Clarke: 'No plans for Holywell Mead site' (From Bucks Free Press)
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Wycombe council leader rules out sale of Rye pool
3:10pm Wednesday 19th August 2009 in News By Alex Hayes
THE leader of Wycombe District Council has said there are no plans to redevelop or sell-off Holywell Mead swimming pool in High Wycombe.
Cllr Lesley Clarke told the Bucks Free Press the council has “nothing in the pipeline” for the pool in The Rye after a business plan put forward by campaigners was rejected earlier this week.
The pool was closed in February in a bid to save cash and the Holywell Mead Steering Group was formed shortly after in a bid to find other funds to reopen it.
Cllr Clarke said: “There are no plans for the area at the moment. If somebody comes forward with a business plan which seems to be right we will consider it.
“We have no extra money in the budget, someone is going to have to sit down and take stock of where we are going.”
The latest development strategy document for Wycombe shows the site as being earmarked for “a mix of community and leisure uses”.
However, it does not rule out the sale of the area to a private company to develop leisure facilities on the site.
Cllr Clarke said: “It absolutely will not be sold off. That's not in the thinking of anyone at the moment.
“We don't want to leave it empty and decaying, we need to make sure whatever is happening is for the good of The Rye.”
Comments(15)
miccles
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3:43pm Wed 19 Aug 09
demoness wrote:Where is ivor these days, he does not post anymore, has he been put on the back burner????
"The latest development strategy document for Wycombe shows the site as being earmarked for “a mix of community and leisure uses”. However, it does not rule out the sale of the area to a private company to develop leisure facilities on the site. " HA!!!! Does the term I told you so come into play now? Councillor Clarke is getting jumpy... so she should! The demoness has spoken.... eat your heart out Ivor... LOL..
OllieNewbury
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3:43pm Wed 19 Aug 09
They give up too easily.
demoness
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3:49pm Wed 19 Aug 09
miccles wrote:He is too busy writing rubbish blogs.
demoness wrote: "The latest development strategy document for Wycombe shows the site as being earmarked for “a mix of community and leisure uses”. However, it does not rule out the sale of the area to a private company to develop leisure facilities on the site. " HA!!!! Does the term I told you so come into play now? Councillor Clarke is getting jumpy... so she should! The demoness has spoken.... eat your heart out Ivor... LOL..Where is ivor these days, he does not post anymore, has he been put on the back burner????
demoness
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3:50pm Wed 19 Aug 09
OllieNewbury wrote:But they don't WANT to Ollie...
Oh come on, WDC could find the cash for this pool from somewhere. They found £17,000 of taxpayers money to deal with the travellers at Princes Risborough... They give up too easily.
Thats the point ;)
yog
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4:15pm Wed 19 Aug 09
bakerbill
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5:15pm Wed 19 Aug 09
http://www.oxford.go
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Eachban
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6:30pm Wed 19 Aug 09
According to popular myth, selling the family silver is something of a Tory speciality. This does little to dispel it.
J B Blackett
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8:43pm Wed 19 Aug 09
Eachban wrote:I fear you may be correct, Eachban.
The agenda becomes clearer. The council will sell the municipal amenity available to all, and it will be redeveloped as a privately run 'leisure facility' available to members. Like a David Lloyd, Esporta, LA Fitness or whatever. That's a step forward then.
According to popular myth, selling the family silver is something of a Tory speciality. This does little to dispel it.
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Failing that it will become Flats.
demoness
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8:55pm Wed 19 Aug 09
J B Blackett wrote:EXCUSE ME!!!!!!!!
Eachban wrote: The agenda becomes clearer. The council will sell the municipal amenity available to all, and it will be redeveloped as a privately run 'leisure facility' available to members. Like a David Lloyd, Esporta, LA Fitness or whatever. That's a step forward then. According to popular myth, selling the family silver is something of a Tory speciality. This does little to dispel it.I fear you may be correct, Eachban. . Failing that it will become Flats.
I have been saying this for months!!!
*swishes tail angrily*...
J B Blackett
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9:17pm Wed 19 Aug 09
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The Holymead footprint could be too small for such large national or international organizations (in my humble opinion).
time to go clarke
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11:14pm Wed 19 Aug 09
J B Blackett wrote:If it was sold with Enviromnent centre would be a big site
You may be correct also , d , but I was unaware that David Lloyd or others would be interested in a small scale operation. Compare their establishments at Bushey or Hemel H. . The Holymead footprint could be too small for such large national or international organizations (in my humble opinion).
Cllr Clarke you should go -- how dare you sell off the Towns heritage
Eachban
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10:50am Thu 20 Aug 09
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At least we agree in our conspiracy theories.
demoness
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2:31pm Thu 20 Aug 09
Eachban wrote:Well great minds think alike and all that.... :)
d of H - apologies, I had no intention of stealing any of your thunder. Please don't blast me with hellfire. . At least we agree in our conspiracy theories.
No I blame the naughty JB...
J B Blackett
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5:17pm Thu 20 Aug 09
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demoness says...
3:17pm Wed 19 Aug 09
However, it does not rule out the sale of the area to a private company to develop leisure facilities on the site. "
HA!!!! Does the term I told you so come into play now?
Councillor Clarke is getting jumpy... so she should!
The demoness has spoken.... eat your heart out Ivor...
LOL..