The chair of a kayak club on the River Trent says the club has been left in limbo as plans for the City Ground redevelopment were approved. Plans were approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council on July 28 for the home of Nottingham Forest to be transformed.
The club announced plans to upgrade their stadium, including the complete rebuild of the Peter Taylor Stand, in 2019, and had hoped to complete the work within 15 months, but delays in the planning process meant it was not approved until last month. Its capacity will be increased from 5,000 to 10,000.
Nottingham Kayak Club has its home on the River Trent, by the Trent End stand, and the club has members that will soon compete in the Canoe Marathon World Championships and Canoe Sprint European Championships, along with a big uptake in people trying out taster sessions there. But its chair has said the club has not been told what the redevelopment means for them going forward, and if people will be able to use and access their facility as normal.
