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The HISTORY of REDDITCH New Town



       The Apollo/VUE Cinema



       As part of the 2004 refurbishment of the Kingfisher Centre, a multi-screen cinema, the
                                                                        Apollo was opened above the bus
                                                                        station.

                                                                        In  2013,  the  Apollo  group  was
                                                                        taken over by VUE cinemas and in
                                                                        late  2013  the  multiplex  was  re-
                                                                        branded as a VUE cinema.

                                                                        Since  taking  over  the  Kingfisher
                                                                        Centre in 2011, the new owners
                                                                        have been keen to re-address the
                                                                        lack of a range of eating venues
                                                                        in  the  centre.    This  has  always
                                                                        been seen as a limiting factor on
                                                                        the cinema compared with others
                                                                        in the area such as at Rubery.
                                                                        The collapse and closure of the T.
                                                                        J. Hughes store has enabled plans
                                                                        for a food court to be advanced.
                                                                        A new Gym has already taken one
                                                                        floor  and  a  range  of  restaurants
                                                                        under  the  branding  the  “Hub”
       have been announced for opening in 2014.




                                                                        The VUE cinema, keeping up a long
                                                                        tradition on cinemas in Redditch.

















       An  artist’s  impression  of  the  new
       “Hub”     leisure     facilities   in    the
       Kingfisher Centre.



       As  2014  draws  to  a  close  3  new
       restaurants are now open in the Hub.










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