▁West gate . ▁ ▁However ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁many ▁sh ops ▁have ▁closed ▁down ▁causing ▁a ▁general ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre . ▁Most ▁not ability ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁British ▁Home ▁St ores ▁( B HS ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁left ▁a ▁large ▁sho pping ▁unit ▁empty ▁in ▁The ▁Pia zza ▁Centre . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Mark s ▁& ▁Sp encer ▁announced ▁ 1 7 ▁clos ures ▁within ▁the ▁UK , ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁store . ▁ ▁Entertainment ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Bat ley ▁Theatre , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁largest ▁Wes ley an ▁Chap el ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁presents ▁dance , ▁drama , ▁comedy , ▁music ▁and ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁Full ▁Body ▁& ▁the ▁Vo ice , ▁a ▁company ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁disabled ▁people ▁into ▁main stream ▁theatre . ▁Kelly ▁Row lands ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Line ▁Dan cing ▁championship ▁Record . ▁ ▁The ▁John ▁Smith ' s ▁Stadium , ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Gal ph arm ▁Stadium ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Mc Al pine ▁Stadium ), ▁is ▁a ▁multi - use ▁sports ▁stad ium ▁with ▁a ▁g ym , ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁sp a ▁and ▁offers ▁sport ing ▁classes . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁Hud ders field ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁football ▁team . ▁Ad j acent ▁the ▁stad ium ▁is ▁an ▁O