There was quite a buzz at the Hyde Park Picture House as over 100 people came along for the public screening of 'All About Burley'. There was a very diverse audience including young 'Burley Champions' bringing along their relatives, some of Burley's older residents who came to see themselves being interviewed on the big screen, and a mix of Hyde Park's regular audience of local residents, students and film fans.
Several project volunteers also came along, including Jess Lowe and Joe Lawrenson (front row, centre & right). They can be seen here as the cinema began to fill up, chatting with David Brewster whose daughter Erin made a significant contribution to the project as a volunteer local history researcher and workshop assistant.
The audience gave their verdict with big round of applause after the screening. Joe confessed to finding the film quite emotional at times - "You can really tell the kids are proud of Burley and its heritage. I had no idea that Burley was such an historic place."
Jess agreed: "The quality of the film is amazing, I am so glad I came to see it. "
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