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To: Cornwall Council

SAVE DRAGON AND OTHER LOCAL LEISURE CENTRES

Reject plans to close Dragon Leisure Centre in Bodmin and actively protect similar leisure facilities in towns in Cornwall- including Newquay and Launceston whose centres are also threatened with closures.

Why is this important?

Bodmin has had swimming baths for decades and the success of Bodmin and District Swimming Club is testament to its worth. The potential closure of this popular leisure and health facility is serious.

Former club member Cassie Patten competed in Olympics and other local swimmers have had great success. Tennis, hockey and football players alike have been successful in their chosen sports following coaching at the facility but more importantly, local school children from Bodmin and surrounding areas learn to swim and engage in sports here.

Engaging in positive activities such as sport raises aspiration in children and young people and Cornwall Council can cut costs in other areas without detrimentally impacting upon local communities in this way. There is little else positive to do in Bodmin and other similar towns; there are only do many hairdressers and charity shops one can amuse themselves in.

If a well used and popular Bodmin Dragon Centre facility is closed as a cost cutting exercise, what does it spell for similar facilities in the rest of Cornwall?

Bodmin and similar towns in Cornwall

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2014-09-05 18:27:43 +0100

Don't forget this isn't just about the centre in Bodmin. Centres across the county as well as other essential services and facilities are being cut and we deserve to be listened to,

2014-08-31 14:45:24 +0100

1000 signatures gained in under 24 hours. A big thank you and well done to those who have signed and uploaded link already. Lets see what we can do in the next 24 hours...if we gain momentum the impact could be really significant.

2014-08-31 14:32:08 +0100

1,000 signatures reached

2014-08-30 22:29:57 +0100

500 signatures reached

2014-08-30 19:12:27 +0100

100 signatures reached

2014-08-30 18:33:50 +0100

50 signatures reached

2014-08-30 18:11:51 +0100

25 signatures reached

2014-08-30 17:47:11 +0100

10 signatures reached