And following the news that Omniplex will transform and re-open the abandoned picture house at Robin Park this summer, we thought we would take a look into our archives covering events there over the years.
Take a look at these picture memories from its various incarnations as a Virgin, Cineworld UGC and Empire cinema.
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Skylandian Pictures director Martin Holland, left, from Wigan, and producer Mark Strange, from Leyland, travelled to the Cannes Film Festival to show their film "Displaced", pictured at UGC Cinema Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
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Scott Fraser at Wigan's Empire Cinema Photo: NF
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David Fracer the Marketing Director of Virgin Cinemas' pictured in the cafe bar. Photo: PAUL SIMPSON
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Richard Branson samples the culinary delights at Virgin's multi-screen cinema Photo: DAVE KENDALL