this is also the same organisation that after taking over the running of these facilities from the council promptly stopped free swimming for old age pensioners.
they are for profit and not the local community.
is that a ridiculous comment - no.
Actually they are a non-profit making Sports Trust.
10(?) years ago the Council hived off its Leisure department to create Stockport Sports Trust, a non-profit Chariable Trust. They receive a decreasing (in these austere times) amount of funding from the Council, and the rest of their income comes from the users.
They recently rebranded themselves as Stockport Sports Trust trading as Life Leisure for some reason.
With regard to cutting the free swimming provision. That was a central government funded initiative that only lasted for about 18months before it was revoked. Local councils then had the option of continuing to fund it themselves, and Stockport Council, like almost every other Council, chose not to. Can't really blame Life Leisure for that.
