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WHY FOUR LEISURE CENTRES IN CORNWALL COULD CLOSE FOREVER

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 * Thursday 23 September 2021 at 1:16pm

Cornwall Council has asked members of the public to comment on the plans to
close four leisure centres in Cornwall.

The council has launched a formal consultation about the possibility of closing
the leisure centres in Falmouth, Launceston, Saltash and Wadebridge. The council
also considering closing the hydrotherapy pool in St Austell.

Leisure centres owned by the council are currently operated by national
organisation GLL under the name of Better.

However after experiencing difficulties due to a loss of income through the
Covid-19 pandemic, GLL has asked Cornwall Council if it can stop operating the
four centres and the hydrotherapy pool.

The consultation has started.

As part of its consultation, the council is asking people and organisations to
come forward with ideas for how leisure services in Cornwall should be
delivered.

The consultation document sets out the individual leisure centres and how the
council sees them.

Ships and Castles in Falmouth

The council says it is “expensive to maintain” and has “constrained physical
water space for swimming” which means it has a limited school offer with just
five schools using it.

It says the centre is only profitable in the summer months and is mainly used by
tourists rather than residents. It also says there is large competition for gyms
and swimming pools in the area.

The council says there is a need for a facility in the Falmouth and Penryn area
but the Ships and Castles site “lends itself to redevelopment to support the
delivery of other council priorities”.

It adds: “Should the centre close we believe alternative provision is available
within a 30-minute radius, including elsewhere in Falmouth or alternatively in
Helston or Carn Brea.

Launceston Leisure Centre

The site is owned by a charity, Coronation Park Trust and the current lease runs
out in January 2023. It says it aims to keep the centre open until then.

The council would then hand it back to the trust and they will decide the future
of the centre. The authority said if the centre closes there are alternative
facilities within a 30-minute radius.

Saltash Leisure Centre

The council says this has a “relatively small user base” and the “nature of the
swimming and the additional lifeguards required make it expensive to operate”.

It says it is happy to devolve the centre and services to other organisations
and says if the centre does close there are alternative facilities within a
30-minute radius such as Plymouth and Liskeard.

Wadebridge Leisure Centre

Cornwall Council says the centre is “not central and constrained by the school
site and car parking”.

It says the catchment area is “small” and overlaps with other leisure provision
including Bodmin Leisure Centre which is eight miles away. The council says the
majority of daytime use is by the school reducing opportunities to generate
income.

The council says it is happy to explore handing the centre or services to others
to operate but says if it closes there are alternative facilities within a
30-minute radius.

Hydrotherapy pool, St Austell

The council says there is a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pool at the Merlin
Centre in Hewas Water.

The pool at St Austell is currently closed and it is proposed it will not reopen
until further notice. The council says it is exploring viable alternatives and
working with user groups and the Merlin Centre to discuss transition
arrangements.

Consultation started on the 22 September and will run until 31 October. As well
as an online survey the council is also holding a series of virtual meetings.
These will be specific to the individual centres at risk.

They are as follows (all start at 7pm):

 * October 6 – Falmouth Ships and Castles Leisure Centre

 * October 7 – Launceston Leisure Centre

 * October 11 – Wadebridge Leisure Centre

 * October 13 – Saltash Leisure Centre

 * October 14 – Hydrotherapy Pool, St Austell

To register for the online meetings go to letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/leisure or
email leisureconsultation@cornwall.gov.uk before noon of the day of the meeting

The questionnaire is available at letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/leisure or to get a
paper copy call 0300 1234 100.

Cllr Richard Pears, portfolio holder for Customers at Cornwall Council, said:
“Leisure activities have been a lifeline for so many of us over the last 18
months – whether that’s a trip to the gym or a walk in the park, it’s so
important for our mental and physical wellbeing.

“However, there’s no denying that the last 18 months have been incredibly
challenging, and despite support from the government we are facing some very
real and very difficult financial decisions.

“I’m confident that by working together we can find solutions to these
challenges.”

James Curry, GLL’s Head of Service for Cornwall, said: “In unprecedented times,
these proposed changes are very much a last resort and follow a close review of
all the options for us an operator.

“We will be supporting the council’s community consultation and hope it
identifies suitable and sustainable alternative operating models for these
centres.”

Credit: Richard Whitehouse, Local Democracy Reporter



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