Leisure centre transfers completed

The legal agreement to transfer the management of both Burntwood Leisure Centre and Friary Grange Leisure Centre from Freedom Leisure into Lichfield District Council 's wholly-owned management company LWM Traded Services Limited has been completed.

The deal was completed after several months of negotiations.

Burntwood Leisure was closed last weekend so that a deep clean and key works could be undertaken by around 100 tradespeople and suppliers working around the clock to ensure that the centre could reopen.

Chief executive of Lichfield District Council, Simon Fletcher, said: “I am very pleased that management of the centres is now back under council control.

“Over the last few months, I have been disappointed to see the condition of our centres returning today.

“However, we have a huge team of people descending on the centres over the weekend to undertake a deep and thorough clean of both sites and to refurbish many areas to ensure that the centres meet and exceed members ' and visitors ' expectations. ”