This huge leisure centre sports hall usually hosts exercise sessions, election counts and even the Grand Slam of Darts. But now it has now become an emergency food centre sending out vital supplies to more than 33,000 vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak.
Wolverhampton Council will operate Aldersley Leisure Centre on a 24/7 basis where weekly food parcels will be distributed.
A fleet of 33 vans and additional lorries are on standby while about 500 council staff have been drafted in to help.
Council bosses are hoping to open the make-shift distribution hub, in Claregate, Wolverhampton, by Tuesday next week.
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