The popular annual CBeebies Panto is back! Oh yes, it is!

This year’s panto is Beauty and the Beast, an all-singing, all-dancing, and storytelling cinema experience bound to delight people of all ages. It makes a perfect family outing and a great way to introduce the little ones to the panto.

Cbeebies brings the fairytale story to life in a magical land inspired by Scottish landscapes and introduces garden gnomes, mischievous wolves and a sneaky Thorn Fairy.

Narrated by Snow Raven and featuring a top-tapping soundtrack from Banks & Wag, this fun-filled event has a star-studded cast including everyone’s favourite, Dodge T Dog and special guest star, Gladiator Steel!

Following his Oscar-winning success with All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger presents us with another tale of conflict, albeit one where battles are waged in hushed tones in hallowed hallways.

Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

"Ralph Fiennes leads a top-tier ensemble, including Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, in an entertainingly juicy adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel.”

- The Guardian

Prepare to be entertained! Ridley Scott returns to the Roman arena in this sequel to the 2000 Academy-Award winning epic.

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.

The 1951 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol is considered by many to be one of the best versions of the classic story. Starring Alastair Sim as the crotchety Victorian businessman, Ebenezer Scrooge, who on Christmas Eve is visited by three spirits forcing him to confront his unpleasant behaviour and standing in society.

Our Friends of the Forum can claim a £5 ticket for Scrooge by simply booking using their membership.

We can’t wait for the new Wallace and Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, coming this Christmas. In anticipation, we are holding two double bill screenings of the pair's previous outings. There will be an interval between films with themed crafts and activities and cheese and Christmas cake available in our cafe bar… Cracking lad!

Join us on Sunday 15th where we will be screening A Grand Day out and A Matter of Loaf and Death, and again on Sunday 22nd where we finish with A Close Shave and The Wrong Trousers.