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Topic: Re:Re:Must be doing something right
Posted by: Michael Brandt
Date/Time: 03/01/13 22:02:00

Indeed they must be doing a few things right as it is better than it has been for a long time and the cinema has been great these past few years - although it has been a bit barren over the last 6 months.

But Anthony has raised some very valid points, not what I would call a rant.

Like many in Brentford  who have long patronised the centre, he is absolutely right. Moving Watermans without assurances of a better facility could well kill it.

I suspect the sudden interest in the car park after many years of it being inexplicably neglected and now revamped with charges is a precursor to a new site without any car parking or expensive parking. Regulars never park there so will continue not to.

It was policed by staff in it's heyday and was often full ages before the start of  a performance or event.  Checking the car park should be part of the job, the same as checking the toilets, the locks, the fire extinguishers, lights & tickets. Just like one does at any venue.

At the recent public meeting at St. Paul's Church hall over the development proposals, the one issue not from the developers  that caused a ripple of consternation was the re-siting of Watermans.
It clearly is something that is not universally popular and that seems to be the case with the many people I know who regularly use the cinema and other events.

Those who consistently use the place and support it are it's backbone. To risk ostracising them is a big risk, especially in an era where arts funding may diminish even more and almost certainly won't increase for maybe a whole generation.

The funny thing is that it seems to be history repeating itself.
It was a hugely popular venue for all sorts of stuff and then someone decided it was too mainstream and all the other stuff that implies.

So it all got changed and that was that. Desecrated for years.
It's much better but still not a patch on the place it was.


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Watermans out of touch?02/01/13 22:26:00 Anthony Waller
   Re:Watermans out of touch?03/01/13 00:10:00 Ann Williams
      Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?03/01/13 03:00:00 Anthony Waller
   Must be doing something right03/01/13 17:42:00 Leigh Stops
      Re:Must be doing something right03/01/13 18:07:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Must be doing something right03/01/13 21:38:00 Neil Chippendale
         Re:Re:Must be doing something right03/01/13 22:02:00 Michael Brandt
            Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right04/01/13 12:02:00 Susan Kelly
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right12/01/13 17:02:00 Jennifer Selig
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right13/01/13 09:29:00 Susan Kelly
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right13/01/13 15:40:00 Anthony Waller
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right13/01/13 19:30:00 Guy Lambert
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right13/01/13 20:23:00 Michael Brandt
                        But parking isn't free15/01/13 00:52:00 Leigh Stops
                           Re:But parking isn't free15/01/13 01:54:00 Keith Iddon
            Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 02:06:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 02:08:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 09:11:00 Michael Brandt
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 11:19:00 Keith Iddon
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 11:41:00 Michael Brandt
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 12:01:00 Keith Iddon
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 12:37:00 Ann Williams
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 14:14:00 Sarah Thomas
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 15:24:00 Ann Williams
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 15:48:00 Sarah Thomas
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 16:57:00 Guy Lambert
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right15/01/13 18:23:00 Keith Iddon
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right18/01/13 17:21:00 Jean Masters
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right18/01/13 18:10:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 01:55:00 Jennifer Selig
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 10:34:00 Keith Iddon
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 10:42:00 Raymond Havelock
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 12:28:00 Keith Iddon
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 13:54:00 Jennifer Selig
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 14:11:00 Ann Williams
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 14:35:00 Keith Iddon
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 14:37:00 Keith Iddon
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 17:46:00 John Connelly
                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 19:05:00 Anthony Waller
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 19:57:00 Ann Williams
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 20:07:00 Keith Iddon
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 21:06:00 Anthony Waller
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Must be doing something right23/01/13 23:53:00 Jennifer Selig
   Re:Watermans out of touch?24/01/13 09:37:00 David Squire
      Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?24/01/13 10:31:00 Anthony Waller
         Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?24/01/13 10:39:00 Keith Iddon
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?24/01/13 14:24:00 Jennifer Selig
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?24/01/13 18:16:00 Keith Iddon
                  Full parking details25/01/13 07:43:00 Susan Kelly
                     Re:Full parking details25/01/13 09:35:00 Raymond Havelock
                        Re:Re:Full parking details25/01/13 11:26:00 Keith Iddon
                           Re:Re:Re:Full parking details25/01/13 17:04:00 Susan Kelly
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Full parking details26/01/13 14:39:00 Jennifer Selig
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Full parking details26/01/13 14:49:00 Raymond Havelock
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Full parking details26/01/13 15:35:00 Jennifer Selig
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Full parking details26/01/13 15:58:00 Jennifer Selig
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Full parking details26/01/13 16:02:00 Jennifer Selig
   Re:Watermans out of touch?01/02/13 16:18:00 Stuart Parrott
      More on parking01/02/13 16:48:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?01/02/13 18:24:00 Keith Iddon
      Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?01/02/13 21:02:00 Michael Brandt
         Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?03/02/13 14:23:00 Jennifer Selig
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?03/02/13 16:18:00 Raymond Havelock
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 15:47:00 Jennifer Selig
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 15:54:00 Jennifer Selig
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 16:49:00 Bernadette Paul
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 17:34:00 Susan Kelly
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 18:54:00 Raymond Havelock
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Watermans out of touch?04/02/13 20:17:00 Bernadette Paul

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