Application made for indoor events to begin at Sandwell Aquatics Centre

The trust behind the Aquatics Centre is looking to begin staging indoor sporting events.

An application has been made to begin staging indoor sporting events at a Commonwealth Games legacy centre.

Sandwell Leisure Trust has made a Premises Licence application to begin staging indoor events at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre on Londonderry Lane in Smethwick.

The application would see events from Monday to Friday from 6am to 11pm and at weekends between 6.30am and 9pm at the venue, which hosted swimming and diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sandwell Council has asked for interested parties or responsible authorities with representations or objections to the application to contact the Licencing team by August 24.

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