The £45m Animate cinema, restaurant and leisure complex is due to open early in 2025
Around £2m of the money so far spent on building Preston ’s new cinema, restaurant and leisure complex has gone to companies within Central Lancashire, the Local Democracy Reporting Service can reveal. The construction phase of Preston City Council’s £45.8m “Animate” project came to an end late last month – and work is now well under way on fitting out the facility ahead of its opening early next year.
Cllr Wise said: “Given the nature of the project and specialist build, the development has maximised local spend where it could, as well as providing training, education and apprenticeship opportunities for local people. This demonstrates that the council’s community wealth building ethos is working in practice and benefits the local economy."
Scott Latta, social value manager at the Eric Wright Group, said of the statistics: “We wanted to ensure that, in addition to boosting our economy, Animate would also open up opportunities for young people in our local communities to learn and get involved in the construction industry.”
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