Wolverhampton’s Light House Cinema and Café Bar has seen the new year in with a bang, having raised nearly £5000 from their latest Crowdfunder campaign. The registered charity is dependent on fundraising and ticket sales, so this latest figure is a welcome start to what is going to be a busy 2022 for the city centre venue.
Light House CEO Kelly Jeffs says:
‘It’s not just the total money raised that has been a boost to Light House – it’s the demonstration of support from so many people who value what we do here that has really given us a fantastic start to 2022. We’re so grateful for every donation we received, and everyone who shared the Crowdfunder and helped to spread the word.
We’ve got so many great things planned for 2022 that this fundraiser will help us achieve. We’re really pleased to be part of the Offsite 9 exhibition as part of the British Art Show 9 in the city and we’ve got some wonderful work on show, made possible by the support of our landlords, Midland Industrial Association, who oversee the Chubb Buildings site.
Then in February we’re straight into Wolverhampton Literature Festival, when we’ll be hosting master craftsman and presenter Jay Blades in conversation about his autobiography, as well as a collection of poetry events. We can’t wait to welcome the first Wolverhampton Film Festival, followed by the return of the fabulous Deaffest following its hiatus due to Covid. And that’s just a taster of things to come! We continue with our fantastic film programme, with Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast proving to be a big hit with our audience at the moment, and there are some brilliant films coming soon such as Operation Mincemeat, starring Colin Firth, Kelly McDonald and Johnny Flynn; The Duke, with Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren; and the Downton Abbey sequel, which is sure to be popular with audiences.’
For more information about Light House’s film schedule, please visit www.light-house.co.uk
