{"id":675203,"date":"2026-01-05T10:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/675203\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:31:19","slug":"historic-photos-of-woolton-picture-house-released-following-overwhelming-support-over-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/675203\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic photos of Woolton Picture House released following &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; support over Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Woolton Picture House reopened over the Christmas period to help raise funds for its future. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Woolton\u2019s Picture House<\/strong> <strong>has closed the curtain on its 12 Days of Christmas campaign with an overwhelming show of community support \u2013 raising a staggering \u00a360,000 and welcoming thousands of visitors back through its doors for the first time in years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The festive programme, which saw the historic cinema reopen for a limited run of fundraising screenings, welcomed <strong>7,300 ticket-holders<\/strong> across the 12 days. Along the way, audiences enjoyed <strong>1,500 buckets of popcorn<\/strong>, <strong>2,000 interval ice creams<\/strong> \u2013 and even witnessed a <strong>Christmas Eve proposal <\/strong>\u2013 as the Picture House once again echoed with laughter, applause and shared memories.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WPH-Proposal-Jacob-and-Lucy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Woolton Picture House - The Guide Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-231438\"  \/>Proposal at Woolton Picture House with Jacob &amp; Lucy <\/p>\n<p>The success of the campaign brings the cinema\u2019s overall fundraising total to just under <strong>\u00a3220,000<\/strong>, marking a major milestone in the ongoing effort to secure the future of Liverpool\u2019s oldest surviving cinema. <strong>Built in 1927<\/strong>, the venue is the city\u2019s only remaining single-screen cinema and is currently the focus of a community-led campaign to raise <strong>\u00a3700,000<\/strong> to purchase the building and restore it as a community-owned cultural venue.<\/p>\n<p>The festive reopening featured screenings of much-loved Christmas classics including It\u2019s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Elf, Love Actually and White Christmas, offering supporters a chance not only to enjoy the films but to play a direct role in safeguarding the cinema\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the iconic cinema has released incredible images that take you back to its glory days, dating as far back as 1927.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1227\" data-id=\"231515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_JS284502865-1.jpg.webp.webp\" alt=\"Woolton Picture House - Iconic Historic Images - The Guide Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-231515\"  \/>Picture \u2013 Woolton Picture House<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1227\" data-id=\"231516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_JS284502965-1.jpg.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231516\"  \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" data-id=\"231517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Woolton-Cinema-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Woolton Picture House - Iconic Historic Images - The Guide Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-231517\"  \/>Picture \u2013 Woolton Picture House<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"735\" data-id=\"231513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_JS284502853.jpg-enhanced.jpeg\" alt=\"Woolton Picture House - Iconic Historic Images - The Guide Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-231513\"  \/>Picture \u2013 Woolton Picture House<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1227\" data-id=\"231514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_JS284502858.jpg.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231514\"  \/>Picture \u2013 Woolton Picture House<\/p>\n<p>Led by Woolton Cinema Community Interest Company (CIC), the project aims to return the cinema to community ownership and reopen it as a multi-use cultural space for film, live performance, music and local events \u2013 ensuring it remains a living part of Woolton life for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>Fundraising will continue into the new year, and all details of the project can be found here <a href=\"https:\/\/laurapricecomms-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/2o2QPXqtvyog_FKWv4jcTleWTGcLeLFNUPKcaMYwJauJVUCWNmwGm8zu0el5r6WHMwFSSlUppNNvT8uD7PjRvuu-HdNfxc7s4MzJ_2tJvgsTlCIlA_MVjAgHmnQveygxFC1vhgP29y152-E6J2sHskjH78072MifDAXvQd87YSEsZA4nqoO4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wooltoncinema.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>See what\u2019s on this month in Liverpool on our calendar <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\/upcoming_events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Woolton Picture House reopened over the Christmas period to help raise funds for its future. 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