Local AMs repeat demands for free Swimming

Andrew Davies AM for Swansea West and Val Lloyd AM for Swansea East have launched a further attack on Swansea Council for admitting that the highly popular free swimming for all 60+ and for children during the school holidays will likely not be available at the new Leisure centre.

In a letter to Val Lloyd AM Swansea Council wrote:

“That the LC (Leisure Centre) would not be suitable for the free Swimming Imitative as it will primarily be a fun filled water attraction and not suited for the Free Swimming Imitative.
Should Free Swimming be included at the LC then it is probable that it will become extremely costly to the Council and it may not fulfil the criteria of…. swimming and physical activity”.

Val Lloyd and Andrew Davies said

“ We are calling on Chris Holley to make a decision on Free swimming in the LC, to come clean to the tax payers of Swansea about the cost of admittance to the facility and to explain why they won’t honour the fantastic free swimming scheme launched by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Swansea Council has shown once again that the devil is in the detail and that the new swimming pool at Swansea Leisure Centre will not fulfil the criteria of ‘swimming and physical exercise”.

“For all Councillor Holley’s bluster he has not explained why they are refusing to honour the free swimming Initiative and the passport to Leisure scheme.

.We once again urge the Council to withdraw their mean spirited approach and honour the scheme.”

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