New Leisure Centre on the Cards for Altrincham?

Altrincham could be getting a new £10 million leisure centre if plans to inject £24 million into Trafford's leisure facilities get the go-ahead.

The proposals were announced last week as part of Trafford Council's 2017/18 budget proposals. The move comes after Trafford's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) identified the need to increase physical activity levels in Trafford as a top priority.

A report from the JSNA found that 46 per cent of adults in Trafford are inactive but would like to take part in sport, and that 34 per cent of year six children and 61 per cent of adults are overweight or obese.

Proposals were then drawn up for a £10 million leisure centre in Altrincham, alongside additional investments in Urmston, Sale, Stretford and Partington.

A recommendation in the report reads:

"By investing £24.39m in the modernisation and new build of leisure centres, it will increase the usage and generate significant additional income to meet the investment requirements.

"It will also offset the need to spend £10.363m on the backlog of routine maintenance, which would have no perceivable impact on improving the customer facing aspects of each centre and would therefore not generate additional revenue."

Proposals will go before executive members on Tuesday November 15.

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