Architectural practice Page/Park has been appointed to carry out a feasibility study into restoring the Broadway Cinema in Prestwick.
The study will examine the project's potential uses to benefit the local community, as well as the current state of the building, which has been unused since the early 2000's.
Friends of the Broadway Prestwick, a voluntary group dedicated to restoring the building, have received a £15,000 grant from the Scottish Government’s Activating Ideas fund for the scheme.
The feasibility study is expected to begin later this month, with completion scheduled by the end of March.
Eilidh Henderson, Project Lead and Depute of Arts and Culture at Page\Park Architects, said: "1930’s Scotland saw an explosion of a new type of building, the Art Deco cinema. Page \ Park are delighted to have been successful in the bid to lead a team on the journey with the Friends of the Broadway Prestwick to think about the future use and transformation of the cinema into an attractive community asset."
Leica Malkin, Chair of Friends of the Broadway Prestwick added: "The feasibility study is a vital component for assessing and progressing with the project, and our group are all very much looking forward to working with Page\ Park. They join us in the belief that the Broadway will once again play a significant role in the Prestwick community as a key social and cultural focal point in the town centre."
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