Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 10 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Rio Cinema" x Search term Filter by Subject Clubs and Organisations (3)Other Children's Groups (3)Memories (3)Sport (1)Football Newport (1)Filter by Format Artifact (1)Newspaper cutting (1)Photograph (5)Text (3)Filter by Decade 1930s (1)1940s (1)1950s (1)1960s (2)1970s (5)1980s (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Rio Cinema Memorabilia Rio Cinema memorabilia, comprising two of the monthly programme leaflets from 1949 and 1955, and a membership card. The Rio operated as a cinema from 1939 until 1963 Rio Youth Club A beauty contest held at the Rio Youth Club in 1975. Rio Youth Club Staff 1970s A group of staff who helped run the Rio Youth Club in the 1970s. Read the memories of one of these staff members. Memories of the Rio Youth Club 1 June Turner’s memories of the Rio Youth Club, as told to Wendy Irons on 19th September 2020. “I was working as a youth leader in a school in Dundee in the evenings. A young woman knocked at my house door in Newport one evening and said that Newport needed a youth club. I can’t remember her name. ... Women's Football 1970s To celebrate their 10th anniversary as a youth club, the Rio held a week of activities. They included the women's football match at Waterstone Crook. Jan Martin's Dance Classes 1980s Our pictures show Jan Martin's dance classes in the 1980s. The classes, for youngsters and for adults, were held in the Rio Community Centre. Rio Youth Theatre 1984 In the early 1980s a youth theatre was held in the Rio Community Centre. Our photographs show an outdoor show Ferries and Trains in 1984. Opening of Rio Cinema 1939 Two newscuttings from the opening of the Rio Cinema in 1939. One describes the opening by Provost George Rain Little, (provost 1937-1940), when he was presented with an umbrella! (Was this an appropriate gift for a man of his name?!) The other gives details of the opening film that Thursday evening, Sixty Glorious Years, starring ... Memories of the Rio Cinema Memories of the Rio Cinema from Findlay McLaren. We used to go every Friday night after Cubs and a 3d poke of chips from Stinkie's. I always had a free pass from Fag Louttit's because I did a paper round there. Great fun beating the seats in the ninepennies when the cavalry appeared over the hill. The ... Memories of the Rio Youth Club 2 Memories of the Rio Youth Club from Mo Beat and Sheonagh Beat. I was also involved in starting up the youth club. We used to meet in the West Hall in Wormit and the leaders, a husband and wife (cannot remember names), were instrumental in getting the Rio as a venue. I donated many of my ...