Councillors angry over paying more money for fewer services
Deepings residents and local business leaders are hoping to take the future of the town’s leisure centre into their own hands.
Deepings members were particularly angered by a £500,000 fund for LeisureSK when the area had suffered the loss of its facilities.“It’s rapidly getting to the stage where the Deepings may as well pull up the drawbridge and empty their own bins because we’re getting nothing, as usual, nothing whatsoever,” she said.
They are looking to set up a charitable community trust in order to access grant funding and have already spoken to Lincolnshire County Council which owns the building to gain access to assess the site and come up with a business plan. “If we’re prepared to shell out half a million pounds on Stamford Arts Centre, dedicate a whole government High Street fund to Grantham and do extensive maintenance in Bourne then the Deepings deserves something, even if we do it ourselves,” she told councillors.Following the meeting she said: “We’re not talking bells and whistles, we’re looking at getting the roof repaired, new heating system and getting the hall opened for the school to do PE and exams.
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