Politics | Aylsham Picture House

Answers from Andrew Boswell, Green Party

1. Do you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
Yes. It is important that whoever is elected Broadland MP, not just protects our market towns, but does everything to build community, and keep towns and villages sustainable and flourishing. This is one such project, and if elected, I would strongly support it.

2. If you win the seat, how will you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
I would help the community lobby with the relevant organisations, and also help in raising funding.

3. What is your current involvement with the arts?
I have a wide interest in music, theatre and cinema.

4. If you win the seat, would you be prepared to be a patron of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre, while you hold the seat?
Yes

5. What is your favourite film and why?
I don’t really have a favourite film, but I enjoy and I am moved by any film that challenges the ordinary. I have recently enjoyed “Will & Testament” about Tony Benn, and Calvary about an Irish priest. Both portray extraordinary human beings.

If you aren’t sure who’s standing in the 2015 General Election, then this is quite a useful website:
https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65852/broadland

Answers from Chris Jones, Labour

The second parliamentary candidate to answer.

1. Do you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
I do support the creation of the Aylsham Film and Arts Centre

2. If you win the seat, how will you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
I would be happy to support the campaign by helping identify sources of funding and support, adding my name to the campaign and being involved in any hands on help I could give.

3. What is your current involvement with the arts?
We enjoy going to the theatre and go to see the RSC a couple of times a year, we are members of Cinema City in Norwich. We go to the Sainsbury Centre at the UEA for exhibitions and are looking forward to the Francis Bacon and the Masters exhibition, we hope to go after the election!

4. If you win the seat, would you be prepared to be a patron of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre, while you hold the seat?
I would be willing to be a patron of the centre if elected.

5. What is your favourite film and why?
My favourite film is Sleuth, I enjoy the theatre and the theatrical nature of the film appeals as does the plot and the great acting.

If you aren’t sure who’s standing in the 2015 General Election, then this is quite a useful website:
https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65852/broadland

Answers from Keith Simpson, Conservative

The first of the parliamentary candidates to answer.

1. Do you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
Yes

2. If you win the seat, how will you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?
Happy to help lobby for any grants

3. What is your current involvement with the arts?
I love films and the theatre and am the Book Review Editor for Total Politics magazine

4. If you win the seat, would you be prepared to be a patron of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre, while you hold the seat?
Yes

5. What is your favourite film and why?
John Ford’s ‘The Searchers’ – dark, violent, but about redemption and beautifully filmed in Monument Valley

If you aren’t sure who’s standing in the 2015 General Election, then this is quite a useful website:
https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65852/broadland

Questions to Parliamentary Candidates

We thought it would be interesting to hear the thoughts of the five parliamentary candidates standing for the Broadland seat in the 2015 General Election.

We’ve sent each of them the same five questions and, when we receive answers, we’ll post them on this website for you to read.

1. Do you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?

2. If you win the seat, how will you support the creation of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre?

3. What is your current involvement with the arts?

4. If you win the seat, would you be prepared to be a patron of the Aylsham Film & Arts Centre, while you hold the seat?

5. What is your favourite film and why?

Watch this space for answers.

If you aren’t sure who’s standing in the 2015 General Election, then this is quite a useful website:
https://yournextmp.com/constituency/65852/broadland