Events
As well as hosting productions by local theatre, music and arts groups (the local Gang Show being popular) the centre also welcomes national and even international acts. Concerts, dance, ice shows, wrestling, snooker, variety shows, cinema and ballet can all be accommodated. The National Blood Service hold drop in donation sessions and there are numerous fairs and exhibitions held there too. In 2008 the World Powerlifting Championships were held there.
The cinema screen films that wouldn't normally be seen at a mulutiplex such as arthouse, sub-titled or just re-runs of popular films. Entry is slightly cheaper than at most other cinemas especially on Monday night. Other facilities in the Centre include two bars licensed to sell alcohol, a coffee bar and several smaller rooms for group bookings.
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“When the world was half a thousand years younger all events had much sharper outlines than now. The distance between sadness and joy, between good and bad fortune, seemed to be much greater than for us; every experience had that degree of directness and absoluteness which joy and sadness still have in the mind of a child”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
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—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)
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—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)