Resident led event - Save Ships & Castle Leisure Centre, Falmouth
WE DON'T REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE THE COMMUNITY!
There is set to be quite a tussle as different groups scramble to secure the Ships and Castles Leisure Centre site in Falmouth.
The future of four leisure centres in Cornwall is under threat including Falmouth’s, with Launceston, Saltash, and Wadebridge also facing closure unless solutions can be found.
The closures have faced opposition from residents, as it would mean an end of facilities such as swimming pools which are used to provide swimming lessons for schools and clubs.
Groups have been formed in the towns affected, with land trust leading the way in Falmouth. They have put together a campaign to secure the site and prevent it from going to developers.
To find out more join our Regular Active Fal progress updates which are held every Sunday at La Peniche Falmouth Cafe & Bistro until further notice from 6pm-8pm.
Set up in 2017, Ambos “promotes community-led placemaking and common-sense ways of living that increase resources sharing in the community.”
We need more people to join in. If we don’t get that support from the community to say, “we want this into local ownership” or trust is just put into the council and governors to make a good decision, then that’s fine because it tells us they don’t want us to take stance on it.
If people did want to get involved with ActiveFal, what would be the best way for people to do it?
The best way to do it is to sign up online and become a member of the land trust which is £1. When you sign up there is a share offer, that pound is a share in the organisation which allows people to attend all the meetings. It allows you to be part of a crew and have a say in the decisions.
You can vote yourself on the board, and bring forward ideas for new crews, new projects. The more people we have the better chance we have of creating a resilient community.