Waltham Forest Council will shortly decide the fate of the borough’s last working cinema, the beautiful and unique EMD on Walthamstow’s Hoe Street.
Although several cinema operators are actively interested in reviving the cinema, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) want to convert it for mainly church use despite having previous plans rejected [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Campaign to Save Cinema’
October 13, 2009
UCKG Planning Application and How to Object – UPDATED
October 10, 2009
Show Your Support – Posters and Leaflets
Show your support for the EMD Cinema campaign by downloading one of the posters below and displaying in your window, car or workplace.
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July 2, 2009
Council and UCKG Plan Conversion of EMD Cinema into Church – UPDATED
Protest outside the EMD Cinema on 18 April 2009.
Waltham Forest Council and the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) have unveiled plans for a new scheme to convert the historic EMD Cinema into a church.
The proposals would see the vast majority of the venue used exclusively as a church while some leftover space in [...]
July 1, 2009
Cinema Bidders Break Their Silence
Previous bidders who tried to buy the EMD Cinema have finally broken their silence.
The news follows a statement by Pastor Paul Hill of UCKG claiming it would not be possible to revive the venue as a cinema. Waltham Forest Council has also repeatedly stated that no serious bids were ever made to revive the EMD. [...]
May 3, 2009
Public Rejects Church Cinema Plan
More than 400 local residents attended a public meeting on 29 March 2009 to debate the future of the area’s historic EMD Cinema.
The public meeting was organised in response to a planning application which is expected shortly aimed at converting the film venue for church use.
At the end of the meeting the public was asked [...]
April 26, 2009
Arcade Multiplex Madness
After initially voicing very vocal support for the McGuffin campaign to save the EMD Cinema, Waltham Forest Council decided to sabotage efforts to revive this unique building and instead build a multiplex right next door!
At a time when the EMD Cinema was finally back on the market and a number of bidders had come forward [...]
March 8, 2009
The Campaign To Save The EMD…
Protestors descend on the EMD Cinema. January 2008.
Following a long campaign by the McGuffin Film Society, the government announced at the close of 2003 that UCKG would be denied permission to convert Waltham Forest’s EMD Cinema into a church.
This decision was based on the evidence collected at the Public Inquiry in 2003 where arguments were [...]
January 1, 2009
DVDs and Brochures
The DVD “The Last Days of the EMD Cinema” is now available.
“an essential film” – Screen Trade Magazine
“The Last Days of the EMD Cinema” covers the story of the venue from its early days as a cine-variety theatre until its controversial closure in January 2003 and the campaign to save it as a [...]
January 1, 2009
English Heritage Report
The EMD Cinema has been placed on a list of London’s most endangered architectural gems in a damning report published by English Heritage.
The Buildings At Risk Register is published annually and brings together information on all Grade I and II* listed buildings known to English Heritage to be at risk through neglect and decay. The [...]
