The man who brought the cinema back to Grantham died on New Year’s Eve.
Robin Sanders designed and supervised the building of the Paragon cinema, St Catherine’s Road, ending an 11-year drought for film-lovers.
He then ran it for more than 20 years.
He opened the Paragon – now owned by Reel Cinemas – in March 1983. His first film was ET, and Ted Heath Band singer Denis Lotis formally opened the new building.
There had been no cinemas in town following the closure of the Granada in April 1972.
Mr Sanders died in Grantham Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at Wharf Road Baptist Church, Grantham, at 10.30pm on Saturday, January 17th.
Donations for charity, or a single flower.
Inquiries to Geeson Funeral Directors, Westgate.
Mr Sanders supervising the building of the Paragon in 1982
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