The facility is in a poor state, with fears for the safety of those using it. Diana Kirk, who sells skateboarding equipment from the ATBShop at the Hawksworth Trading Estate next door, has been campaigning for investment for five years. She felt optimistic at the start of the year but the pandemic put things on hold before landlord Seven Capital and operator GLL announced the Oasis would not be reopening in November. Diana said: ““I was walking round the back of the Oasis the other day and it’s such a state. There’s graffiti all over the back of the building, the storage containers there are just all gritty, all the paint is peeling off the building.