Finding Out About Fusion
Councillors have been invited to visit our Leisure facilities that are being run by Fusion in the near future. Watch this space when we will be exercising our fingers with a report back on up to date progress.
Leisure and Sport
Executive Meets To Discuss Future Of Fusion Leisure Services
Tomorrow evening, the future of the District’s leisure services will be decided by just eight members of the Councils Executive Committee. The stakes are high for residents with the contract looking under increasing pressure of financial collapse and we don’t think this is all down to COVID-19 closures, but the […]
£430000 Bailout To Save Our Leisure Facilities
The Council has revealed that Fusion Lifestyle has estimated that it could cost up to £430,000 to save the leisure facilities from potential closure that it operates across the Rochford District. In a public report, the decision will be taken by the Executive Committee on the 11th August 2020. These […]
Has Fusion Run Out of Puff?
For the uninitiated, Fusion runs the Councils leisure services contract with Clements Hall, Rayleigh Leisure Centre and The Mill Hall besides others, under its wing. Leisure services are under threat across the country with post lockdown, but what is happening with Fusion right now is anyone’s guess. It would appear […]
Review Committee This Week
If you are interested in the following, then this meeting will discuss the following on Tuesday at 7.30pm ICT Major Incident Report Where did IT all go wrong? Draft Housing & Homeless Strategy 2018- 2022 How will the Council tackle the housing crisis in our District? Leisure Contract Why are […]
Sweyne Park Update
Here’s an update on the park situation: The overgrown ditch between Downhall Park Way and Sweyne Park (see above) is going to be cleared at the same time as the hedge trimming of the bridleway – probably on Thursday 12th or Friday 13th this week. Rochford DC are getting some […]
The Trick Is In Getting The Developer To Do this…
If you want to operate a leisure or fitness business in our area, where do you locate? If it’s an open air activity, you can probably do it in the green belt. But if you need an actual building, you might not get planning permission in the green belt. In […]
Swim School Application Recommended For Refusal.
Even though it’s election time, normal council work still goes on. And there’s an interesting planning application on this week’s list: A planning application has just been submitted for a swim school in Rawreth Lane: Application Reference:17/00181/FUL Address Of Proposal:8 Imperial Park , Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, SS6 9RS Proposal :Change […]
Trampolining, Industry, Education and Gospel
There’s a planning application at unit 8 on the Purdeys Way Industrial Estate. It’s for part of the unit to be for religious use – for the Praise Christian Centre International. The church will be open between 10am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on Sunday. Part […]
Support A Positive Idea !
It’s nice to have a positive idea to support – and you can add your support to James Newport’s Ice Rink idea here. “I want to get the Town Council to consider the idea of an Ice Rink in Rayleigh over the Christmas period, but need the support of our […]
The Perils Of the Cabinet System
We are not keen on the Cabinet system at Rochford – it’s expensive and not very democratic. Here’s an example from the Guardian website of how a Labour cabinet in Lewisham is pushing through a development that will force Millwall Football Club away from their home – even though the […]
Rawreth Golf Course Appeal DISMISSED – Christine Paine’s Final Triumph?
We are very pleased to report an important success regarding a planning appeal in Rawreth. Back in December 2014 the District Council had to decide on an application for a 9 hole golf course near the Chichester in Rawreth. Nothing wrong with that, you might think, and the application was […]