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Closure for the UK's oldest cinema in Birmingham

The UK's oldest working cinema, the Electric Cinema in Birmingham has closed its doors.

It showed its first silent movie on 27 December 1909

There's already two petitions online to try and save it

The city's Flatpack Festival has used the venue for 18 years - Ian Francis is the festival's Director

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