SIR: As it's the centenary of cinema this year, on behalf of the Mercia Cinema Society, I am trying to gather information on the cinemas of the past. If any of your readers are ex-projectionists or if anyone has details about the cinemas, I would be extremely grateful to hear from them.

Mr C Sanders, 5 Arcadia Avenue, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, DH3 3UH

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