Newham Council to consult residents over sports centre rebuild
People living in Newham are to be consulted by the local council over what they want in a new leisure facility on the site of the Atherton Centre in Romford Road, Stratford.
Spiralling costs for the repair of the ceiling in the existing building and an estimated maintenance requirement of more than £2.2million over the next decade meant the decision was taken to replace it entirely.
Mayor Sir Robin Wales said: "We are committed to providing a new facility with a pool as quickly as possible and we want people to have a say in what else might go in it.
"We would like to have kept the centre open while we look at all the options but we simply cannot afford to do that. It would be foolish and a complete waste of money. We need to replace the leisure facility. Doing repairs is money down the drain."
He added that residents in Newham deserve the best possible facilities to help them live active lifestyles.
Earlier this month, London mayor Boris Johnson and singer Nicole Scherzinger were on hand to open Westfield Stratford City, the biggest shopping centre in Europe.
Posted by Ben Carter
Published 26th September, 2011
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