Aerial Adventures attraction departs crisis-hit East Kilbride shopping centre

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A popular climbing attraction at the crisis-hit East Kilbride shopping centre has announced its closure.Aerial Adventures said yesterday that it's base at EK, East Kilbride's Olympia mall will not re-open after shutting up shop on Friday.The reason for the sudden closure is not yet known or how many local staff were affected.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A statement posted on their website and social media said: "It is with regret that we have to announce that our last day of trading was Friday, March 10, 2023."We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our amazing customers and staff who have supported us over the past six years."It's business as usual at our Livingston location and we welcome any of our East Kilbride customers to come visit us there."The facility boasted a climbing wall and HiRide adventure course 50ft above the ice rink as well as an indoor soft play area.It opened in 2016 as par of an ambitious £10million leisure development The Hub, EK.

The leisure developments included 11 new restaurants and cafes, a gym, a library, a make-over for the ice rink and the existing nine-screen Odeon Luxe cinema, but many of the units now lie empty.The latest closure is yet another blow to Scotland's largest undercover shopping and leisure centre which fell into administration just