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Rollerworld talks for former Debenhams site put on hold: Colchester’s Rollerworld Foundation says plans for a new rink in the former Debenhams building are on ...
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Rollerworld talks for former Debenhams site put on hold
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Indoor go-karting centre plans approved for Sunderland ex-Debenhams site: Around 40 new jobs are set to be created at Sunderland’s long-vacant Debenhams store ...
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Indoor go-karting centre plans approved for Sunderland ex-Debenhams site
Will Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street become a 1970s theme park?: I tried to think positive about the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, I really did ...
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Will Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street become a 1970s theme park?
What has happened to Essex's former Debenhams stores?: Essex’s former Debenhams stores have mixed futures: Basildon gets a health centre ...
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What has happened to Essex's former Debenhams stores?
What residents want to see in vacant Colchester Debenhams: The most popular ideas put forward by Gazette readers for the future of the former Debenhams unit in ...
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What residents want to see in vacant Colchester Debenhams
Reaction as Rollerworld could move into old Debenhams site: Rollerworld owners Anne and Jason Khan announced talks are currently under way with landlords of the ...
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Reaction as Rollerworld could move into old Debenhams site
Rollerworld hosts pop-up skating event in Colchester: Rollerworld held its Eggstravaganza event today, where Charter Hall was transformed into a fantastic ...
gazette-news.co.uk/news/25996027.rollerworld-hosts-pop-up-skating-event-colchester/
Rollerworld hosts pop-up skating event in Colchester
Former Debenhams could see Rollerworld return to Colchester: Rollerworld bosses have revealed plans to repurpose a vacant Colchester building into a new ...
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Former Debenhams could see Rollerworld return to Colchester
Colchester Rollerworld to host Eggstravaganza event: BOSSES of a beloved Rollerskating rink will tease more “future plans” for its charity during an Easter event ...
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Colchester Rollerworld to host Eggstravaganza event
Council boss provides update on former Debenhams site: The store shut almost five years ago and the closure came after online fashion retailer Boohoo purchased ...
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Council boss provides update on former Debenhams site
Big fire at derelict house near Rollerworld that some didn't notice was there: Motorists were told to avoid the area and buses were diverted
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Big fire at derelict house near Rollerworld that some didn't notice was ...
Calls for change at former Debenhams, Odeon, and post office: Debenhams, North Hill’s Former Post Office, and the old Odeon in Colchester are three major ...
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Calls for change at former Debenhams, Odeon, and post office
Save Colchester High Street backs Rollerworld return: Save Colchester High Street has backed the Rollerworld Foundation, which is continuing to look for a ...
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Save Colchester High Street backs Rollerworld return
Debenhams Colchester: Council boss issues update on building: It has been four years and eight months since Debenhams, in Culver Street West and Culver Square ...
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Debenhams Colchester: Council boss issues update on building
Colchester Rollerworld releases more detail about upcoming major event: Skate hire closes one week before the event and sometimes earlier if the event is fully ...
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Colchester Rollerworld releases more detail about upcoming major event
Rollerworld Foundation to hold SuperRoll event in Colchester: The Rollerworld Foundation will hold the sports-themed SuperRoll event.
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Rollerworld Foundation to hold SuperRoll event in Colchester
Rollerworld Colchester asks public for ideas in council survey: He said: “Councillors must also take into account statutory responsibilities ...
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Rollerworld Colchester asks public for ideas in council survey
Rollerworld hosts its Festival of Fun event in Colchester: COLCHESTER residents put on their skate shoes for the latest Rollerworld Foundation event.
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Rollerworld hosts its Festival of Fun event in Colchester
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Rollerworld bosses 'fighting' to find new Colchester venue after closure: There were around 850 people on the rink at once and more than 1,000 who turned up to ...
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Rollerworld bosses 'fighting' to find new Colchester venue after closure
Key FactsRollerworld Seeks New Venue After Closure
Dec 10, 2022 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: essexlive.news
  • More than 1,000 people attended Rollerworld's farewell event at the end of November, with 850 skating simultaneously.

  • Owners Jason and Anne Khan are closing due to a rent dispute but remain committed to continuing the facility elsewhere.

  • The rink, open since 1990, features an Olympic-sized 25 by 50-meter surface and top-tier equipment now being dismantled for relocation.

  • Closure impacts the local community deeply as the venue served as a vital social hub beyond just a skating rink.
  • This is a place in real life that actually connects people together and gives them a way to be social and now that is gone. It's so unbelievable to see the kids laughing and joking and exercising, interacting together in a controlled and safe environment - and that's just gone. That's the reason I'm still fighting so hard to the last second to keep it going.
    — Jason Khan, co-owner of Rollerworld in Colchester, speaking about the closure and his fight to find a new venue.