During the lockdown, the Abbey Cinema have been encouraging people to become members and get special deals as well as ensuring a steady cash flow and the survival of the cinema. Their first event will be the Formula 1 race from Silverstone, and is a members only event.
The Unicorn Theater has no What’s On yet. They have a holding webpage saying ‘New Site Coming Soon’.
The Studio Theatre Club announced they have started a read through of Love’s Labour’s Lost, to be performed at the Unicorn Theatre in November, if all’s well that ends well.
The Amey Theatre booking office still only has cancelled events at the moment.
Some leisure and fitness centres have reopened this week in Abingdon. I can see people back on the gym machines at Results and the White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre have: gym, swimming (not splash pool), fitness classes, indoor and outdoor tennis only. The open air pool will not open this season.
Regarding churches, I hear that St Edmunds and Our Lady have a booking system for Masses and up to 30 people can attend. I have not heard about any other church meeting physically yet. The congregation size will be limited to 30 in most churches, and so streaming or service sheets will continue for those who cannot attend.
Looking at the Abbey Cinema site, I see as mentioned above the the British GP screening is members only and yet nowhere on the site is there any mention of how much the various levels of ‘membership’ actually cost. I could have indeed filled out the form and given them all my details but stopped short as it seems I have to give them something just to find out the price, so I’ll stay home and watch the highlights instead.
After further investigation of the site the figures are all there except for the cost of being a ‘member’.
I dont think theres a charge for being a member, just for being a friend or a sponsor
I agree it is very hidden – eventually I found the details on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/theabbeycinema/ 11th June posting – it is: Friend £24 annual direct debit (£20 for concessions) and Sponsor £78 annual direct debit (£70 concession). Not sure why the info is so opaque.