Cinema screens pledge for plan

Friday 5th March 2010, 10:26AM GMT.

State-of-the-art 3D digital cinema will come to Oswestry if timber firm Richard Burbidge Ltd wins the four-way battle to build the town’s new supermarket, developers revealed today.

The firm announced today it has changed its proposals for a new cinema as part of its multi-million supermarket scheme at Whittington Road.

The cinema will now be 100 per cent digital and will include at least two 3D screens.

Market towns cinema specialist, Reel Cinema, has signed up to the regeneration proposal.

Chris Morgan Giles, Reel Cinema advisor, said: “At Oswestry, we are keen to invest in the latest cinematic experience.”

Richard Burbidge submitted a planning application in January last year for a new Tesco supermarket, five-screen Reel cinema and associated restaurants, as well as delivering in the region of 350 jobs.