Customers were forced to leave a Nottinghamshire leisure centre early due to a group "intimidating" staff and visitors. Police were called to Kirkby Leisure Centre, in Hodgkinson Road on Monday, May 22, with the facilities shutting at 6.30pm - an hour-and-a-half early.
Everyone Active, which runs the centre, said it was due to safety reasons. Contract manager Lorenzo Clark, said: “A small group of people visited the centre throughout the day who engaged in intimidating behaviour to colleagues and customers.
“The police were called, qualified security staff were utilised and casual admissions were refused. We also liaised with our partners at Ashfield District Council to ensure that safety was upheld."
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He said that the centre was now open as usual, with security staff are again in place as a precautionary measure.
Inspector Jon Hewitt, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We received a report of a group of people inside Kirkby Leisure Centre who were refusing to leave and causing issues for staff yesterday afternoon (Monday 22 May 2023).
“Officers engaged with leisure centre staff and no further issues were reported after the group had left. No criminal offences were disclosed.”
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