Mike has been involved with the cinema since inception, first as a member, and has been on the committee since the second year. Following the departure of David and Manon, mike has taken the reigns of the Cinema and is primarily responsible for memberships, tickets and managing film rights.
About the Village Cinema
Hurst Village Cinema is an award winning, volunteer run, not for profit community cinema initiative which was established in 2011.
We are a member of Cinema for All, the umbrella organisation which has been representing the Film Society movement since 1946. We are also members of the British Film Institute Neighbourhood Cinema and Film Hub South East. All of these organisations share the aim to support and improve cinema provision to all communities.
We have received recognition at the annual Film Society and Community Cinema of the Year awards run by Cinema for All in every year since we launched, winning the Best New Film Society of the Year Award in 2012 and including a Special Mention Award for Community Cinema of the Year in 2015. In 2017 David Saitch, the founder of the Village Cinema, was awarded to Roebuck Cup, the highest personal accolade awarded in the community cinema world, for the work he has done to support the community cinema movement as a whole.. Given that there are over 1,200 Film Societies and Community Cinemas around the country who are eligible for the awards, this is a fantastic record of success which we are truly proud of. More details on our awards can be found on the Awards page.
The aim of the Village Cinema is to provide the residents of Hurstpierpoint and the surrounding area with access to a diverse range of the best films available from around the world, as well as independent US and British films classics and forgotten or overlooked gems.
Films are shown several times a month, usually on the second Thursday and fourth Friday of the month depending on the availability of the theatre, and on one Sunday afternoon month, For weekday films, the doors open at 7.30pm and the film starts at 8pm; for the Sunday films, doors open at 2.30pm and the film starts at 3pm
We also show Live Broadcasts from the National and other London theatres in association with Hurst Players. Live Broadcasts are usually on a Thursday evening as announced by the NT. Doors/Bar open at 6.30 and the production starts at 7.
You do not need to be a member to come to our screenings, but membership does entitle you to cheaper tickets and other benefits.
Tickets are priced as follows:
Films
Members: £4.00
Non-members:£6.00
Live Broadcasts
Members: £10.00
Non-members:£15.00
Sunday Cinema
With this series of terrific films, the Sunday Cinema lets you catch up with some of the best films of recent years. It is wonderful way to spend an Autumn/Winter Sunday afternoon, with a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake, seeing these works as they are meant to be seen, on the big screen,
The films are shown on Sunday afternoons, once a month. Doors open at 2.30pm and the film starts at 3pm and all tickets cost £4
Tickets for all screenings can be bought in one of the following ways:
Mishon Mackay are open from Monday to Saturday and tickets can be purchased any time on those days. We would like to thank everyone at Mishon Mackay for their generosity in helping us with this and the warm and friendly service they offer our members.
We are a member of Cinema for All, the umbrella organisation which has been representing the Film Society movement since 1946. We are also members of the British Film Institute Neighbourhood Cinema and Film Hub South East. All of these organisations share the aim to support and improve cinema provision to all communities.
We have received recognition at the annual Film Society and Community Cinema of the Year awards run by Cinema for All in every year since we launched, winning the Best New Film Society of the Year Award in 2012 and including a Special Mention Award for Community Cinema of the Year in 2015. In 2017 David Saitch, the founder of the Village Cinema, was awarded to Roebuck Cup, the highest personal accolade awarded in the community cinema world, for the work he has done to support the community cinema movement as a whole.. Given that there are over 1,200 Film Societies and Community Cinemas around the country who are eligible for the awards, this is a fantastic record of success which we are truly proud of. More details on our awards can be found on the Awards page.
The aim of the Village Cinema is to provide the residents of Hurstpierpoint and the surrounding area with access to a diverse range of the best films available from around the world, as well as independent US and British films classics and forgotten or overlooked gems.
Films are shown several times a month, usually on the second Thursday and fourth Friday of the month depending on the availability of the theatre, and on one Sunday afternoon month, For weekday films, the doors open at 7.30pm and the film starts at 8pm; for the Sunday films, doors open at 2.30pm and the film starts at 3pm
We also show Live Broadcasts from the National and other London theatres in association with Hurst Players. Live Broadcasts are usually on a Thursday evening as announced by the NT. Doors/Bar open at 6.30 and the production starts at 7.
You do not need to be a member to come to our screenings, but membership does entitle you to cheaper tickets and other benefits.
Tickets are priced as follows:
Films
Members: £4.00
Non-members:£6.00
Live Broadcasts
Members: £10.00
Non-members:£15.00
Sunday Cinema
With this series of terrific films, the Sunday Cinema lets you catch up with some of the best films of recent years. It is wonderful way to spend an Autumn/Winter Sunday afternoon, with a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of cake, seeing these works as they are meant to be seen, on the big screen,
The films are shown on Sunday afternoons, once a month. Doors open at 2.30pm and the film starts at 3pm and all tickets cost £4
Tickets for all screenings can be bought in one of the following ways:
- At Mishon Mackay on the High Street
- On-line directly though our Homepage or our Facebook page
Mishon Mackay are open from Monday to Saturday and tickets can be purchased any time on those days. We would like to thank everyone at Mishon Mackay for their generosity in helping us with this and the warm and friendly service they offer our members.
The Team
We are a small team who are dedicated to giving you the best cinematic experience you could have. As is the way these days, given our ultra busy lives, a helluva lot of the communication and management of the Village Cinema is done by email and WhatsApp, but we also regularly meet to discuss issues, make decisions and thrash out the programmes, as well as the day to day things we do to run the Cinema.
Mike |
Ivor Ivor has given up so much time to help make sure we have the best sound and vision possible. He has taken David's ideas and helped make them work. It's fair to say without his help, buses would leave to the left of the screen, but the sound would be going to the right. |
Rachel Rachel has been with Hurst Village Cinema since the very start. She was sat in a pub with David, talking about the idea and loving his enthusiasm for getting it off the ground; Rachel couldn’t believe what an exciting idea it was and wanted to be part of it straight away, A lover of movies, Rachel enjoys being transported into new worlds and stories. |
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Ian Info & mugshot coming soon! |
Taz Info & mugshot coming soon! |
Ed Ed has been a member of the cinema since moving to the village in 2011. He joined the committee in 2021 as part of Mike's recruitment drive when David & Manon were leaving; they were talking at a party when Ed (after a beer or two) volunteered to manage the website. |
Gone but not forgotten
David The driving force and creator, Hurst Village Cinema would simply not be in existence without David. His DNA will always run through it, unless we show Shawshank Redemption, in which case he'll ask for a paternity test... |
Manon Cake baker extraordinaire, Manon was the beating heart of the Village Cinema. She looked after memberships with utmost care, resolved any questions with zero fuss, sent reminders and updates and was the sunny welcoming face on film nights. |
