Charging rumpus at The Regal in Tenbury

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Tonight's the night

Months in the planning, hundreds of hours in the execution, and now finally tonight is the night of the biggest gala show Tenbury has ever seen.

Tony Christie, Paul Daniels and Debbie Mcgee,  Ceri Dupree, Kev Orkian and a host of other performers gather to entertain Tenbury in a sell out Gala Show.

Tenbury transported to the Royal Albert Hall

The Regal Tenbury, held it's first free to air live streaming event on Saturday night.

The picture and sound quality was amazing, and the audience really engaged with the show, with the traditional singing, clapping, stamping and of course the waving of flags.

Some even commented afterwards that they had been transported to the Royal Albert Hall and felt as if they were at the main event.

One slight technical glitch meant that the volume could not be increased quite a much as they would have liked and when the audience got very enthusiastic the sound from London couldn't be heard above the "local" singing. This has subsequently been resolved.

The Tenbury Town Council received numerous favourable comments about the event so the Mayor said at the Town Council Meeting "The Trust are to be congratulated on a wonderful evening"

The Regal is open at last

It's been years in the planning, months in the execution, and moments in the opening but at last the Regal Tenbury is fully open.

A short opening ceremony was held yesterday to mark a new chapter in the History of the Regal Tenbury Wells.

The ribbon was cut by Tenbury Mayor Cllr Susan Corfield, assisted by former projectionists, Andrew and Ted Wall and Tom Dallow.

After the ceremony over 120 people crowded into the Regal and became part of history as the Regal Trust used the new digital projector for the first time. The picture and sound quality was amazing, and everyone enjoyed all the new facilities.

The new Regal Cafe also opened for the first time, with patrons eager to sample the authentic hot dogs, the popcorn and a full range of drinks and coffees. The cafe is open daily from 10am to 5pm and from 6.30pm on show days. (Update - Cafe daytime opening delayed until Monday 10th)

The night couldn't have been such a success without the small army of volunteers who ran the box office, sold sweets and ice creams and showed people to their seats. They all did a marvellous job.

Films and live shows can be booked online at regaltenbury.co.uk or by visiting the Box Office.

The trusts Gala opening is on Sunday 16th September, when Tony Christie, will be joined by Paul Daniels, Debbie Magee, Ceri Dupree, Kev Orkian, The West End Musical Stars and a few surprise guests. This is Tenbury’s biggest ever show and is not to be missed. A few tickets are still available.

Regal Tenbury What's On Brochure Now Available

The new Regal Tenbury What's On brochure is now available from the Regal, the Library, the TIC and many other locations, or you can view all the shows on-line at regaltenbury.co.uk

A door to door drop is also under way in Tenbury & Burford and surrounding areas.

The brochure is also available to view/download.

Regal Trust moves forward

Users of the Tenbury Regal gathered at the Royal Oak last Wednesday to hear the vision of the newly formed Regal Management Trust.  

The mostly upbeat and positive meeting, demonstrated how exciting this project is going to be, and how the Regal will once again claim its rightful status in the Town and become a beacon of the arts and entertainment in the surrounding area.

The Tenbury Regal, often described as the "jewel" in Tenbury's crown, has been slightly tarnished in latter years and become something of a money pit for the Town Council.

The failing infrastructure and falling bookings along with the problems caused by the very expensive and inefficient heating system, meant that an increasing proportion of the Council precept was required to support it.

A large Heritage Lottery Grant was won and the building is currently undergoing extensive restoration along with the remodelling of the foyer area to make the building more suitable for today's audiences.

In order to make the very best of the wonderful opportunity from this new lease of life, the Town Council have agree to hand over the management of the building to a volunteer run management trust.

This will mean:-

• The ownership of the building will remain public with the Town Council.
  
  
• The management trust which will also be a registered charity will be able to raise funds to improve the facility, and the revenue from hire income will pay the running costs.  
  
  
• The Town Council will service the existing loans, and make a grant to the trust.
  
  
• Initially £120,000 has to be raised to complete the technical refit (which wasn't covered by the HLF Grant and fit out the cafe.  A good proportion of this money has already been raised or promised.
  
  
• The Regal Cinema group who used to run the film evenings has already disbanded and joined the new management trust.  
  
  
• Other occasional users such as TADS (Tenbury Amateur Dramatic Society) and TAOS (Tenbury Amateur Operatic Society) and the Tenbury Town Band, have been asked if any of their members would become Regal Trust volunteers.

The Regal is due to reopen in Summer 2012 so there is some urgency in creating and getting this exciting project underway.

Volunteers are needed across a wide spectrum of interests. Programming, Marketing, Technical, Front of House, Fund Raising, Administration, Shop & Cafe and many more.  You will be most welcome if you have a few hours to give or can make a much larger commitment.

Additional Volunteers from across the area are now urgently required, no experience is necessary!

A volunteer application form can be downloaded from here or collected from (and returned to) the Tenbury Library.  Additional information is also available from David Hambelton on 01584781767.

Artist Richard Gill, renovating the famous murals
inside the Tenbury Regal.

Check out http://www.richardpgill.co.uk
to see more of Richard's work.

Provisionally the next public meetings are on Tuesday 20th March and Wednesday 28th March.  Posters will be appearing in town later this week with additional information. 

The Trust is also in need of a new logo - (by Monday afternoon!)