A hospice has unveiled its new state-of-the-art cinema room.

This will give children at Jigsaw, Cumbria's Children's Hospice with life limiting illnesses hours of laughter and joy.

The room was officially opened last week by children from Jigsaw with the help of Carlisle-born entertainer and 911 singer Lee Brennan.

Also in attendance were representatives of Together for Cinema, the charity that made the project happen, and Majik House, the Cumbria-based company that installed the equipment and donated some of the items.

The facility will be used by youngsters who attend Jigsaw, based in Carlisle, who will be able to spend time enjoying their favourite films and TV shows on the latest audio-visual equipment including hi-spec projectors, screens, lighting and streaming devices.

All the products, installation and consultation were donated for free to Jigsaw, secured by Together for Cinema, all of which would’ve cost in the region of £19,000 if it had been paid for, according to the hospice.

Kate Allison, team lead at Jigsaw, said: "The children and their families absolutely love their new cinema room and it is a great addition to our offering at Jigsaw.

"The room will give families precious time to create memories in a space which is safe and where they can be supported by our dedicated care team.

"Even though it has just been installed we can see it is already providing plenty of big smiles and we can’t wait to show more of our incredible children and families the room."

Lee Brennan said: "It was great to help this wonderful charity open their new cinema room and meet the brilliant staff, children and supporters and learn more about what they do.

"You can tell the room will be an amazing asset for the youngsters from Jigsaw."

This was Together For Cinema’s 31st good cause cinema room installation and the charity is getting ever closer to their target of installing 50 cinema rooms by 2026, which would normally cost well in excess of £1million.