LEISURE centres in Alcester and Studley are set to reopen from Monday (April 12) after receiving the government’s go ahead for Step 2 of the roadmap. Studley Leisure Centre and The Greig Leisure Centre in Alcester, run by Everyone Active, will reopen following a three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Government confirmed earlier this week that leisure centres would be safe to reopen with strict operational measures in place. Alex Fuoco-Lang, Everyone Active’s contract manager, said: “We’re very much looking forward to reopening our centres and welcoming back the local community. “After being closed for three months, the latest step in the government’s Roadmap is a positive move forward for the leisure industry and gives people of all ages the opportunity to resume activity and exercise in their leisure centre.
LONG-standing plans to add a gym and fitness studio to Studley Leisure Centre have been scrapped as council chiefs look to balance the books in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Hopes for a second business centre workshop which had looked destined for either Studley or Southam have also been shelved and the original Venture House centre, in Stratford, also faces an uncertain future. The leader of Stratford District Council, Cllr Tony Jefferson outlined the financial problems facing the council during a cabinet meeting to debate the budget and five-year strategy this week. He said: “I think it is important that we all understand fully the background to the creation of this medium term financial strategy.