Swimming pools in Falkirk could close, councillors have been warned, amid concerns that spending on leisure is currently far too high.
The blunt warning was given to members of Falkirk Council' s Scrutiny committee today, when they heard that there is currently "overprovision" of swimming pools across the district and a review is currently looking at how the costs can be brought down.
The remarks came as the committee was looking at reports that show how Falkirk Council's performance compares to other Scottish local authorities.
While there was some good news - including excellent results in education - there were also some worrying figures highlighted.That includes the cost per attendance of sport and leisure facilities (including swimming pools) which for 2020/21 was £81.44 - double the Scottish average value of £40.36.Chief executive Kenneth Lawrie told the meeting that a factor in the difference may be that fact that Falkirk’s leisure facilities were not used as Critical Community Response Hubs, COVID-19 vaccination or testing centres as they were in some other local authority areas who may have counted these as ‘visits’.The figures show the massive impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the cost per visit, which had been £3.89 in 2019/20.
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