KELTY Community Cinema has received a major boost from Awards for All.

217 community groups and projects across Scotland will share over £1,551,849 of National Lottery Community Funding under the Awards for All scheme, over £120,000 of which is awarded through Creative Scotland.

Projects ranging from the local community cinema, to a book festival, have been supported in this latest round of funding.

Creative Scotland’s Graham Reid said: “From celebrations of traditional Scottish culture to a community cinema, these projects demonstrate the diverse creativity of communities across the breadth of Scotland, from Fife to Uist. These awards are testament to the fantastic work that National Lottery funding makes possible.”

Kelty Community Cinema has been awarded funding to continue running their community organised cinema, and its associated programme.

The Cinema aims to offer a creative leisure activity that is affordable and accessible for the community and regularly puts on films at Kelty Ex-Servicemen's Club at very competitive prices.

And they are currently looking at the possibility of taking over the Moray Institute in the village.

Wayne Hayles, chairman, Kelty Community Cinema, was delighted at the news and said: “The funding will make such a difference to the experience at our cinema for the people of Kelty.

"The support that our visitors have shown us already has been phenomenal, and our visitors will now enjoy a higher quality of picture and sound.”