A proposal to overhaul the 10-acre South West Film Studios site in Cornwall looks like it’s back on track after the new owners unfurled their latest plans on Monday.
The half-built studios at St Agnes, dubbed Aggiewood by media wags, were abandoned after the company behind the scheme went into administration
in 2004.
But now St Agnes Properties Ltd has snapped up the derelict site, hoping to give the studio a bit of a kick up the backside. Heck, they even have plans for a Cornish Film Academy which is pretty exciting, ain’t it.
The studio, re-christened Blue Wave, will be supported financially by additional work units, office space and residential development, including homes for
local people.
Business johnnies have always supported the idea of a film studio in the far South West, thinking the tax breaks for producers making films in Blighty would bring in loadsa cash.
Indeed, St Agnes Properties Ltd’s Marilyn Gough told BBC News the company was already in talks with a bunch of film and telly producers.
“It’s early days because I can’t show them round a finished facility yet and we’re waiting to get our planning before we finish everything, but we are very confident,” she said.
Stay tuned to D+CFilm for more news about Blue Wave Studios.
Posted by Thin White Duke
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These studios will never make it, they never stood a chance. They are in the wrong location with vert little to offer production companies and their crews. And judging by Ms Gough’s past record in business, I suspect she is just as much of a dreamer as Mr Alex Swan.
I also feel that anyone who supported the original plan, must be digging big holes to hide in. Where the hell did Mr Swan think he was going to employ 200 people, and who was daft enough to believe him and give him financial and moral support.
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I have been searching for Some old Helicopters that were at the Old Preddanack airfield, and have been told some of the Hulks were moved in december to St agnes, Under care of a “Film Company”
I was just about to contact the MOD regarding one of these hulks to remove the cockpit section and restore it, for use at local shows ,and to encourage youngsters to have a interest in Aviation , and also would gladly have lent it to Local Budding Film makers as use as a Prop, But Sadly I cannot track any of these old westland Wessex helicopters down ,Does anyone out there work on the old st agnes Studios site, has anyone seen these Illusive helicopters ??, and even better does anyone have a clue as to WHO to contact rearding there disposal, or at least one of them, I would like to save one for future Generations to come, before they end up in the Smelting pot !,PLEASE if anyone has any Info, I would really be pleased to hear it, as at the moment I am just hitting a “Brick Wall”
Many thanks
Chris Collins