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Extreme trampoline park plan for
Link Centre sports hall

Link Centre managers GLL have ager for Better, said: “The trampo-
shelved the idea of relocating the line park will be one of the very first
library in the building upstairs and of its kind to launch in the UK. It
creating a giant ground floor gym, will be open to everyone regardless
but they are now going to install an of fitness levels, age or experience,
Extreme Trampoline Park covering with fully trained coaches on hand
1,200 square metres. to provide expert help and advice.”
This means all the community sport However the move has horrified
and recreation groups, activities and Val Hague from Haydon Wick who
classes will have to be relocated or swims at the centre and plays
closed. badminton in the sports hall. “I’ve Kim Bedrey, left, who started working at Link Centre before it opened in
It also means the largest climbing been a direct debit member for 17 1985, and Di Milner, who joined in 1986, hold up the scrapbook of history
wall in the region will be shut years, but I’ll be looking elsewhere. I at an open day with free try-outs and activities on 26 April marking thirty
down. imagine hundreds of others will too. years to the day since the Mayor of Swindon officially opened the building
GLL, which manages Link Centre “As an accountant I cannot
under its Better brand, intend the believe Better are going to risk their don Sports Forum about the future “This closure might be more
trampoline park to be installed at underlying subscription income for of the wall and we were given an understandable if a new alternative
the end of June. It will be a series a new idea that could turn out to be assurance that the climbing wall had been built in Swindon, that is
of interconnected safety padded a fad brought in from the USA. and other facilities would continue taking away business, but this is
trampolines which can be used by “The community is going to after Link Centre was transferred. clearly not the case. The Ridge is a
up to 100 people at a time. lose a central location for fitness “The wall was built with a lottery good climbing wall and it is the only
The project is part of a £2million classes, basketball, martial arts grant of £74,000 from Sport Eng- such facility in Swindon, with the
investment in the centre and will clubs, badminton, roller hockey, land. Swindon Mountaineering Club nearest alternatives an hour away in
include newly created, dedicated 5-a-side football and kids coaching, was a key stakeholder when the lot- Bristol, Reading or Gloucester.”
birthday party rooms and a refur- wheelchair rugby and disability tery bid was being prepared, writing Coun Mary Martin is investigat-
bished café. access days for schools.” a letter of support, accompanying ing the issues and assisting with
A relatively new concept in the Martin Newman, secretary of council staff on visits to other negotiations between the council
UK, the trampoline park will be Swindon Mountaineering Club, said climbing walls and commenting on and GLL.
accessible to all sectors of the his members are upset to learn of the design, yet we have not been • User groups have launched two
community offering group events, the closure of The Ridge climbing consulted on this decision. petitions:
sports training and children’s party wall. “Prior to the transfer of Link “Climbing is one of the few sports
bookings. Centre to Better, the club asked currently growing in popularity and Climbing: www.bit.ly/LCCWpetition
Paul Shearman, partnership man- council representatives at the Swin- the wall is normally busy. Sports Hall: www.bit.ly/LCSHpetition

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