Abandoned church to become cinema

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An abandoned church is set to be transformed into a cinema.Ross Hunter is planning to convert the Darlington Church into Ayr’s answer to the GFT in Glasgow.

The director of the Iris arts venue has secured £20,000 from South Ayrshire Council for the project. He also has the backing of Regional Screen Scotland - and is ready to kick off building work after lockdown.

Ross said: “I am really excited about the opportunity coming our way for Ayr.“We found the building in a bad state of repair.

It has not been used for 10 years.“Once lockdown stops we can continue with our construction work.“We are hoping to use the cinema to galvanise the town.”Ross and his partner Kelly Craig are working hard to turn the 1860 built place of worship into a