The future of Ships and Castles Leisure Centre
Cornwall Council’s cabinet will hold an extraordinary meeting on Friday, March 4, 2022, to consider recommendations for the future of Ships and Castles Leisure Centre.
The meeting has been called so that members can consider the results of a wide ranging and thorough procurement process to encourage, invite and assess bids from alternative operators to run the leisure centres in Falmouth and Wadebridge. The procurement process was initiated after the Cabinet made it clear at its meeting on 15 December 2021, that the Council is not in a financial position to be able to subsidise the running of leisure centres or provide extra on-going funding to keep them open.
The Council’s report released Monday 28th February is recommending to Cabinet that despite best efforts of prospective operators, there is no viable bid. This means that if the Cabinet decide that all avenues to find a workable solution have been exhausted, the Council could be working with GLL to close Ships and Castles by March 31, 2022.
Obviously we cannot pre-empt the final decision, but wanted you to be aware that at this stage it remains business as normal. As soon as the cabinet decision is made, we will be in touch to advise on next steps regarding memberships, Swimming Lessons and other programmes at the Centre.
If you are a group or club that use Ships and Castles and are impacted by the proposed closure, please email Cornwall Council your details at - leisureconsultation@cornwall.gov.uk
Thank you for your ongoing support of this Centre.