Woolton Picture House

My tent decided on a fund raiser for the Statue Appeal in order that we could join the 100 Club. We hired the Woolton Picture House and publicised a Laurel and Hardy film show in the local press and local radio. The show was planned for the afternoon of 14th June. We priced the tickets at £3.50, hoping to attract a decent crowd with 100 people as our target. That would be enough to pay the Picture House the £200 they wanted and give us £150 for the Statue Appeal. I made all the show tickets myself and it took two days! I spent the actual day of the film show walking the streets of Woolton,handing out flyers to every person who would take one. Then I went for a sit-down and drink and a rest in a local hostelry before the show. Imagine my delight when I walked to the Picture House and looked up the tiny street to see it jammed with people. The show was delayed in order to get all the people seated! The final count was 179 people. I asked one of the guys to hold a collection tin for the Appeal as the people left the building. The day was a great success. We had £77 in the collection tin and along with the ticket sales managed to bank £504.46p for the Statue Appeal. We earned our 100 Club membership and had a good day too. Eric Woods