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Is Hull City Council to privatise the sports and leisure?

By John Hirst

Is Hull City Council to privatise the sports and leisure?

A little birdie whispered into my ear today that if I wanted a real story I should check out the LibDem controlled council's secret plans to privatise all the sport and leisure facilities. Apparently, this goes against election promises. Whilst the Council has stated it is committed to improving the sports and leisure facilities, there is no mention of privatisation. If this was to occur, I suspect that the public would have to pay through the nose to enjoy themselves. I have left a message on Denis Healy's answerphone for him to contact me in relation to this story.

Sport and leisure centres

Hull City Council manages and operates a wide range of facilities suitable for ages and abilities. First class facilities are available for casual and club users. We have swimming pools, multi-purpose sports halls (Woodford and Ennerdale Leisure Centres and Endeavour Sport Centre), the Costello athletic stadium and an ice rink.

We also have outdoor all weather pitches suitable for hockey, football and general training purposes.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on January 14, 2009 (boomark / email).