'Troublesome times' as oldest gym in city facing closure

A Nottingham gym which has been running for more than four decades is under serious threat after the site it operates on was sold to developers. Castle Gym, which is believed to be the oldest gym in Nottingham, has been in operation since 1981, but now faces the prospect of leaving its home in Castle Boulevard after the building was sold by Nottingham City Council.

"We found out months and months after it went through that the developers had sold the building on. We were told we were all safe and that they wanted to keep the gym within the building. "I was torn myself in the decision of what to do. I tried to find somewhere but obviously you can appreciate it's difficult to move a business like mine at the drop of a hat especially with six months notice.

The gym has also helped those who are sleeping rough on the streets of Nottingham. During the pandemic Mr Willmott handed out 1,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to those who were homeless. "We've got our own problems and I wasn't able to stand up and fight for these guys as well - we're barely surviving help fighting them. The gym is seen by some as their only kind of saving grace of the day. It's somewhere where they can go for an hour or two hours and forget about the world. It's a safe environment.

"I'm a single dad with a house and a daughter to pay for. We got through covid and all of a sudden there is this. You could not have asked for a worse time for it to be honest.

Hope it’s all gets sorted. Castle gym is a nottingham institution

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