A trust formed last year by Edmundsbury Borough Council to run leisure services in west Suffolk has warned it might axe services unless the council contributes extra funds – reports the East Anglian Daily Times.
Council members have been warned that the trust, which runs leisure centres in Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill, needs an extra £79,400 to cover unforeseen cost hikes.
Without a cash injection, proposed cuts include closing the football school at Haverhill Leisure Centre, ending the agreement with Haverhill Lawn Tennis Club for use of courts, closing the creche facilities at both Haverhill Leisure Centre and Bury Leisure Centre.
The other option would be hiking prices at the centres by 6%, rather than the 3% planned.
The trust’s acting chief executive Alison Bowyer said the main cause of the problems was a 33% hike in energy costs, which was unforeseen by the trust.
West Suffolk MP Richard Spring said: "Obviously I would be very concerned if sport and leisure services were impaired in any way. It is a key element of giving people things to do that are healthy and productive."
Article contributed by: Foster, (IP19 1QB)
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