The idea
Tarvin Community Centre (TCC) is the heart of our community, hosting diverse year-round events run by dedicated volunteers. From award-winning theatre, music, and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts productions to a popular community cinema and regular healthy activity clubs, classes, and a library, TCC really does offer something for everyone.
Our ethos is to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where participants, performers, and volunteers all feel valued. We continually invest in our space; recent upgrades include improved accessible and standard toilets and a larger projection screen to enhance our cinema nights.
This project focuses on modernising our technical facilities. By upgrading our sound, lighting and projection capabilities, we will ensure TCC remains the premier local venue for high-quality culture and connection, reinforcing its reputation as THE place to be!
What we'll deliver
- Auracast Assistive Listening to enhance inclusivity
- A sharper, brighter cinema viewing experience
- An immersive soundscape to enhance cinematic and music delivery
- Improved theatre lighting for improved colours and lower energy use
- A safer working environment for our volunteers
Why it's a great idea
Our project aims to:
IMPROVE INCLUSIVITY: Installing the latest assistive hearing tech—Auracast—into main spaces makes our live events and cinema accessible for deaf, blind, and Autistic attendees, allowing personal device control for custom audio and sensory attenuation.
UPGRADE SOUND EQUIPMENT: Providing a more immersive, higher-quality experience for our audiences, especially at our community cinema.
UPGRADE THE PROJECTOR: Being rural, with limited transport and high commercial cinema prices, our "Friday Film Nights" are a valued night out. Upgrading to laser technology provides a first-class viewing experience—without the worry of a bulb going "pop"!
MODERNISE THEATRE LIGHTING & SAFETY: Replacing outdated tungsten lamps with modern LEDs lowers our carbon footprint, offers versatile lighting, and ensures safer working. We will also replace old wooden access ladders with safe, modern metal ones.
Steps to get it done
- We will have everything in place by December 2026 at the latest.
- Our focus is on installing everything by September, ready for a soft launch at our September Friday Film Night
- Our grand launch will be celebrated at the planned music event on 17th October 2026, with Radio 2's Mark Radcliffe
