Introducing... the virtual Regal!

The time has come at last when we can pull back the curtains and reveal the start of our exciting web project; the virtual Regal!

Clicking over to the Regal online will take you straight to the opening page of our new website. The virtual Regal is an online representation of the cinema which, when complete, will contain photographs, written memories and oral histories of the Regal, all as told by real people.

The full website will continue to grow over the coming months as we unlock doors into the cinema itself and start to reveal to you some of the fascinating stories that we've captured so far. If you'd like to contribute to our collection of memories then you'll find an easy link to do so in the website's memory reel. We'd love to hear from you, whether you remember the Regal on its opening day or six months ago, or anything in between! Stories and memories from its life as a cinema, a theatre or any other function (yoga classes in the community centre? a visit to the hairdressers or cake shop at the front?) are all very welcome!

We hope you enjoy exploring the website. We'll keep you up to date through the blog as we upload new content.

A Virtual Regal

The Regal will celebrate its 75th birthday in July this year; it's a fantastic building with so many stories to tell. We try to bring you some of the interesting ones of objects and film here on the blog, but some of the most interesting stories are the ones that its visitors remember.

Because of that, we're currently working with Field of Vision, a local web design company, to build a special interactive site that celebrates the stories of the people who have worked in and visited the Regal over the years. This site, a virtual Regal, will contain the words, photographs and voices of people who have visited the cinema over the years.

We're very excited about the site, which will allow you to explore a virtual Regal on the internet, discovering people's stories and memories as you go. Below, we've included a couple of teaser sections from some of the site artwork to whet your appetite...

Who's working late tonight?

Catching the late film?

If you've got any memories of the Regal that you'd like to share with the world then please let us know. Stories of the first film you remember seeing there, the people who you went with... whether it's from five years ago or fifty years ago, we'd love to hear from you. As well as taking your memories and publishing them for all to see on our site, we're also looking for some people to be interviewed about their stories. So if you'd like to be made famous for all time on the world wide web, now's your chance to speak up! If you'd rather remain anonymous that's fine too.

The more stories that we can collect, the more we can tell the world about the Regal.

Have you got a story to share?