centre by previous owners CIT.

Northavon MP Steve Webb has had a meeting with representatives of the new owners, the Englander Group, and has stressed how important a cinema is to local people. 

They are currently working on the first phase of changes to the shopping centre, but have promised to bring forward detailed plans in 2007 and have indicated that a site for a cinema is likely to be included in these plans.

We have had a massive response to the Cinema4Yate campaign. Hundreds of survey forms were posted back to Steve Webb, and a great response from this site, where replies were received on behalf of 1230 adults, 1250 teenagers and almost 400 children.  Previous shopping centre owners CIT were impressed by the extent of the grassroots campaign and included a cinema site in their blueprint for the new centre.

We are very encouraged by this progress, and a big thank you to everyone who has responded.  There are still a few hoops to jump through, but please keep the survey replies coming in, and hopefully we will soon have a brand new cinema in the centre of Yate!