A BRIGHTON-LE-SANDS resident has been sharing her memories of the Plaza after following our cinema series.
Doreen Smith says she has two great memories of the Crosby Road North cinema, one more recent and another from over three decades ago.
She said: “The first was a few years ago when we went to see American Pie after my husband had heard great reviews on the radio.
“When we went in, we could see were the oldest by about 40 years.
“We soon realised that it was probably not for us, but it was all right until a boy on the side aisle and a couple of rows in front spotted us and the nudge nudge went along the row until they had all turned around to have a look at us.
“My husband came up with the idea that he would go out pretending to get a drink and for me to follow him.
“You’re joking I said, you’re not leaving me here on my own.
“So we both got up and fled to the Liver where we had a drink and a good laugh.�
And Doreen’s second memory of the Plaza, from 34 years ago when it was known as the Classic, was another cinema trip which didn’t go according to plan.
She explained: “My husband and I were very regular picture goers and went to see a film just after the birth of our first baby and had left my husband’s sister and brother-in-law babysitting.
“About half way through, a lady came and asked if we were Billy and Doreen and then told us that my sister-in-law was on the phone.
“Unfortunately they could not stop the baby crying and asked could we please come home.
“The lady, who may have been the manageress, said that we could come back any night in order to see the rest of the film at no expense to us.
“When we asked how she knew to approach us she said that as we were such regulars and sat in the same seats that she had no problem finding us.
“Of course when we got home the baby had stopped crying and slept through the night and we did indeed go back to see the film.
“We still go to the Plaza, although not quite so often, but we are glad that we still have the cinema in Crosby and thankful to the volunteers.�
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