Northgate Arena

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Northgate Arena is the main leisure centre for the Chester area. Built in the 1970's on the site of the Chester Northgate railway station, Northgate Arena includes swimming pools, a gymnasium, several sports halls and a sauna. The main sports hall is also used for toy, antique, postcard and computer fairs. The smaller halls are used by a range of martial art groups which practice, amongst other disciplines, Ju Jitsu, Thai Boxing, Ninjitsu and Kung Fu. The building is also the home ground of the Chester Jets basketball team.

The building is run by 'CADSART', the Chester And District Sports And Recreation Trust. The Trust was the first of its kind to be established in the North and has grown from strength to strength, inspiring many other local authorities to benefit from employing Trusts to manage their leisure amenities.