Not-for-profit trust is picked to run New Forest leisure centres
WE WILL RESIST
The Liberal Democrat opposition group are still opposed to the privatisation of our five Health & Leisure Centres in the New Forest. Almost all the public, the customers and the staff were never asked if they agreed to transferring management over to this company and it is still not been shown how this will improve matters or make them more secure.
Those small numbers of people who were asked said "No" and walked away from the liaison panels when it became clear they were not being listened to.
Amazing that these "so called" not for profit organisations seem to have a lot of highly paid Executives at the top. Where does the money come from to pay their salaries? Wouldn't it be better to circulate all income from leisure centres back into the service than giving it to Executives?
If a Conservative Councillor knocks on your door in the run up to the elections… do remember to ask them why they don't ask you about privatising leisure centres, introducing wheelie bins, putting in new car parking charges, spending your money on concrete beach hut vanity projects… they have never explained why it is they don't even put these things in an election manifesto, so you know what you are voting for……
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Not-for-profit trust is picked to run New Forest leisure centres
NOT-FOR-PROFIT trust Freedom Leisure has been chosen as the preferred bidder to run the New Forest’s five health and fitness centres.
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