Leiston Film Theatre News


WHERE has the time gone? It seems like only twelve months ago since I was last wishing you a Happy Christmas! 2016 has been a seriously busy


year at Leiston Film Theatre once again and a great year for cinema, with many BIG blockbusters pulling some BIG crowds into our wonderful Film Theatre and lots more shiny new customers pay- ing the venue some very sincere compliments, especially our fan- tastic new toilets – thank you all. As a little thank you, we’ll be


offering you all the chance to enjoy the smash hit animated family film, Trolls (U), for less, when you use a 2-for-1 voucher, available from our box office, Facebook page, or simply sign up for our free newsletter on our website and wait for your voucher to drop into your inbox! But be warned, Trolls is only showing for two days on Saturday 17th and Thursday 22nd December at 3pm.


December promises a great


selection of big screen entertain- ment, including Eddie Redmayne in JK Rowling’s wizarding 3D spectacular Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A). This first part of an amazing new Harry Potter spin-off series has already taken the worldwide box office by storm and arrives on our screen in 3D and 2D from Friday 2nd December. Book your seats today! I know many people are look-


ing forward to seeing the true-life story, A United Kingdom (12A), from the superior comfort of our premier seats (of course) from Friday 9th December. The film


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MIKE Stiff was featured in a recent article ‘refusing to grow old gracefully’ as he was plan- ning an 80km walk over four days along with his autistic son James to celebrate his forthcom- ing 80th birthday. Any sponsor- ship raised was donated to the Home Farm Trust, a charity which provides residential and day care facilities for those with a learning disability. We are pleased to report the


tells the true story of the King of Bechuanaland and the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Defying family, Apartheid and empire, their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world. With Christmas literally just a


few weeks away, our festive package includes something to keep everyone entertained. The delightful, feel-good film, A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) plays from Friday 16th Decem- ber. Based on the bestselling book, the film tells the story of a Covent Garden busker, whose life changes when a stray ginger cat turns up in his supported housing


complex. The recovering drug addict names his new feline pal Bob and the duo soon become inseparable, giving him the moti- vation to make a huge difference to his life. Families can look forward to


Disney’s Moana (PG) from Fri- day 23rd December and the inspi- rational animated fable, Ballerina (U), from Friday 30th December. In the film Ballerina, an orphan girl named Felicie, who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Her friend, Victor, promises to help her achieve her ambition by taking her to Paris and making a great escape from the orphanage, the young duo embark on an eventful journey across country. Coming soon, the Star Wars


saga continues in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and looking ahead, we are thrilled to be play-


FINANCIAL FOCUS ON............. ……… Concerning your affairs


I HAD an interesting telephone call at home a while back. A well-spoken and very polite gentleman called to say that he was from the Inland Revenue and had noticed I had an over- payment of tax on my records that had accrued over the past couple of years. As the Inland Revenue were trialling a new telephone service to save written administration when the amounts overpaid are only a hundred pounds or so, he was calling me to go through my tax affairs on the phone and if cor- rect, then issue the refund. This was obviously a scam designed to empty my bank account, but with the number withheld and my mobile phone out of reach there was little I could do at that moment to have the call traced and so I decided to have a chat with the caller to find out the extent of their knowledge. Over the course of the next few min- utes, I found out that they had a number of my personal details correct and that the caller enjoyed his work very much (I bet he did). The caller also knew my employer’s details but criti- cally (for them) not what I did for a living. Obviously they weren’t a reader of my column, for when they found out that I


was a genuine, qualified taxation adviser there was a very loud click as the phone was put down at the other end and strangely they have not called back since. It is a sad fact that cons and


scams are becoming more and more prevalent as, no matter how hard you try, more and more information about us can be sourced from the internet, social media (even if not our own), our shopping habits and so on. The schemes themselves are becoming more and more sophisticated as we see fewer begging letters from abroad seeking assistance to rescue trapped millions in some far off bank or winnings from lotteries from abroad that you can never actually remember entering. Instead, the scams today are much more plausible with offi- cial-looking letters and emails using copied logos and headed notepaper often using official terms written in official lan- guage. They are becoming much harder to spot although there are a few tell-tale signs to watch out for in correspondence: The English is not quite gram-


matically correct – who uses the phrase “fiscal activity” in rela- tion to one’s earnings? Any references used do not


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actually match with your own paperwork; You weren’t expect- ing to get a refund or you don’t remember entering the competi- tion; They will ask you for your bank/credit card details or PIN numbers; The Inland Revenue no longer exists – it is now HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC); HMRC very rarely use email to ask questions (and rarer still phone you up). In a phone call, a scammer


will often pretend to be from a telephone or computer company and then try to trick you into believing that there is a problem with your equipment (if this hap- pens simply thank them for let- ting you know, put the phone down and get someone else to check it for you) or if your phone appears to be dead, redial using a mobile or a neighbour’s tele- phone to check. Never call back using the telephone number that they give you. For businesses, be extremely


wary of new banking or payment instructions appearing to come from your customers – often at short notice. A lot of businesses make payments only once or twice a month and around the time of the “payment run” is when the scammers try to strike – when everyone is under pres- sure to meet deadlines. Make sure that both you and your staff know what to do if you receive instructions to change payment details – even if it apparently comes from a colleague in another office. The obvious thing in a calm office is to make a separate call or email back to


ing Fifty Shades Darker from its UK release date of Friday 10th February, just in time for Valen- tine’s Day - book your seats very soon! Just before I go, I ought to sug-


gest that if you’re stuck for inspi- ration this Christmas, a Leiston Film Theatre gift voucher, or even tickets to one of our live shows makes a gift with a difference – you can even buy these from our brilliant website! I really must thank you all for


your marvellous support in 2016 - you’re all wonderful. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy cinema-going New Year. For the very latest programme


information and online bookings, visit our home on the web at: www.leistonfilmtheatre.co.uk Wayne Burns


walk from Woodbridge to Southwold duly happened in mid October. Mike advises all went well with clearly defined footpaths throughout and that James thoroughly enjoyed the adventure, leading the walk for 99% of the journey and being pleased to meet a new guest walker each day. His sister, Sarah, was the guest on a wild and sometimes wet, fourth day. At the conclusion of the third


day the walkers were met at Sizewell by a group who had travelled 85 miles from where James is in care, near Bishop’s Stortford. He was pleased to greet them and also on the pier at Southwold at the conclusion, HFT’s Area Manager, who trav- elled from Chelmsford to be the first to congratulate him on his achievement. Mike thanks his wife Heather


(who was the gofer throughout and who, when convenient, acted as the mobile Costa Coffee outlet) and everyone who sup- ported the venture so generous- ly. The fund, including gift aid, is now approaching an amazing £8,000.


A Special Resolution is needed.


But why is this?


THE famous and wealthy East India Company, chartered by Elizabeth I on December 31st 1600, maybe where modern trade began. In Holland, two years later, the Dutch East India Company was formed, with a more advanced constitution allowing its members to trade their stock on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Teething pains in the South Seas then gave rise to the Bubble Act in 1720, which forbade company formations, until the Joint Stock Companies Act of 1844 reversed this, open- ing the way ahead again. Differ- ent sorts of organisations were tried and tested until, eventually, the House of Lords decided in the famous case of Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd (1896) that a company was a separate legal personality, albeit a rather fic- tional one. But this article is not about


those companies at all. It is about method and purposes of voting in big issues like the ref- erenda that we all enjoyed, and we might see a stark difference between running a business and governing a country. It is clear that the results of


those referenda have created some uncertainty and confusion. So, why do most businesses seem to manage without all this trouble? Would it have been bet- ter if a business template had been rather than the brutal but optimistic ideal of a simple majority? The issue here relates to the percentage of votes need- ed for a fundamental change. From a very early date Arti-


cles of Association of companies were drafted to deal with the sorts of tensions that our nation is now facing, and fundamental in these Articles were controls and directions over voting, espe- cially voting for changes. At


even the lowest level of voting when a casting vote is used by the chairman of a club or council this is traditionally cast in favour of the status quo, so that change only occurs when it is really wanted and needed by the club’s whole body politic. From those early days the constitution of a company also recognised that the really fundamental issues - like a winding-up, or change of name, or changing company objects should not be decided on a whim, and should be the sub- ject to a greater voting majority than simply 50%. A Special Resolution is needed for these matters requiring a 75% voting majority and a longer period of notice - 21 days instead of the usual 14 days. And yet we have referenda both for the separation of Scotland and the membership of the European Union being decided by a simply majority. No business would expose itself to this degree of vulnerability. A company would have needed 75% to make such a massive change. Thankfully a casting vote was


not needed in either case! Proxy voting was introduced in compa- nies in even the early days, but this generally only applied when voting at an election where there is a simple choice between can- didates. It is not a good idea to have proxies where there is a debate, because it is usually desirable that the persons voting should hear all the arguments before deciding how to vote. For further advice about Com-


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the client and seek confirmation (on a known and trusted email or telephone number – not the one telling you to change details). But in a stressful environment when people in charge may not be available, make sure that you have clear controls in place – for example, do your staff have the confidence and the authority to stop that element of the payment run if in any doubt whatsoever? Surely it is better to delay the payment while everything is tri- ple checked rather than run the risk of being conned and losing not only money but your poten- tial client and future business as well? The scammers and con mer-


chants will not be going away anytime soon and so we all have


to be wary. The old adage of “If it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is” still applies – today possibly more than ever. By the way, I never did get my


tax refund…. For further information on


any of the above points or to dis- cuss your tax affairs generally, please do not hesitate to contact Robin Beadle at Ensors Char- tered Accountants, Saxmund- ham on 01728 603005. This information is given by


way of general guidance only, and no action should be taken solely on the basis of the infor- mation contained herein. No liability is accepted by the firm for any actions taken without seeking appropriate profession- al advice.


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