Queens Park Arena will be opening this Saturday with an all-afternoon launch event.

A few years ago the Society diverted funds from the unfinished back lanes pilot to the scheme to refurbish and reopen the area around the old bandstand which burned down in 1996 after decades of neglect.

The Arena is a project developed by all four local community councils and aims to be a community performance space. Curious? Come along and get a taste of what the arena will be used for and speak to those who’ve got it up and running.