THE Tower Digital Arts Centre has announced the opening of a cinema.

After a year of planning and preparation and over 100 signed up members, The Tower Digital Arts Centre is proud to bring latest release cinema back to Helensburgh.

The cinema will open on April 15 after the Tower recently secured it's class 11 license (entertainment) from the Council,enabling it to operate it's two screening rooms.

Cinema one is located in the main auditorium and has 120 seats in the stalls and 80 on the balcony as well as the latest digital laser projector.

The cinema has a bad serving gourmet treats which will include Dino's Ice Cream, roast coffee from Cardross and Ava Flava Popcorn along with usher table service pre show.

The Tower, a local charity which was formed in 2014, is set to open two digital screens inside the converted church complex building located on the corners of Sinclair and West King Street.

The Tower recently signed its first exhibition agreement with Walt Disney films and will be screening their latest blockbuster ‘The Jungle Book’ from its international release date of April 15.

The film is a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film of the same name. The film is directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Marks. It stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli and features the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson and Christopher Walken.

The Centre plans to be open seven days 10am until 10pm and is recruiting ushers and front of house staff for the opening.

Nicola Jamieson, The Tower’s General Manager, said: “We will be scheduling the latest films and are working with groups in the town to deliver appropriate content to all groups in the area.

“The tower is evolving into a hub for the town’s digital, cultural and learning organisation’s and the new Cinemas are a very important part of that.”

The Tower is the main supplier of cinema services to the Royal Navy and will offer special screenings for mothers and babies, retiree’s, seniors and silver screener’s and will also operate matinee’s for children.

Helensburgh has had a strong association with film makers and actors and had its last cinema ‘La Scala’ close in 1980. The Tower has now raised all of the funds required from corporate sponsorships and social loans.

Over the last year they have hosted live theatre, national orchestras, ballets, traditional musicians and bands and streamed live events from the National Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet, Met and Royal Opera and by doing so have built up a local following of over 8,000 people they hope will also enjoy the cinema.

The weekend will include Anomalisa, Eddie the Eagle and Electra from the Metropolitan OperaHouse live from New York.

They are offering an Easter Special Family ticket to ‘The Jungle Book’ for £11. For more information, visit www.TowerCinema.org and for details regarding employment opportunities visit www.facebook.com/TheTowerHelensburgh