By 1999 , the Hailsham Old Pavilion Society ( H.O.P.S. ) had raised enough money to restore the old cinema .
By 1999 , the Hailsham Old Pavilion Society ( H.O.P.S. ) signed a 31 - year lease at a peppercorn rent .
By 1999 , the Hailsham Old Pavilion Society ( H.O.P.S. ) had raised enough money to restore the old cinema and signed a 31 - year lease at a peppercorn rent .