Council agrees to pay £600k to help a Tameside leisure trust stay afloat
here“I do want us to do everything possible to maintain those facilities and actually increase the usage and provide an even better offer to our residents.”The report to cabinet states that the financial impact on Active Tameside to ensure ‘business continuity’ during coronavirus is estimated between £2.1m and £3.3m for the year’s budget.Their three main sources of revenue at the centres, swimming lessons, health and fitness memberships and gymnastics lessons could be reduced by 50pc by a combination of implementing social distancing and ‘customer anxiety’.Currently 83pc of employees at Active Tameside have been furloughed, which is saving £250k a month, according to the report.Debbie Watson, assistant director of population health