Willenhall Regeneration Project Reference Group met with the Friends of Willenhall Leisure Centre last night to discuss ways to stop Walsall’s Tory Cabinet from closing the centre this summer reports Liberal Democrat councillor Ian Shires.
Revised operating time tables, which have already been agreed in order to bring Willenhall’s subsidy in line with other centres across Walsall, were discussed. These will come into force after Easter and will be announced shortly.
Also on the agenda were more medium to long term proposals such as getting the building “Listed” and the formation of a Community Enterprise Company.
A further meeting has been arranged for the 31st March to discuss these issues in detail. The Tory Cabinet Portfolio holder for Leisure, Councillor Harris will also be invited to clarify his thinking on the future of Leisure in Walsall.

