Some five years after planning permission was first granted to build the store on the site of the old Hucknall Town FC ground, VIPs including town MP Michelle Welsh (Lab), Hucknall West county councillor Christopher Adegoke (Ref) and Ashfield Council chair Coun Paul Grafton (Ash Ind), helped cut the ribbon to hand the store over to the management, staff and customers.
Prior to the opening, shoppers were serenaded by Hucknall Ukulele Group and the children’s choir from Hucknall National Primary School – with the supermarket giant then handing over a bumper donation of £999 to the school when they had finished.
Residents then headed inside to get not only their weekly shop, but also grab some opening-day goodies and bargains, including flat screen TVs.
Shoppers all agreed that it was ‘fantastic’ to see the store open at last, with one saying it was ‘just what we need here’.
5. Donation delight
Lidl donated £999 to Hucknall National School as part of the opening event. Photo: John Smith
6. Musical accompaniment
Hucknall Ukulele Group also performed for shoppers in the lead up to the big opening. Photo: John Smith