News

The latest news, updates and details of upcoming events from both the trust and members.

• October, 2025

  Equipment delivery from Steve Rowley

  Our restoration engineer delivered more cinema treasures from the past to our base, for future cataloguing and restoration.
• September, 2025

  Editola film editor restoration

  Restoration of an Editola film editor by Richard, including repair of its amplifier.
• September, 2025

  An evening of Halifax nostalgia 2

  A second night of the Evening of Halifax nostalgia was held on the 16th September 2025, and included film presentations by the PPT.
• August, 2025

  Narrow gauge screening room construction

  The initial construction of the PPT's narrow gauge screening room at Dean Clough.
• July, 2025

  Rebuilding a Gaumont Chrono

  Peter Berry, Richard Hawley and Dion Hanson rebuild an early Gaumont Chrono film projector.
• July, 2025

  Identifying donated films

  Richard Hawley, Tom Harris, and Peter Berry begin the task of sorting through new donations of 16mm films to the PPT.
• July, 2025

  Modifying a Zeiss portable to stereo

  Replacing a damaged photocell on a Zeiss portable 35mm projector with a Dolby stereo solar cell.
• July, 2025

  Pathe Babe 9.5mm films

  Peter England reviews some 9.5mm Pathe Baby films, and digitises a few including one on vintage telephony.
• June, 2025

  Odeon Open Day

  A gathering of ex-Odeon projectionists and engineers in Halifax.
• May, 2025

  Nursing a sick Steenbeck back to health

  Repairs to a 16mm Steenbeck film viewer
• April, 2025

  An evening of Halifax nostalgia

  The PPT show 16mm film at the Crossley Gallery, Halifax.
• April, 2025

  2025 PPT AGM

  The PPT's 2025 AGM was held on April 12th, 2025.
• February, 2025

  CTA visit to the PPT at Dean Clough

  The PPT's base in Dean Clough Mills, Halifax was visited my members of the Cinema Theatre Association.
• August, 2024

  PPT Open Day to celebrate 10 years at Dean Clough

  The PPT held an Open Day on the 3rd August, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the PPT moving to Dean Clough Mills, Halifax.
• May, 2024

  The largest collection of cinema projectors in UK

  The BBC visit the PPT to view our collection.
• April, 2024

  2024 PPT AGM

  The 2024 PPT AGM was held on the 20th of April 2024, at Dean Clough Mills, Halifax.
• November, 2023

  BTP rebuild at Dean Clough, Halifax

  Steve Rowley and Jacob Pearson reassemble a BTP projector from Duxford.
• October, 2023

  The big equipment move of Elstree to Halifax

  On the weekend of the 28th/29th September, the PPT's collection previously stored at Elstree Screen Arts Academy was moved to our main base in Halifax.
• October, 2023

  Silent showing of "Would You Believe It!" (1929) at ​​Morecambe Winter Gardens

  The PPT show silent 35mm films at the Morecambe Winter Gardens.
• September, 2023

  Eraserhead on 35mm at the Abbeydale

  A 35mm screening of the cult hit Eraserhead in Sheffield.
• August, 2023

  Equipment removal at the Astra Cinema, Duxford

  The PPT remove some equipment from Duxford Airfield
• April, 2023

  Granada exhibit at Mansfield Museum

  The PPT help create an exhibit of the Granada Mansfield.
• January, 2023

  35mm screening of Empire of Light at the Parkway Barnsley

  The effort to install 35mm changeovers for Empire of Light
• October, 2022

  Halloween screening at the Abbeydale, Sheffield

  Dion reports on the show at the Abbeydale on Friday 29 October
• September, 2022

  Battle of Britain Flying Day at Duxford

  The PPT at the Battle of Britain Flying Day
• August, 2022

  Busy packing

  Packing films at Dean Clough
• July, 2022

  The stage at Abbeydale Picture House

  Trying out a new projection position at Abbeydale Picture House
• July, 2022

  Shock Horror

  The PPT provided equipment and accessories for a stage show.
• 2022

  New sound at Picture House Cinema Keighley

  A new sound system for the Picture House Cinema Keighley, for the premiere of The Railway Children
• 2022

  Astra Duxford restoration

  Restoration of the Astra projection room at Duxford.
• 2022

  Wakefield screening room

  The PPT provide to Cinemeccanica Victoria 5 35mm projectors to the Yorkshire Picture House screening room of CAPA College.
• 2022

  Urban-Smith Kinemacolor back in Birkenhead

  A display of a very early Kinemacolor projector in Birkenhead after restoration by the PPT.