GET ready to grab yourself a box of popcorn ... Odeon's cinema in Bromborough is reopening next month.

It is one of 98 reopen across UK and Ireland and opens its doors on July 10, with comprehensive new measures in place to deliver a safer cinema experience.

A mix of recent and remastered classics will be screened at ODEON following the reopening including 1917, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, re-released and remastered in 4k for its 40th anniversary, Sonic the Hedgehog and Onwards, Little Women, Bad Boys for Life, Dirty Dancing and The Greatest Showman.

Summer's big blockbusters are also just around the corner, beginning with Mulan and Tenet at the end of July alongside other new releases including Dreambuilders and Unhinged.

A range of health and safety are measures in place including: Safer buying, Contactless experience, including booking online and contactless ticket checks in cinema and contactless till payments for purchasing food and drinks.

Limited seats on sale for each show and guaranteed unoccupied seats between guests to meet social distancing requirements, whilst enabling family groups and social bubbles to sit together

Staggered show start times to reduce queues, with safe queuing measures in place such as floor markings and cinema host support

Newly serviced air conditioning that ensures fresh air is delivered into all screens

Guest sanitiser stations offering complimentary sanitising gels and wipes

Carol Welch, managing director of Odeon UK & IRE said: "We are excited to confirm that from July 4 our UK cinemas will begin reopening.

"We’ve carefully planned every step of our guest journey and put safety measures in place that will enable our highly trained colleagues to provide a controlled and safer cinema experience for all our guests.

"New measures include social distancing in our auditoriums and foyers, additional cleaning regimes, and a request to book tickets online prior to arrival.

"We would like to thank our colleagues and guests for their patience during this period, and we can’t wait to welcome guests back to big screen entertainment and a safer cinema experience."

Film fans craving the big screen experience can purchase tickets from today online at https://www.odeon.co.uk/.