Kinver Business Solutions (known as Kinver) is proud to announce that a project it has led on, on behalf of its client Ashfield District Council, has been named “Regeneration and Restoration Project of the Year” at the Insider Media 2023 East Midlands Property Awards.
Ashfield District Council’s £15.5m project, a new build leisure centre, was praised for “having a big positive impact on the town’s health and wellbeing, providing its first-ever swimming pool and being a project that has not only regenerated derelict land, but has re-energised a community.”
Kirkby Leisure Centre was built by Kier Construction and officially opened in August 2022. The project has created 27 new jobs and the centre has seen over 300,000 customer visits in its first year.
The Centre boasts a four-lane swimming pool with a splash-pad for younger children and a Poolpod for accessible pool entry; a multi-use sports hall that converts into a community cinema to provide regular film screenings; an 85-station gym, a soft play area and fun climbing wall, a sensory room to support children and adults with learning and behavioural support needs and a health hub.
Kinver played a critical role for the Council by providing them with internal Project Manager functions. Leading the project from RIBA 2 through to completion, handover and operation, Kinver have oversaw the design team and contractors as well as liaising with elected members and the local community.
Darowen Jones, Managing Director of Kinver Business Solutions said: “We’re absolutely delighted that this project has been recognised regionally for both its quality and regeneration impact on the local Town. Many organisations have come together to realise this success for the local area of Kirkby in Ashfield and we’re already engaged by the Council to deliver many more transformational projects across the wider Ashfield District area.”
Theresa Hodgkinson, Chief Executive at Ashfield District Council said: Ashfield District Council is immensely proud of what it has achieved in transforming Kirkby Leisure Centre into a state-of-the-art facility that is a huge asset to the local community. Darowen and the wider Kinver team have been instrumental in supporting the Council and representing its interests in order to deliver this project to such a high standard and make such an impact.
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