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Who we are
TRAMPS
is a not-for-profit voluntary group that provides a high quality, low cost mobile cinema
service to run film events at community venues.
It was set up in 2002 by local people
as a response to the Community Investment Prospectus public consultation process in
Settle, which highlighted the demand for a cinema in the Ribblesdale area, as the three
nearest cinemas are all around 25 miles away.
We operate within roughly a 30-mile
radius of Settle.
We organise film shows ourselves and also help other groups run their
own shows using our professional quality equipment
(see below).
The group is run entirely by volunteers
and we are always looking for people to help with film shows and running the group.
To find out more please see below.
TRAMPS has been financially supported by a number of funding bodies
to buy the equipment and to help with the group’s development.
TRAMPS has a formal constitution.
Programme
For the most part, a film is shown each month on two occasions at two different
venues in the Ribblesdale Area.
The web site always carries the future programme in
both summary form
and in glorious Technicolor™.
Shows normally start at 7.30pm and tickets are usually £5, available on the door.
If you would like details of forthcoming shows sent to you by email,
please
please click here.
To keep running costs to a minimum, we regret that we are unable to send details
by post.
How to book TRAMPS
If you are interested in booking TRAMPS for a film show or
organising a show yourself using our equipment please
contact John Vendy on 015242 62083 or email john.vendy@zoho.com.
If we organise a show:
- We book the venue
- We book the film (chosen either by TRAMPS or as agreed with the venue)
- We provide the equipment and volunteers to set it up and operate it
- We promote the event in local newspapers and with posters
- We pay for the venue and film hire and take all of the income from ticket sales
- Either we or the venue provides refreshments and arranges volunteers to sell them
and to tidy up afterwards (whoever does the refreshments takes
the income).
If you organise a show:
- You book the venue
- We book the film (chosen by you)
- We provide the equipment and one volunteer operator
- You pay us for film hire (see below),
and a nominal fee to cover equipment wear and tear,
transport and insurance
- You provide at least three people to help set up and dismantle the equipment
- You promote the event
- You set the ticket price and take all of the income
from ticket sales
- You provide refreshments and arrange volunteers to sell them and to
tidy up afterwards, and you take the income.
As the film shows are public events, we have to adhere to the public performance and copyright laws.
This means that we have to rent DVDs from a recognised distributor.
Alternatively, we can get a licence from the distributor and then
you can use your own copy or one rented from the corner shop.
The fee is usually £116 (£100 for licence only) or 35% of the ticket sales, whichever is the greater.
The distributor we have an agreement with is called Filmbank.
Their current list of films available on DVD and/or video can be seen
here.
To check whether your venue is properly licensed to show films contact your
District Council Licensing Officer.
You can also hire all or some of the equipment at low cost for
fundraising events, conferences, meetings etc.
How to become a volunteer
We are always looking for new volunteers to help with
film shows and running the group.
This includes helping to set up and operate the
equipment, helping to serve refreshments, publicising film shows and distributing
posters, etc.
Volunteers generally help at shows about once a month at venues close to
where they live.
However involved you want to be, we’d welcome your help.
If you are interested please
or send us a message by clicking here.
Funders
TRAMPS has received grants from the following:
- The Millennium Commission via the Scarman Trust
- Yorkshire Forward Community Intervention Chest
- North Yorkshire Small Projects Fund
- Tubney Charitable Trust — Craven Area Committee
- Craven District Council
- Craven Area Forum
Grants have been used to set up the group and buy the equipment.
We currently don’t receive any assistance with
on-going costs, and so all income generated from
film shows is invested back into the group.
Equipment
TRAMPS owns the following equipment:
- Digital projector
- DVD player
- 14'×10' (approx 4.3m×3m) screen
- Sound system (4-channel mixer, two speakers with stands)
- Laptop PC (for powerpoint presentations etc)
As a rough guide, the system can be transported in a medium sized car
with the rear seats folded down.
How to contact us
For booking enquiries
contact John Vendy on 015242 62083 or email john.vendy@zoho.com.
To be put on an email list for details of forthcoming shows
please click here.
For enquiries about
volunteering,
film suggestions,
or anything else please
click here.
Other TRAMPSes
There are other web sites called TRAMPS over which we have no control
and with which we have no
relationship beyond the accidental similarity of name.
Sadly, at least one of them is one with which we certainly would not wish to have any relationship.
TRAMPS
is a not-for-profit voluntary group that provides a high quality, low cost mobile cinema
service to run film events at community venues.