Mt. Vic Flicks Cinema is usually dark on Mondays.  However, on March 7, in spite of a heavy downpour, the cinema was alive with activity. Central Blue, Blackheath, Katoomba and Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise Rotary Clubs all joined forces to support a fundraising evening to Help End Polio Now
 
The theatre was mostly sold out (in light of Covid restrictions on capacity) with more than 90 Rotarians and their families in attendance.  They were treated to homemade slices and a beverage of their choice while laughing at the latest British comedy, The Duke, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent.  The plot was a bit farfetched although based upon true facts.
 
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. The Duke is an uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.
 
The film is definitely worth seeing. More importantly over $1000 was raised for Polio Plus.