This is a very interesting article about Preston Benson the man behind the Ealing Project which shows how it was just part of a broader network. Although it doesn't portray the man as an out and out villain, he does seem to have treated paying invoices as optional. I know one person locally who has been hit hard by not getting what they are owed from him. On the other hand, it was a brave venture which offered something really valuable to the community when it was open. The Picturehouse is something of a compensation but I'd have chosen to keep the Ealing Project over it. https://www.londoncentric.media/p/preston-benson-really-local-group-cinemas-london

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
London Centric on the Ealing Project	08/10/25 16:49:00	Gordon Southwell
Re:London Centric on the Ealing Project	08/10/25 20:09:00	Rosco White
Reply	16/10/25 09:43:00	Gordon Southwell
Re:Reply	16/10/25 16:11:00	Rosco White
Re:Re:Reply	17/10/25 11:40:00	Vlod Barchuk
Re:Re:Re:Reply	17/10/25 13:32:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	17/10/25 14:40:00	Rosco White
Reply	22/10/25 17:53:00	Gordon Southwell
Reply	10/11/25 09:13:00	Gordon Southwell

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