The Lighthouse Theatre is saved!
The Lighthouse Theatre along with the Arena and Balance Health Club will remain.
We are pleased to confirm that following ongoing discussions with North Northamptonshire Council and Phoenix Leisure Management, a decision in principle has been made subject to the various approvals required, that the Lighthouse Theatre, Arena Sports Centre and Balance Health Club will now remain open.
We will be supporting with the transition of operations to Phoenix Leisure Management until 4 September 2023.
As we have previously communicated, we have been running Kettering Conference Centre at a loss for a number of years. The sharp increase in energy and operating costs have made this unsustainable, therefore the conference centre part of the site will not reopen and will close on 3 July as planned.
The Council has confirmed it will continue to support the Theatre and the Arena with a grant that goes towards operating costs and facilitate its use as a community site. The Balance Health Club will also be kept open alongside these facilities.
As the extension has only just recently been agreed, further updates will be provided in the coming weeks with regards to any future theatre programme and the process to follow in relation to bookings at the Arena Sports Centre and Balance Health Club.
We have informed our teams of this decision and would like to thank them for their ongoing professionalism over these past few weeks. We ask that you please be patient as our teams work through the next steps.
