This is the last day you'll be able to visit STACK Newcastle

The complex, made up of shipping containers on the former Odeon site, is being closed to make way for a major office block housing HMRC staff.

Read more: Stack Newcastle set to close to make way for HMRC offices

Last month,  the Danieli Group, which owns STACK, confirmed the venue would close at midnight on Monday, May 2 to make way for the Pilgrim Place development works.

Stack in Newcastle

Neill Winch, chief executive officer at the Stack, said: “We have been working closely with the landlord to keep Stack onsite for as long as possible, however, we have reached a stage in the Pilgrim Quarter redevelopment works that requires the land we occupy to be vacated."

“Although this is devastating for the team, tenants, and our customers, we have always known the site was going to be temporary and that there were longer term plans for the site to be redeveloped.

"The Pilgrim Quarter scheme is an exciting project bringing thousands of office workers into the city centre which will no doubt have a positive effect on the local economy and city centre businesses.”

Over the past four years, STACK has had over 3 million customers.

Mr Winch said: "We know that the closure of STACK will also mean the closure of some of the independent street food/retail businesses.

"We appreciate this is not ideal, however, we strongly believe they have all created offerings that will continue to thrive as they find new premises, and we hope people will continue to support them at their other locations or new venues in the future.”

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