Nightclub Unveils Revamped Family-Friendly Entertainment Experience

Duel’s second phase of refurbishment is coming to a close, with owner Ernie Phelps hoping to open in early August after being closed since February.

The top floor will include three full-sized pool tables, darts, shuffleboard, karaoke rooms, a DJ suite, a cinema-style sports screen, a bar and a stage for live music.

Ernie said: “It’s been a long time coming, we’re excited to get it open.

“Families are welcome, it will be a family-friendly sport and entertainment hub.”

Duel nightclub (Image: Newsquest) The new upstairs will be open midday to late from Wednesday to Sunday and occasionally during the week for big games, which will be shown on the projector, giving a ‘cinema experience’ to watching live sports, including football, boxing, UFC and baseball.

The bar, which operates at the centre of the upstairs, will include food service from Brothers, who specialise in fried chicken.

The two karaoke rooms, which can hold 10-15 people, will be waitress-served and can be used as private party rooms or specifically for karaoke.

Ernie said: “It’s a little bit different to what we first announced, there will be no bowling due to space.

“Downstairs has been going well, we’ve got some healthy competition now, and we’re excited to get back to being a hub.”

The newly refurbished ladies’ toilets (Image: Newsquest) The nightclub, previously known as Plush, refurbished their bottom floor at the end of February, and the top floor has been under construction since then, converting the previous dance floor, offices and toilets into the new entertainment area.

Phase one’s refurbishment included redoing the upstairs women’s toilets, which women have been ‘loving,’

The newly refurbished ladies’ toilets (Image: Newsquest) Ernie said: “We’ve always catered business towards females, get the ladies in and men tend to follow.”

With a new fire exit, the fully air-conditioned club will have a capacity of 800 people between two floors.