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08/02/2022
Morgan Sindall Appointed Preferred Contractor For Kirkby Cinema
Morgan Sindall has been appointed preferred contractor to develop a multi-screen cinema in Kirkby.
The appointment, by Knowsley Council, follows a competitive tender exercise. Morgan Sindall have been successful in the first stage. They will now be given a pre-construction exclusivity period as the Council's preferred bidder to undertake further work with a view to being awarded a contract for the build of the cinema.
The multi-screen cinema scheme, complete with three food and drink outlets, will be located on the former Kirkby Library site on Cherryfield Drive.
Already, a site has been confirmed, planning permission has been approved, and an operator, Reel Cinema, has been secured.
The scheme remains on-track and construction is due to commence in the coming months.
Knowsley Council carried out a consultation in March 2020 asking residents, visitors, and businesses in the town 'What makes a good town centre?'
As well as a supermarket and a better choice of shops, respondents also asked for a leisure offer (such as a cinema or a bowling alley) as well as places where young people could go. The Council has been actively promoting Kirkby as a destination for such a leisure offer and, as a result, it has secured a site, an operator, and now a construction partner.
Councillor Tony Brennan, Regeneration and Economic Development Cabinet Member, said: "Our plans for Kirkby Town Centre always extended beyond the retail development and I’m delighted that the next phase of our development plans have taken a significant step forward with the appointment of a construction partner for our cinema scheme.
"We have listened to what our residents want for their town and, as you can see with the supermarket and the retail development, we are delivering exactly what they have asked for. Our priority now is to deliver the cinema scheme, and the three food and drink outlets, which will not only provide the facilities our residents asked for, but will also create local jobs for local people.
"We are delighted to work with Morgan Sindall on this scheme and look forward to seeing progress over the coming months."
The appointment, by Knowsley Council, follows a competitive tender exercise. Morgan Sindall have been successful in the first stage. They will now be given a pre-construction exclusivity period as the Council's preferred bidder to undertake further work with a view to being awarded a contract for the build of the cinema.
The multi-screen cinema scheme, complete with three food and drink outlets, will be located on the former Kirkby Library site on Cherryfield Drive.
Already, a site has been confirmed, planning permission has been approved, and an operator, Reel Cinema, has been secured.
The scheme remains on-track and construction is due to commence in the coming months.
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Knowsley Council carried out a consultation in March 2020 asking residents, visitors, and businesses in the town 'What makes a good town centre?'
As well as a supermarket and a better choice of shops, respondents also asked for a leisure offer (such as a cinema or a bowling alley) as well as places where young people could go. The Council has been actively promoting Kirkby as a destination for such a leisure offer and, as a result, it has secured a site, an operator, and now a construction partner.
Councillor Tony Brennan, Regeneration and Economic Development Cabinet Member, said: "Our plans for Kirkby Town Centre always extended beyond the retail development and I’m delighted that the next phase of our development plans have taken a significant step forward with the appointment of a construction partner for our cinema scheme.
"We have listened to what our residents want for their town and, as you can see with the supermarket and the retail development, we are delivering exactly what they have asked for. Our priority now is to deliver the cinema scheme, and the three food and drink outlets, which will not only provide the facilities our residents asked for, but will also create local jobs for local people.
"We are delighted to work with Morgan Sindall on this scheme and look forward to seeing progress over the coming months."
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