The Picture-Palace.org website site is one year old – it might look a bit different but it’s the same at heart and that deserves some cake.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way, you can take the rest of the day off because there is plenty more to do.

Hot off the press from the Streatham Guardian

UPDATE: Cinema campaigners celebrate church’s “no appeal” announcement

Campaigners who want to see the former bingo hall in Crystal Palace become a cinema said they are “delighted” the church that owns the site will not appeal the council decision to turn down its application to open a place of worship there. Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) confirmed today in a statement it would not be challenging Bromley Council’s decision to refuse the change from D2 community use because it does not want to be seen as “fighting” the very community it wanted to serve. 

Annabel Sidney, who heads up the Picture Palace Campaign (PPC), said: “PCC is delighted to learn that the KICC does not intend to appeal and has finally acknowledged that the local wishes and views of 3,500 residents who objected to the change of use application, and the views of Bromley, Croydon and Lambeth councils should be respected.  To read more………………………..

A moving film produced by members of the Picture Palace Campaign. It really reminds us what we are fighting for and the great community spirit shown at the public meeting at the Queens Hotel last October.

The producers of the film stayed up all night before the meeting editing the fantastic footage they had taken. What a great team effort. The meeting was one of the defining moments of the campaign.

Don’t forget the deadline for KICC to submit an appeal expires at midnight on Monday 21 June. The Picture Palace Campaign will provide an update as soon as they have any news.