Last month we reported how the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford raised £34,000 to help it survive the coronavirus crisis.
Now we are looking back at some special festivals and events at the popular cinema off Cowley Road over the years.
Like many arts venues, the virus lockdown made it difficult for the UPP in Jeune Street to survive.
Fundraisers at the Ultimate Picture Palace
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It launched a desperate survival appeal and passed its £18,000 target in 90 minutes – with help from the Oxford Mail.
The Ultimate Picture Palace, in Cowley Road, is a local institution with a history stretching back to 1911, but after almost four months of lockdown, it found itself starved of funds.
A documentary festival at the cinema in 2009
The Oxford Mail launched its three-week crowdfunder appeal to raise £18,000. An hour and a half later it exceeded its target, to the delight of staff, volunteers and film buffs.
Phil Barry organises a music festival in 2009
Encouraged by their success, managers pushed the target to £34,000, meaning the cinema can reopen with films every day of the week on reopening in the autumn.
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Do you have any memories or old pictures of the UPP you want to share?
Email affrench@nqo.com.
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