Purpose

The
Council’s three leisure centres at St John’s in
Tunbridge Wells, Putlands in Paddock Wood and The Weald in
Cranbrook, are currently operated under a management contract with
Fusion Lifestyle.  The contract ends in
March 2027 and this report will set out the options for the route
to recommission the services from April 2027.

Decision

RESOLVED – That the recommendations set out in the Exempt report and Exempt
Appendix A and associated exempt 
appendices be approved

 
 
REASON FOR DECISION: To
comply with the Council’s Strategic Plan to work with the
leisure service provider to modernise and improve the
borough’s 3 leisure centres. 

 

CALL-IN AND URGENCY
In
accordance with the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure
Rule 14 in Part 4 of the Constitution, the Chairman of Overview and
Scrutiny gave prior agreement that this decision was urgent and
would not be subject to call-in as delay would seriously prejudice
the Council’s or public interest