Good progress is being made on Gainsborough’s exciting £9 million state-of-the-art Savoy cinema – and work is also underway on the units being built around it.
Yesterday (July 22) the Gelder Group - which won the contract to build the new complex overlooking the Market Place in the town centre – said the project is going well.
The deal was announced by West Lindsey District Council and Savoy Cinemas earlier this year and work started on site in February.
The eagerly anticipated development will provide filmgoers with a four-screen cinema, and there are three retail/restaurant units also going on site.
The development is being funded by contributions from the council, the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, the Government’s Levelling-Up Fund and Savoy Cinemas.
Gelder Group’s site manager Craig Elston said:
“We are pleased with the progress being made on site. Everything is running to schedule.
“The foundations for the cinema and retail/restaurant units are now in place and the steel framework for the cinema is finished. We have just moved on to erecting the steel framework for the three three-storey units, two of which will overlook the Market Place.”
Today the construction team started fitting steel decking sheets, doing the substructure brickwork and building retaining walls.
Gelder Group Chief Executive Officer Steve Gelder, who was born and brought up in Gainsborough, was thrilled with the group’s success in winning the Savoy contract, and he is enjoying seeing the project moving forwards.
West Lindsey District Council Leader Councillor Trevor Young had also watched with interest as the steel structure was lifted into place.
“Great progress is being made on site, which is exciting for local residents to see,”
he said.
“It is also wonderful that our officers were able to showcase this progress to the town’s children during a recent visit to our council office at the Guildhall, which offers a fantastic view of the construction of the new cinema.
“The project is on track to be delivered on time and within budget. The regeneration of our town centre through the Townscape Heritage Initiative and our Thriving Gainsborough project, which includes the new Savoy Cinema is sparking increased interest from other investors,”
he added.
The Savoy Cinema is the anchor project in the town’s Thriving Gainsborough 2024 regeneration programme. It is hoped the new units will also increase footfall and the amount of time that people stay and spent in the town.
The development will also provide a new walking link between Marshall’s Yard and the marketplace, where further investment from the Levelling Up Fund and National Lottery Townscape Heritage Initiative is rejuvenating the historic setting.
Savoy Cinemas Managing Director James Collington has expressed his satisfaction with the site’s current developments.
“We are delighted with the progress on site, with the steelwork now in place we’re excited to see the cinema start to take shape,”
he said.
“This marks a significant stride toward our goal of providing the Gainsborough community with a modern cinema equipped with cutting-edge technology, eliminating the need for residents to venture elsewhere to enjoy the latest blockbuster movies.”
https://gelder.co.uk/