Cineworld announce they are reopening cinemas in England on July 10 with socially-distanced seating

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Cineworld announce they are reopening cinemas in England on July 10 with socially-distanced seating and staggered start times

  • Cineworld will reopen its movie theatres across England from July 10
  • The firm will later announce dates for cinemas in Scotland, Wales and Ireland
  • Social distancing guidelines will see capacity in cinemas reduced by 50 per cent 
  • Customers will still be able to enjoy their favourite snacks while watching a film 
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By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

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Cinema chain Cineworld will reopen movie theatres across England on July 10 having developed new socially distancing guidelines. 

The chain said the reopening date depended upon government guidelines, but they were working towards resuming service next month. 

Dozens of blockbusters, such as the latest James Bond movie No Time To Die, and Tom Cruise’s Top Gun sequel have been delayed because of the Covid-19 shut down. 

Cinema goers will be able to head to the movies next month after Cineworld announced it was reopening its sites in England on July 10

The firm will introduce new socially distanced seating which will reduce capacity in venues by around 50 per cent. Movie start times will also be staggered to reduce congestion in the foyer

The firm will introduce new socially distanced seating which will reduce capacity in venues by around 50 per cent. Movie start times will also be staggered to reduce congestion in the foyer

The firm confirmed new socially distancing seating restrictions will be used, along with freely available hand sanitiser. 

This will reduce the capacity of each cinema by around 50 per cent. 

To further reduce congestion, movie start times will be staggered to prevent the build up of too many patrons in the foyer at the one time.  

To reduce the interaction between staff and members of the public, E-Tickets will be available to book in advance. 

Despite the social distancing guidelines, the company’s computer system will allow friends and families to sit together. 

Staff serving food and drinks will be protected behind plastic screens and customers will be asked to use contactless payments. 

Cineworld has 128 sites in the UK and Ireland, although only those in England are scheduled to reopen next month. 

The company said it was training its staff to deal with the new Covid-19 guidelines and PPE will be issued to employees where necessary. 

List of Cineworld Cinemas reopening on July 10 
Aldershot Ashford Ashton-under-Lyne
Basildon Birming Broad St Birmingham NEC
Boldon Tyne and Wear Bolton Bracknell
Braintree Bristol Broughton
Burton upon Trent Bury St Edmunds Castleford
Cheltenham Chesterfield Chichester
Crawley Dalton Park Didcot
Didsbury Dover Eastbourne
Ely Gloucester Quays Harlow – Harvey Centre
Haverhill Hemel Hempstead High Wycombe
Hinkley Hull Leeds
Leigh London Bexleyheath London Enfield
London Ilford London South Ruislip London Wandsworth
London West India Quay London Leicester Square Huntington
Ipswich Isle of Wight Harlow – Queensgate
London Feltham London The O2 Greewich London Wandsworth
London Wembley London Wood Green Loughborough
Luton Middlesbrough Milton Keynes
Newcastle upon Tyne Northampton Nottingham
Plymouth Poole Rochester
Rugby Runcorn Rushden Lakes
Sheffield Shrewsbury Solihull
Speke St Helens St Neots
Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Regent’s Circus
Swindon – Shar Ridge Telford Wakefield
Warrington Watford Weston-super-Mare
Weymouth Whitely Witney
Wolverhampton Yate Yeovill
York