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ILKLEY Cinema will re-open next week with a screening of a film shot in the town. The cinema welcomes back audiences on Monday, May 17 and will finally screen Say Your Prayers, a thriller starring Sir Derek Jacobi set in Ilkley Literature Festival. It was originally due last November but was postponed when cinemas closed in the second lockdown. With a cast that also includes Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin, Say Your Prayers is about two “radical Christian hitmen” who travel to Ilkley to assassinate an atheist writer, a festival guest. The film was originally due for release as ‘video on demand’ but when approached by Ilkley Cinema, Bradford City of Film director David Wilson worked with the British Board of Film Classification and Bradford Council’s licensing department on securing a 12A certificate for a cinema screening.
NEW film Say Your Prayers, starring Sir Derek Jacobi - which was filmed in Ilkley and is set in the town’s famous literature festival - will feature on the programme of films available to see at Ilkley Cinema when doors reopen on Monday, May 17. It is about “two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen” who travel to Ilkley to assassinate a famed atheist writer, a guest speaker at the literature festival. It was originally scheduled for release on Video on Demand and was then due to screened at Ilkley Cinema last year. It has a 12A certificate. Georgia Milner at Ilkley Cinema says: “We have been overwhelmed by the positive response to our returning programme. Ilkley Cinema has always been a hub for our local community and we are so excited to welcome everyone back.
LOCAL independent cinemas are amongst the organisations who will receive cash in the second round of grants awarded as part of the Culture Recovery Fund. The 12 cinemas in Yorkshire to receive funding include Ilkley Cinema which will get £40,398. The Picture House in Keighley receives £39,598 and the Plaza Cinema in Skipton gets £48,641. As the first independent cinema to have opened in the region in 46 years, Ilkley Cinema, Ilkley is a significant contributor to Ilkley s cultural scene and has received the Ilkley Business Award for best new business. The cinema offers parent and baby screenings, Silver Screen shows for older audiences, free tickets for carers, and discounted rates for local schools. It also supports local filmmakers with the opportunity to screen their work and participates in festivals including Sheffield Adventure Film Festival and Banff Reel Rock plus other outdoor focused
ILKLEY’S artisan past can be traced in a new self-guided walk. The Winter Heritage Walk can be found on the Ilkley Civic Society website and gives a fascinating insight into a part of the town’s history. Artisan Town Ilkley is a walk below the railway track including the Railway Town Conservation Area. The Ilkley Civic Society says: “From the 1867 land sales, land below the railway could be used for business so smaller terraced houses, lodging houses, workshops, smithies and builders’ yards were built.” The circular walk starts and ends at the Manor House - taking in a wide range of historical sites along the way.