Jane Merritt

  The long-awaited sequel that surpasses its predecessor in its wildly entertaining style and action. Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is the courageous test pilot training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a special mission. Cue fantastic special effects, characters facing their demons and scenes of intense action. The big screen and wraparound sound […]

A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior gown and must have one. After much struggling, she embarks on an adventure to Paris where not only does she change but also the House of Dior. This is a celebration of both beauty and the importance of cherishing those […]

A full-blooded gothic fable, Emily is a sensuous, spine-tingling re-imagining of Emily Bronte’s life. Here Emily is not the sickly recluse but an anti-heroine who is unable to fit in with the ordered world. The swooping score and wide landscapes all add to the intensity of this fever-pitch tale that we think we are so […]

One for Agatha Christie and golden age mystery fans, this murder mystery spoof goes further than just providing laughs although there are plenty of those. In the West End, plans for a film version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt when a pivotal member of the cast is murdered. Enter the world-weary […]

Bill Nighy’s best film to date. Here he plays a buttoned-up civil servant in a joyless town- planning department. A lonely widower he is faced with a certain end but is determined to achieve something in his life. A beautiful, poignant film with a superb performance by Nighy very ably supported by Tom Burke and […]

Sam Mendes as writer and director of this film has taken a lament for the nearly empty cinemas around the country and created an engrossing, poignantly observed and beautifully acted drama about love, life and the fragile art of movie-going. A depressed cinema manager, Hilary, brilliantly played by Olivia Coleman works at the Empire in […]

With a perfect Tom Hanks in the lead this film is guaranteed to make you laugh and cry. Based on a comical and best-selling New York Times book it tells the story of Otto, a miserable widower whose only happiness comes from criticising and judging his exasperated neighbours. When a lively young family move in […]

OPEN PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday 11 July 2023 at 7.30pm Please come to discuss the Centre's future. After our AGM in September 2023, the three remaining Trustees will be unable to continue to run the facility alone.  The Centre will CLOSE unless people can step up to become Trustees and/or Volunteers. You may not be a […]

No apologies for presenting this wonderful classic. Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, a Henry Mancini score, Givenchy dresses, suspense, glamour and Paris. What could be better? Sheer joy and happiness in this glossy thriller with a delicious sense of fun racing towards a fantastic, suspenseful conclusion. Doors open at 7pm. Licensed bar. Ice creams on sale […]

Stradbroke Community Centre Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday September 12th 2023 at 7.45pm in the Main Hall This meeting is open to all.   Any voting needed to be taken may only be done so by Stradbroke Residents  Please come along and support this vital Village amenity