Odeon Cinema to reopen on Friday

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Odeon Cinema, Sandbrook Park

The Rochdale Odeon cinema at Sandbrook Park will reopen on Friday (21 August) along with 69 other cinemas in a new phase of reopenings. 

To ensure guests can enjoy the cinema in the most controlled environment, Odeon has worked with the UK Cinema Association and UK Government to introduce enhanced health and safety measures to each site.

These safety measures include:  

Safer Buying

• Contactless experience, including booking online and contactless ticket checks in cinema and contactless till payments for purchasing food and drinks 
• Range of ‘Grab & Go’ pre-packaged food and drinks to improve speed of service

A Safer Space

• Limited seats on sale for each show and guaranteed unoccupied seats between guests to meet social distancing requirements, whilst enabling family groups and social bubbles to sit together
• Staggered show start times to reduce queues, with safe queuing measures in place such as floor markings and cinema host support
• Newly serviced air conditioning that ensures fresh air is delivered into all screens 

Enhanced cleaning by well-trained teams

• More frequent cleaning routines on all high contact areas
• Guest sanitiser stations offering complimentary sanitising gels and wipes
• Teams diligently trained on safety and hygiene measures, equipped with PPE, including face coverings and gloves

Carol Welch, Managing Director UK & IRE, said: “We are pleased to announce the reopening of 70 additional cinemas across the UK, just in time to screen the season’s biggest film, Tenet. 

“It has been wonderful to receive such positive guest feedback on our recent reopenings, and we can’t wait to keep sharing the magic of cinema with more film fans across the nation.”