The opening date for a new Hobbycraft store in Kent has been revealed.

The arts and crafts giant is set to launch at the Riverside Retail Park in Wincheap, near Canterbury, this summer.

According to Google, its doors will open on July 26, with the creation of 14 new jobs.

The shop will join the chain’s five other stores in the county in Ashford, Thanet, Maidstone, Strood and Tunbridge Wells, as part of a recent expansion into Kent.

Other firms already on the retail park in Ten Perch Road include Morrisons, Boots and B&M.

Hobbycraft will take over the old Argos unit after the retailer closed in 2021.

A spokesman for the store previously said: “We are delighted to confirm that our new Hobbycraft store will open at Riverside Retail Park in summer.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming craft beginners and enthusiasts alike into our new store and will confirm more details closer to the opening day.”

Fastfood giant KFC is also set to move into the retail park, becoming the chain’s third restaurant in the town.

The retail park, built in 2000, has always been occupied by retail tenants, but is looking increasingly deserted following the departure of Carphone Warehouse, Argos and Mothercare.

Argos waved goodbye to the site after the chain announced changes to the way it would operate in future.

Mothercare then suffered a similar fate in January 2020.

The superstore in Wincheap became one of 79 stores to close country-wide when the company went into administration.