A massive row rumbles on and on
Whitworth swimming pool should be handed to a community group, campaigners have told a borough council meeting, where numerous questions were raised including how the closure decision was reached.
READ MORE:Tanning shop owner said he could shift 10kg of Brazilian cocaine a month - but only managed to import 4g before he was caught It came after accountancy firm Grant Thornton produced a report recommending the pool's closure soon and risks to other council activities if action was not taken, they said. At this month's full Rossendale Council meeting, dozens of people from Whitworth were in the main council chamber and a reception area, where the meeting was screened. Eleven members of the public were listed to speak.
Earlier this year, the leisure trust's management changed. Former boss Ken Masser departed and Samantha Sandford became the new chief executive. She was at the latest council meeting. She took notes but did not speak. He said: "What length of time did councillors have to access the information and the report before being asked to vote on the recommendation?"
Coun Barnes replied: "If that's what we are being told, then that's what we're being told. All that we can try is to ensure that things are adhered to in future. I want to state that." COMPARISONS WITH OTHER LEISURE CENTRES Alan Billingsley asked if the viability of Marl Pits and another leisure centre had been scrutinised for comparison with Whitworth pool. Was there a report? How did Grant Thornton reach its financial figure which led to the Whitworth closure recommendation?
'HAND BUILDING TO A COMMUNITY GROUP' Jo Furtado, a member of Whitworth Sport Council, asked: "Would Rossendale Leisure Trust and the council consider handing the Whitworth centre to a community group to run for the next five years or until the building falls down, whichever is sooner? " But Mr Brierley said: "Your initial thought should be for disclosing information [publicly]. If the public interest in retaining information outweighs making it public, the tests that were applied should be made clear.
'A LEASEHOLD-WORTHY BUILDING' Sue Nielson understood there was a 25-year lease remaining on Whitworth Leisure Centre. She added: "The building must have been deemed leasehold-worthy when the leisure trust took it over from CLAW two years ago?" Coun Barnes said 12 schools use Whitworth pool. Eight would visit other Rossendale pools while four would go to Rochdale.SCHOOL AND TRAVEL COSTS Other speakers included Zoe Rose and Kim Blezard on behalf of Sandra Wood. Topics includes transport costs for children going to other locations
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