30 jobs to be created as city centre climbing centre gets green light

A chain of indoor climbing centres has been given the go-ahead to open its first Midlands venue in Nottingham city centre.

The Climbing Hangar will create 30 jobs by renovating a warehouse on Crocus Street into the latest facility. The building is currently used by AFS from which it sells electrical appliances and domestic goods to the public.

The Climbing Hangar was set up in Liverpool in 2010 and has been expanding its format across the UK to provide improved access to accessible climbing and bouldering facilities.

A planning statement reads: “The Climbing Hanger now provides a number of successful facilities across the UK, with climbing and bouldering of increasing popularity and reaching a greater audience, with its participation at the Olympics.

“This site provides an opportunity to accommodate the requirements for the use in an accessible location and within an existing vacant building that meets the space, height and configuration requirements for a bouldering centre.”

The Climbinh Hangar currently has two sites in Liverpool alongside venues in Edinburgh, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield and Swansea.