How 3,000 neighbours saved the Pallas
The 1991 petition, told by the people who signed it.
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In 1991 the Pallas was due to become a car park. A petition of 3,000 signatures, a bake sale and a sympathetic landlord saved it.
The first night back
Opening night was a free screening for everyone who had signed.
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