Friday 15th December 2006

“Perhaps the best avenue for the long-term preservation of Lime Kiln Leisure Centre may well turn out to be a partnership agreement with private suppliers like DC Leisure who are in partnership with West Wiltshire District Council,” said James Gray MP, Chairman of ‘Save our Sports’ pressure group, speaking after the meeting at Lime Kiln last night.

“I have therefore been instructed by the group to write to Carol O’Gorman, Leader of North Wiltshire District Council, to suggest that she enters into urgent discussions with DC Leisure and similar private providers with a view to finding a long-term sustainable future for the leisure centre.”

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13th December 2006

Carol O’ Gorman,
Leader,
North Wiltshire District Council,
Monkton Park,
Chippenham,
Wiltshire, SN15 1ER.

Dear Mrs O’Gorman,

As you know I am acting as Chairman of the pressure group formed in Wootton Bassett to seek to find a long term solution to the proposed closure of Lime Kiln leisure centre.

We are currently examining a wide variety of avenues but have been very struck in our initial discussions by the partnership model which is observable in West Wiltshire. DC Leisure are partners there with West Wiltshire District Council and there seems to us to be much merit in that structure.

Meeting as a group on Thursday evening we therefore decided to ensure that you enter into urgent discussions with DC Leisure and similar companies, a number of which exist around the county, with a view to establishing such a partnership and by that means keeping Lime Kiln and, I hope, Cricklade and Calne open.

Yours sincerely,

James Gray MP