Save our Leisure Centres

Leisure centres and libraries are at risk if taken over by penniless Flintshire Council!

Cash-strapped Flintshire Council is planning to take over Flintshire's leisure centres and libraries on 1st November, replacing the well-regarded and successful charitable company Aura.

 Aura has been successfully running Flintshire's leisure centres and libraries since 2017. The company is employee-owned (like John Lewis) and sends any excess profit back to Flintshire Council.

To safeguard investment into Flintshire's leisure centres and libraries, Aura haas carefully built up a reserve of £3.5 million - enough to run for over 6 months.

This year, the Labour-run Flintshire Council has already overspent by a staggering £8 millions. Unless this is balanced by more cuts or more income, it will leave the council with only £180,000 in reserves, only enough to run the council for 5 hours!!

All discussions about Aura have been held in secret with Councillors not being allowed to see the Aura contract, the legal advice or correspondence between Aura and Flintshire council. 

WHY?

A special meeting has been called for Oct 24th to discuss Aura's future. Flintshire Liberal Democrats are planning on presenting the petition below.

Sign our petition to demand Flintshire County Council guarantees the future of our Leisure Centres and Libraries! 

Save our Leisure Centres

Call upon Flintshire County Council to: 1. Hold a full public meeting on the future of Aura WITH AURA PRESENT; 2. Immediately halt plans forcing the employee-owned, not-for-profit Aura out of business; and 3. Work with Aura to find a sustainable solution, recognising the strong performance of Aura since its formation in 2017.

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