A former Nottingham Castle worker has been angered by its 'cruel' closure which left people jobless before Christmas. The Nottingham Castle Trust on Monday, November 21 confirmed it had started appointing liquidators, just a year since its three-year £33 million renovation was completed in June 2021.
However, despite the trust's goal for it to open as a 'world-class' heritage site, the last 18 months have been marred by a number of high-profile incidents. Former chief executive Sara Blair-Manning left in August 2021, with Ms Blair-Manning taking the trust to an employment tribunal, claiming she was unfairly dismissed.
A letter of no confidence was also sent to the Trust board and there were allegations of a hate incident within the castle grounds. A former employee, who worked at the Castle since its reopening and wanted to remain anonymous, has now spoken of how they felt 'thrown out' as they were made redundant on the day of the closure.
