Work is set to get underway on a new community hub in a Nottinghamshire town after the district council approved plans and secured significant funding for its Health Hub project. The Warsop Health Hub in Mansfield has received £3m from the government’s Towns Fund and a £1.8m capital grant from Sport England to kick-start the project. The new Hub will be delivered by Alliance Leisure, in partnership with Abacus as project manager and principal designer, architects Roberts Limbrick and contractor Pellikaan Construction. Once complete in October 2024, facilities will include a 15m x 8m pool with a splash play area for younger children, a gym, a two-court sports hall and an improved multi-use games area. The facility will also offer a café with views of the swimming pool, reception area and community facilities, including multi-purpose spaces and an IT suite. “Sport England’s Uniting the Movement strategy aims to provide opportunities for all people to access sport and physical activity, regardless of their backgrounds, bank balance or postcodes. The Warsop Health Hub is one of the first facilities to use our new Leisure Local concept and the site will work towards the vision set out in our recent ‘Future of Public Leisure’ report,” said Lisa Dodd-Mayne, executive director, place at Sport England. Ground works for the Warsop Health Hub are anticipated to begin this summer.