Work begins on Kirkby Leisure Centre’s soft play extension
An exciting project to enhance the popular soft play at Kirkby Leisure Centre in Kirkby-in-Ashfield is under way.
The centre, run by award-winning operator Everyone Active in partnership with Ashfield District Council, is expanding the soft play’s size by 20 per cent.
Among the new features will be a foam forest, mirri maze, soft ninja, log ramp, free jump area and speed and reaction.
Work began today (Friday, November 7) and is due to be completed on Monday, November 24.
The soft play is already a well-used part of the centre, with the improvements helping to address the needs of younger users and their families.
The work is part of a £207,000 investment by Ashfield District Council and Everyone Active. This includes the recent extension of the fitness suite by 151m, with 18 stations being added, while the building’s management system has also been upgraded.
Simon Morgan, Everyone Active’s contract manager, said: “The exciting enhancements to our state-of-the-art soft play are great news for families in the local community. Once complete, youngsters will have an amazing area in which to get active and boost their physical and mental wellbeing, all in a safe environment.”
Cllr Chris Huskinson, Ashfield District Council’s Executive Lead for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing, said: “Our new soft play area at Kirkby Leisure Centre will be bigger and better and we can’t wait to welcome families back. The plans for the soft play look brilliant and I know that a lot of our younger residents will be pleased with it being extended and the adventures it will offer them.”