Aberfeldy

1 Dunkeld Street

The Birks

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Opened in 1939, the Birks retained some original interior features in cinema-bingo use until conversion to an amusement arcade in the 1980s. This closed around 2004.

Following a huge community campaign, with the involvement of locally-born actor Alan Cumming, the building was purchased by the Friends of the Birks Cinema in 2009, thanks to a Townscape Heritage Grant. It was subsequently completely remodelled internally to feature a new 100-seat auditorium using digital projection and featuring double seats in the back for those who wish to cosy up! The rest of the building has been given over to a cafe, meeting rooms and event spaces to bring in much-needed revenue to support the cinema operation. This reborn Birks opened on the 19th April 2013.

April 2013 Re-Opening Gallery

A selection of photographs taken the month that the venue re-opened after refurbishment. The foyer area has since been altered.

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Friends of Birks AberfeldyAlan Smith

Crieff Road

Town Hall

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Purpose built town hall started in 1889 and opened on the 5th September 1891. Incorporates parts of earlier structures on site. In use as a cinema from the late 1920s until 1939 when the Birks cinema opened. Now contains a series of halls and rooms available for hire, run by Locus Breadalbane, a community organisation who also operate the Locus Centre nearby.