We have teamed up with Staffordshire Film Archive and Staffordshire County Council’s Heritage & Archive Service to bring you a special screening of ‘The Story of Cinema in Stafford’.

This documentary charts the history of local cinemas and features interviews with many involved in bringing the magic of the movies into people’s lives: managers, projectionists, usherettes and cinema-goers themselves. A typical cinema organ is played for us by the last of the Odeon organists. There is a selection of archive film trailers and cinema adverts.

This is a combination of history, anecdotes and personal reminiscences plus photographs and rare archive film which brings alive the days when it was a real treat to be "at the pictures".

Before the screening there will be a 30-minute talk by Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Heritage & Archive Service about their astonishing records relating to the history of Staffordshire, and the cinemas and theatres in the town of Stafford.

Tickets are £3 for this event. Please pay on the door. For more information please contact Baswich Library on 01785 663355 or email baswich.library@staffordshire.gov.uk.