Support 'The Projected Picture Trust'!!!

'The Projected Picture Trust' is based in Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire. It is an organisation which hopes to preserve and restore previous cinema technology and share this knowledge with the world. However they may be removed from the Bletchley Park premises due to a change in the Park's outlook and focus on world war 2 which the small museum of film no longer fits into.

I wish for more people to get involved with this charity especially people already involved in the film world, as persevering our history should be of up most importance! You can get involved with this charity by visiting the park itself or their website: http://wordpress.ppttrust.org/
You don't have to actually participate in events but you will receive a monthly magazine which details the current events as well as detailing cameras being worked on. For those who want to be actively involved there are opportunities to help restore items, no skill or previous work is necessary.

Currently the organisation has five options:

1. To try for a building of their own - this would require a patron or benefactor as well as a business plan and formation of a limited company.
2.To find a medium sized building - funded by the council or a grant, possibly with a community cinema.
3.To downsize their collection and look for a storage place/ separate workshop offsite and to focus on restoring items with no cinema.
4.To dissolve the trust which has been established since 1978 - THIS IS A LAST RESORT!
5.To tie in with another museum with a similar focus.

The trust would also love any other suggestions and of course support! It is open nationally and internationally and anyone is welcome to help and show there support.

Anyone is welcome to support, may it be individual or an organisation and more bases placed round the UK to make it more accessible to members and the public.

I have only previously enlisted as a member but have learnt a lot and a respect for the previous cinema history. In my spare time I hope to be more actively involved with the preservation of these much loved machines that brought us the moving image!

So for more information please visit their website (the link detailed above) and show your support and get involved. Also Spread the Word!!!