THIS year marks the 10th anniversary since the bulldozers rolled up the steps of Northwich’s iconic Regal Cinema.
The Regal played a huge role in the lives of people from Northwich and the surrounding towns, so we couldn’t let this important anniversary go by without paying tribute.
Where better for it to come from than from the people who loved it most.
With this in mind, we invited people to share their favourite memories of the place with us, and the response had been truly fascinating.
Lou Crosby said: “Some of the most memorable events I have are from that place.
“The first film I saw there was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and I was traumatised by The NeverEnding Story.
“We all clapped along with Hogwarts for Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I loved the wall posters, and I was gutted when they pulled the place down.”
Jack Stubbs said: “Amazing cinema, with lots of memories of my grandad taking my brother and me. Box of fruit gums from that quirky little sweet counter in the amazing foyer.
“If it was still there, it would have brought more visitors to the town than anything else. It could have gone down the Everyman route.”
Stephanie Sommerville said:” I watched Casper and Titanic there, but Mrs Green who worked there will always be my fondest memory. She was a dinner lady at Victoria Road Primary School when I went there too.
Cathie Leather said: “Going to the matinees most Saturdays with my little brother. We would be first in the queue, get our drinks and poppets, and head from seats behind the stairs.
“We watched some great movies there, and we managed to get in to see Spiderman when he was 10. Then the following week they brought in the 12A rating, but we still managed to watch it again.”
Richard Rogerson said: “Regal was mega! When I was about eight or nine, we had zero money and couldn’t afford to go, but I used to ask my mum just to take me in the foyer to look at all the posters on the walls.
“Very, very cool cinema.”
Nick Hallissay said: "So many amazing memories. The heyday for us was Karl Woods’ tenure as manager.
"Realising he had to offer something different from the multiplexes, he really did: dressing up in the Scream costume and running across the screen when the exact same thing was happening in Scream 2, and him famously coming out to apologise - in advance! - to the audience of The Island of Dr Moreau for how bad it was, but pleading with the audience not to get restless and start throwing stuff. Legend."
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