The process of fitting out the premises is underway after construction work was completed this week
It has been rising out of the ground on one of the most prominent plots in the city centre for the past two years – having been in the pipeline for more than five. Yet when some passers-by spot Preston ’s now nearly complete ‘Animate’ cinema and leisure complex, they are still prompted to ask: “What’s that?”.
The only unit whose future has not yet been finalised is the one reserved for a competitive games outlet, like an escape room. As the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed last week, the council may yet decide to split that space in two in order to create an additional restaurant and a smaller activity area, as it continues the search for its final tenant.
“But Preston’s doing something about it, which is repurposing why people will come into the city centre – moving away from retail entertainment and culture. It’s a brand new building, of scale, in the centre of Preston – we’ve not had one of those for decades. something to do in the city is absolutely fundamental to place-making.
“I think people are used to going to named restaurants, but…the street food market, I’m sure, will thrive – and maybe people who work in the city centre will come there to get their lunch. And it’s great that the cinema has eight screens of different sizes so that they can show maybe more specialist firms on the smaller screens…as well as the movies that everybody wants to go and see.”
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