Don't be shortsighted, keep cinderford leisure centre and pool open for the future benefit of our forest community.
Why is this important?
The Forest of Dean community are about to have one of their most precious facilities stolen because of a wrangle between the council and a local academy over funding.
Currently the leisure centre and pool hosts football clubs, indoor and outdoor netball, squash, group exercise ,tennis childrens' and adults' swimming lessons, aqua aerobics, Cinderford and district swimming club and a host of other activities.
It is a jewel of the community continually hosting thousands of people hours on a regular basis for wholesome and healthy physical activity and social interaction:
*Come see our swimming club members both young and old swimming their hearts out
*Talk to the coaches who dedicate so much of ther lives to volunteer for us
*Hear about masters swimmers who are soon to compete in european championships at the london olympic aquatic centre
*Learn about swimmers who regularly compete in county and national competitions
*See the social benefits of exercise and club membership
it will do your heart good and help you to understand what is about to be lost as there is nowhere in the area with spare pool time or facilities to accommodate our club. without cinderford pool so much will tragically be lost.
It absolutely breaks my heart to realise that short term and short sighted political and financial decisions can take all of this away for ever.
If the district council and local mp mark harper allow this to happen they have clearly lost sight of their prime responsibility to maintain and care for the longterm health, fitness and welfare of our local community
We deserve better from thoes who are paid to serve us
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