Last post

This week Golden Popcorn will be launching a new website so this is the last post on the old blog. You will still be able to find out what is happening at your favourite popcorn company by going to www.goldenpopcorn.com and clicking on 'Latest News'. See you there!

Continental Market at the City Hall

There is a superb Continental Market at the City Hall, Belfast. Wonderful aromas, amazing variety of food from all over Europe including paella, Bratwurst, chorizo and much more. Golden Popcorn is on sale too so don't miss it!

It's behind you!

Golden Popcorn is now on sale at the Grand Opera House, Belfast for the pantomime season. This year's panto is Snow White starring May McFettridge and Lesley Joseph. There's lots of festive fun so make sure you don't miss it!

Good Luck in Uganda, Ben!

Ben Connolly wrote:

'On 3rd July I will be going (via the organisation Africa Inland Mission) to Kampala to work with street children and young people. To raise the £3000 I need to get me there, I organised a Cinema Fundraiser in Antrim cinema, screening the 1999 classic '10 Things I Hate About You'. Although many couldn't come because of the weather conditions, those who did had a fantastic time. Good film, great cause and tasty Golden Popcorn to watch it with!

I raised £250 altogether and made a dent in my target. A massive thanks to Golden Popcorn for supporting this event!'

The weathermen were right....we did get more snow!

First snow of the winter!

Only a light fall of snow but the weathermen say there's much more to come!

Golden Popcorn takes to the High Road!

Jon Purvey, our Director of Operations, loads the first of many (we hope!) deliveries of our healthy option raspberry flavoured popcorn onto the lorry bound for schools in Scotland.

Happy Birthday Movie House Cinemas

Glengormley Movie House opened 20 years ago this month. The first film shown was Pretty Woman and on Monday 27th September, 2010 the film was shown again. The invitation only guests enjoyed star treatment on the red carpet. The champagne reception was followed by the movie, Pretty Woman, a film as enjoyable now as it was back then! Golden Popcorn was represented at the event by Lucy McDowell who was accompanied by her brother, Derek. Also pictured are Movie House boss, Michael McAdam (on the left) with local radio and TV broadcaster, Maurice Jay. Congratulations to the Movie House group and here's to the next 20 years!

Raspberry popcorn

Managing Director, Lucy McDowell, presented our new raspberry popcorn at the ASSIST (Association of Service Solutions in Scotland) conference. This popcorn contains no added salt or sugar and is suitable for sale in schools. With Lucy are Alasdair Morris and Peter Wood of MW Foods who represent Golden Popcorn in Scotland. There was considerable interest in the product and we are confident that Local Education Authorities will place orders. The conference was followed by an evening of champagne, good food and dancing in the magnificent Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews. It wasn't all hard work!

Helping out in Uganda!

Eleven young people will be soon heading off to Kampala in Uganda to work at a school and on a farm with the Rock Ministries (a Coleraine based charity). Work will include teaching English and carrying out practical tasks such as painting classrooms and building desks.

To raise funds to help get them on their way they organised two ’Night at the Cinema’ events. Golden Popcorn were happy to be one of the sponsors for this event. Thirty people came along each evening for a special viewing of the film ‘Up’. Each evening was filled with tears of laughter, a good time was had by all! They have all sent their thanks to Golden Popcorn for contributing to the event.