the town has an odeon cinema. this cinema was designed by archibald hurley robinson. there are six screens in the theatre, which is built to an [[art deco|art deco]] style. the cinema was built in 1914 as the empire cinema, and was remodelled in 1936 by archibald hurley robinson as the new empire cinema. over the years it has been named the palm court and ballroom, empire, essoldo, classic, curzon and reel.