Nottinghamshire leisure centre will reopen as plan for major improvements progresses

A Nottinghamshire leisure will reopen later this year as work gets underway on a new four-court sports hall. The Selston Leisure Centre was previously run by Everyone Active before it was transferred in 2018 to the Two Counties Trust - the owner of the Selston High School campus which the leisure centre sits in.

The leisure centre is currently displayed online as being permanently closed, but Ashfield District Council has now announced the facility will partly reopen to the public later this year. Activities will be provided in the sports hall for public use on evenings and weekends.

This will be ahead of Selston High School investing in a new four-court sports hall with studio space, which will be managed by an operator on behalf of the school at evenings and weekends. Works on this are due to start in 2027.

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Councillor David Martin, Selston Parish Council's chairman and a member of Ashfield District Council, said: "I'd like to pay a special tribute to the Headteacher at Selston High School, he has a positive and community focussed approach, and we are excited to work with him and partners to deliver the provision that residents in our parish deserve. We are looking forward to welcoming our community back to our leisure centre whilst the new hall is being built."

All the plans were approved by Ashfield District Council at a cabinet meeting on June 17. The authority also says it is working with Selston High School, the parish council, Selston Football Club and Notts FA on a funding application for a full-size 3G pitch in the area.