A historic Nottinghamshire leisure centre which has stood empty since a new one opened in August is being demolished. Following a 2016 public consultation about future leisure services in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, it was decided that a brand new facility would open in the town.
Work on the new £15.5 million Kirkby Leisure Centre started in December 2020 and it officially opened back in August. Ashfield District Council now says that work to disassemble the old centre, Festival Hall, has started.
The land on which it sits, along Hodgkinson Road, will become a car park for the new leisure centre. It will have space for 95 cars, including disabled bays and six electric charging points.
