New business unveiled on site of Kirkcaldy Railway Club

A new family fitness centre is to be built on the site of one of Kirkcaldy’s last remaining social clubs.
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Kirkcaldy Railway Club will be demolished to make way for the development by Arena Gym Fife.

The family-run business is planning to relocate from its base at Mitchelston Industrial Estate and open the brand new facility.

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News of its plans received a huge welcome on social media last week - and the owners can’t wait to get started.

Kirkcaldy Railway Club which is set to be demolished to make way for a new family fitness centre after the land was boughtKirkcaldy Railway Club which is set to be demolished to make way for a new family fitness centre after the land was bought
Kirkcaldy Railway Club which is set to be demolished to make way for a new family fitness centre after the land was bought

The Railway Club has been closed for over two years, and occupies a prime site at the junction of Overton Road and Junction Road.

Gary Paterson, who runs the gym with partner Sally Dewar and son Jack, said he had been blown away by the response to their news.

An early artist's impression of how the new gym might lookAn early artist's impression of how the new gym might look
An early artist's impression of how the new gym might look

“We put the post up and were inundated with messages,” he said. “We wanted to open up something new and it’s a positive move coming out of lockdown.”

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Arena Gym Fife has been based at Mitchelston for the past three years, and it is now looking ahead to moving into a revamped site with a two-storey building which will include a play zone for children and a cafe area as well as fitness classes.

“We had looked at the site before and thought it would be a good location - people told us it hadn’t changed in the last 25 years!” added Mr Paterson.

“It became available and we secured it and thought we can develop it.”

“It will be a new building on the site which can only help the area.”

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