Gary Wilkinson and son Louis have invested £100,000 in resurrecting the Monica Sports Club in Hull, having returned from running a bar in Majorca to find the popular social club closed.

The Alexandra Road venue had been repurposed as a church, but now once again boasts snooker tables and a bar, as well as pool tables and darts, and will be open seven days a week.

“We just want everyone to see that it’s back,” Louis Wilkinson told Hull Live. “We’ve renovated the whole lot – it had been quite run down but now it’s like brand new.”

“It’s totally different from what it used to be. It was previously just snooker tables but now we’re more like a sports club with snooker, pool and darts.”

The bar will also work closely with the local community and council to provide a safe environment for young people to socialise.

“When I was at school, I was a bit naughty but I was given privileges like that so now I want to give back, and offer that to other kids,” added Wilkinson.

“If kids want to come in with a carer or worker for a couple of hours during the day, we’ll give them that – as long as they’re off the street.”