The Houghton Regis Leisure Centre is to stay open, after all. Central Bedfordshire Councillors voted today to fund some improvements and to award a contract for managing the Centre from 1st April.
Cllr. David Jones, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on CBC, said, “At last, some good news about the Leisure Centre. All the LibDem councillors were strongly opposed to the closure of this facility when it was announced in late 2010. Our budget suggestions last year would have enabled the Centre to remain fully open.
“But the Tories would not listen. And we continued to press the Council to change its mind.
“Two public meetings held in the summer, were attended by hundreds of residents. Those meetings demonstrated to the Council the strength of local feeling about this issue. I would especially like to pay tribute to the Leisure Centre Action Group. They campaigned constantly against the threatened closure, raising awareness amongst residents. Well done to them - genuine community politics in action!”
