As you may be aware, we will be hosting some filming this week for a new feature film depicting the lives of Laurel & Hardy, Stan & Ollie. This filming will be taking place Friday 12 May (during opening hours on the 1930s St) and on Sunday 14 May (after we close in the main st and possibly the fairground).
What does this mean for you?
The Unit base for this filming will be arriving into the main car park this evening at approx 8-9pm and as such, staff will not be able to park in the LH side are of the car park between Friday morning and Sunday evening. Please park in the main area of the car park as close to the railings as possible during this time.
Access to staff offices/places of work in the village will still be possible on Friday 12 May but can staff based on site please be aware of the filming when accessing your offices/places of work?
What does this mean for our visitors?
There will be plenty of BCLM filming staff working with the film crew to control visitor flow on Friday 12 May and whilst visitor access to the 1930s st will be limited on that day, it will still be possible in between filming takes – this will be communicated to visitors on an A Board in admissions. Hobbs fish & chip shop will be closed and the Village Fried Fish Shop opened between 12noon and 4pm as an alternative.
St James School will still be running school lessons on Friday 12 May and the majority of shops on the 1930s street will remain open.
There will be some set up taking place during opening hours on the afternoon of Sunday 14 May but again, there will be BCLM filming staff on hand to keep this to a minimum.
What does this mean for the Museum?
Filming like this supports three of the Museum’s strategic aims as set out in our strategic plan 2015-20. It helps diversify and generate income, achieve national exposure and in the longer-term, helps us to continue to grow our visitor numbers. Your support in this work is therefore, much appreciated.
What do you need to do?
Please focus on keeping the impact of the filming to a minimum for our visitors on Friday 12 May. Feel free to tell them what’s going on but if you do get anyone that wants to know more or is unhappy about the filming, please point them in the direction of the Duty Manager.
Image Credit (Birmingham Mail)
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