The growing sport of padel is set to welcome a new club in the West Midlands next month.
North West firm Pure Padel is launching a new four-court centre at Moseley Cricket Club in Solihull - its first in the Midlands.
The club will have three courts under canopies and a fourth open-air, pickleball court, available on a pay-as-you-go basis. There will also be a shop, café, bar and changing rooms.
The new club in Streetsbrook Road, Shirley, amid concerns from local residents over noise from the courts.
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Pure Padel currently operates two clubs in the North West and has plans to open a further ten during 2025, with a long-term target of 30 new launches over the next five years.
It was co-founded by Sammy Arora, son of Bobby Arora who, alongside his brothers Robin and Simon, grew discount retailer B&M Bargains from a small Blackpool business into a retail giant with more than 1,000 º£½ÇÊÓƵ stores, making them billionaires in the process.
Bobby Arora is among a group of investors supporting his son and Pure Padel's co-founder Fraser Higson.
The forthcoming launch in Solihull follows news in January that another North West operator - The Padel Club - was eyeing up a site on the huge Peddimore development near Sutton Coldfield.
Sammy Arora said: "We're excited to be bringing our fresh approach to padel to Solihull.
"It's a well-connected area and one we selected due to its accessibility and energetic community.
"Our first foray into the Midlands, we're confident the town will benefit from having a Pure Padel club so that people can come and enjoy the game that's taking the nation, and world, by storm."
