Former nightclub to become community space in Gainsborough

Summarised from Lincolnshire Live's report · Updated 13 Oct, 11:02 · Archive

A nightclub closed since 2010 in Gainsborough is set to be transformed into a community space.

Lincolnshire Live reports that The State club on Church Street in Gainsborough, closed since 2010, could be transformed into a community space. Alive Church, a charity and non-profit organisation, has submitted plans to repurpose the building, which originally opened in the 1940s as The State Cinema, seating 1,040 people. It later operated as a toy shop in the 1970s before becoming a nightclub in 2007, closing shortly after due to the recession.

Alive Church says it wants to use the building to provide community projects tackling food poverty, money management and debt counselling, isolation, children's and youth projects, mental health support and family support. The organisation, which has seven locations across Lincolnshire and currently rents space at Gainsborough Trinity Arts Centre, plans to make the facility accessible for all with affordable rental space for other groups.

The plans have been submitted to West Lindsey District Council and are open to public comment.

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• Major plans for former Gainsborough nightclub closed for more than 15 yearsOlder generations will remember it as a popular cinema or toy shopLincolnshire Live · 13 Oct, 10:30

In this story: The State Club · Alive Church · Gainsborough · West Lindsey District Council · Lincolnshire

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