Labour pull the plug on Northbrook Pool

Labour have officially chosen to close Northbrook Pool by ceasing funding for it.

This is despite:
➡the decision being based on a flawed report. The council still has no accurate way to measure usage of its pools;
➡the fact Labour didn’t find out how much it would cost to keep running before coming to their decision;
➡Northbrook actually making the lowest losses of any council-owned pool in Exeter;
➡draining £44 million into St Sidwell's Point (including
£19 million borrowed);
➡their responsibility over the declining maintenance of Northbrook pool to-date;
➡this decision hitting local community groups, schoolchildren, poorer and disabled people the hardest.

The pool’s closure therefore seems a wholly avoidable shame. We were, however, able to get the council to commit to allowing community ownership of the pool.

The council must learn from its mistakes - not be passive, and instead actively work to engage with potential user groups. We will continue to question and fight the closure to seek the best outcome for our local communities.

'Swimming pool to close after council vote' - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5k7zzy49no