A LEISURE centre in Herefordshire which has been closed since March 2020 needs another cash injection so it can reopen. Herefordshire Council has agreed to allocate another £50,000, on top of £170,000 it had already agreed to spend, bringing the Bromyard Centre up to scratch after water damage. The decision notice said the extra money was needed so extra uninsured work can take place, including the replacement of emergency lighting with improved energy efficient LED lighting. The award is direct to the onsite contractors who are currently carrying out both insured and uninsured works to ensure the building is compliant and able to open to the public, the decision, made by chief finance officer ad deputy chief executive Andrew Lovegrove said.
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The internal work needed includes replacing electric systems, Halo said. Bromyard and Winslow Town Council was told by ward councillor Nigel Shaw in April that the end of May was a new target date for the centre s reopening. But Herefordshire Council said the substantial water damage caused by the vandalism is still progressing. Alex Haines, Halo’s partnership manager, said: “The task of replacing the electrical system including the fire alarms/emergency lighting throughout the entire centre is more extensive than we initially thought. This means we will not reopen this month along with the other Halo centres in the county as we had all hoped and planned for. We are very disappointed but this crucial work is needed to make the building safe.”
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