Support Frome Leisure Centre

Anna Sabine MP for Frome and East Somerset has repeatedly highlighted the need for elements of the leisure centre to be fixed - from broken boilers, to unusable changing rooms - and entered into multiple discussions with Fusion’s management as well as Somerset Council. She says, she is now “outraged” that it has come to this point.  

“Fusion have been responsible for a very variable service for Frome residents for years, with constant complaints about the pool, changing rooms, outside courts, squash courts and gym, whilst also failing to compensate paying members for their lost payments.  

I am outraged that it has come to this point, and that once again residents of Frome will be left suffering. The knock-on effect for residents, children learning to swim, and Frome College students who use the facilities will be massive, and quick action needs to be taken to mitigate the fallout from this” 

Pointing to students at Frome College, who will lose their access to PE class, and importantly A-Level students studying sport science, Anna said this is a serious issue that could derail education as well as health and wellbeing.  

Somerset Council have announced they will step in to provide funding in order to keep the centre open until June, with the intention of opening up a ‘competition’ for other Somerset operators to take over the contract for the next two years.  

“It’s brilliant that Somerset Council have recognised the need for immediate action to keep the doors open, but the prospects of the leisure centre remains unclear. We must take serious measures to ensure public entities like this are saved and safeguarded for the future”