Closure Of Golden Lane Sport & Fitness Protest March From Leisure Centre To Guildhall, 11.15am On 23 April + Helen Fentimen & Steve Goodman Exposed As Responsible For Decision

As we’ve covered in two previous posts (here and here), a really well organised campaign against the closure of Golden Lane Sport & Fitness has come together remarkably quickly. On Thursday 23 April there will be a march from the leisure centre to the Guildhall (HQ of the City council) leaving Golden Lane Estate at 11.15am. A campaign newsletter dated 20 April gives details of both the Guildhall protest and what those organising it have discovered about the decision to close the leisure centre: On Wednesday 15 April, we met four elected officials – Helen Fentimen (Chair, Community & Children’s Services Committee), Steve Goodman (Deputy Chair, CCS) and CCS Officers Judith Finlay and Simon Cribbens – at Guildhall in a formal recorded meeting. Here is what was confirmed on the record for the first time: Who decided to close Golden Lane Leisure Centre: Helen Fentimen and Steve Goodman, under delegated urgency authority, in consultation with the Town Clerk – without a committee vote. Steve…