THE LOCAL CINEMA (5)

Tonight we had our last Board meeting of the year at the local cinema, followed by Christmas drinks for all of the volunteers.

2011 has been a good year. We managed to raise the kr.500.000 needed to purchase digital equipment, and it was installed this week, ready to go live in the New Year. Both the picture and sound quality are better, and there is much less fiddling around splicing bits of film together; the whole thing is built up at the click of a mouse.

We also managed to make a small profit, which is an achievement in these straightened times. True, we inherited a building and have free labour. But even so; we still have to get the punters in to watch.

After ogling at the new equipment, we had mulled wine and various other Christmasey things. Then I said a few encouraging words and sent them off into the night, all fired up for a successful 2012, starting on 2 January with the next instalment of the Twilight saga.

Walter Blotscher