The current funding agreement between the council and the Trust expires at the end of September. The Trust is responsible for a number of former council leisure facilities including Cwmbran Stadium, Pontypool Active Living Centre, Fairwater Leisure Centre, Bowden Active Living Centre and Pontypool Ski Centre. The Trust was formed in July 2013, at which point funding of £1.9 million was agreed between the Trust and the council. It was agreed at this point the funding would reduce each year “as business built up”. Over the first six years the funding has reduced by 4.67 per cent a year, but this was paused in 2017 after a request from the former chief executive of the Trust. The reductions restarted again in 2018/2019.
Pontypool Active Living Centre in Pontypool Park THE CEO of Torfaen Leisure Trust has apologised for the sudden closure of their facilities. Yesterday it was announced that Wales would enter a level four lockdown, which began at midnight, and is now in effect throughout the entire of Wales. Mark Drakeford made the decision based on a new strain of coronavirus which is believed to spread more rapidly than the previous version. Torfaen Leisure Trust manages Pontypool Active Living Centre, Cwmbran Stadium, Fairwater Leisure Centre, Bowden Active Living Centre and Pontypool Ski Centre. As the new restrictions mean the closure of businesses deemed non-essential, Torfaen Leisure Trust has now closed their facilities.