A new sports facility could replace the closed Woodchurch Leisure Centre in Merseyside. The centre was controversially closed in 2023 due to budget cuts, but the council is now considering plans for a new sports and activity complex on the site. The proposal includes demolition of the old centre and construction of new facilities to complement existing football pitches. Long-term plans involve turning the site into a footballing hub in collaboration with the Football Foundation.
A new sports facility could be built on the site of a closed leisure centre at the heart of a Merseyside estate. The Woodchurch Leisure Centre was controversially closed for good in 2023 but new plans suggest the area could get a new lease of life. Nearly three years ago, it was earmarked for demolition “to make way for a growth in outdoor leisure provision” as part of £20m budget cuts passed by Wirral Council that year, saving £402,000.
Wirral’s leisure centres that are currently open would see small-scale works to improve operations, new savings targets, as well as funding cases to make significant changes to the service. In the long term, the council will also look at different ways to deliver the service. While numbers visiting leisure centres are improving, a council report on the review ahead of a January 23 committee meeting said “there is still a large swathe of the population who do not take part in physical activity.
SPORTS FACILITY LEISURE CENTRE WOODCHURCH WIRRAL COUNCIL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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