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Wellgate may become home to temporary cinema

The Wellgate Shopping Centre in Dundee
The Wellgate Shopping Centre in Dundee

Dundee’s Wellgate Centre is considering hosting a temporary cinema within one of the its vacant retail units.

Though plans to create a permanent city-centre cinema remain “very much alive”, Wellgate Centre bosses are looking at the viability of showing films on a temporary basis.

Centre manager, Peter Aitken, said “a number of parties” have expressed interest in investing in the ailing establishment.

There had been suggested the vacant British Home Stores unit could be used for film screenings, but it is believed creating a temporary cinema is just one of the ventures being considered.

Mr Aitken said: “We are always looking at new attractions for children’s entertainment during school holiday periods.

“As part of a number of options, movie showings are being assessed.

“This is currently popular and being rolled out in a number of centres across the UK along with other activities such as  sports events and arts and crafts, all of which can be accommodated in any of our vacant units.

“As with all current vacancies, a number of options are being looked at – both temporary and permanent – and our letting agents are actively pursuing interest from a number of parties. As expected, all negotiations are of a confidential nature.”

City centre councillor Lynne Short welcomed news that steps are being taken to reinvigorate the centre.

She said: “The leisure industry is as productive an industry as retail.

“Until we see more changes in the city, why not reply on the benefits the leisure industry can provide. There’s a gap in the market.

“We already have the library and the Department of Work and Pensions. Who’s to say the next development has to be retail?”

Light Cinemas had originally 
estimated that it would open a
 900-seat complex within the Dundee shopping centre by the end of this year.

Director John Sullivan confirmed recently there is no chance of that target being met.

Mr Sullivan said the earliest it could
 reasonably be expected to open will now be 2019

Plans were first put forward to open a cinema in 2013.