Fast-growing Nottingham bar group to open Beeston venue

Fletchergate Industries, the company behind a string of successful bars in Nottingham city centre, is set to expand into Beeston.

The indie chain, which runs Das Kino, Pom Pom, The Cell, The Magic Garden, Penny Lane, The Hockley Arts Club and The Walrus will open The Beeston Social in the new Beeston Square scheme.

The news comes just a week after Fletchergate Industries revealed plans to launch The Blind Rabbit in the former Belgo building at 9 Weekday Cross.

Last week, Beeston was hailed as a “model for post-Covid town centre development.

The Beeston Square development in Nottinghamshire, masterplanned and designed by Nottingham’s Leonard Design Architects, will see its first phase go live next month – opening the first brand new cinema and town square complex after lockdown.

It is planned to be surrounded by cafes and restaurants, supported by a large-scale residential development alongside, and served by a tram-bus transport interchange which connects it to both Nottingham city centre and a series of suburbs and communities.

The cinema complex, which is being occupied by Irish operator The Arc Cinema, sits alongside the site of a proposed 132-apartment residential development, which is also expected to support both existing retail in the town centre and a new range of food and beverage operators.