Leisure, Culture and Heritage

• We will keep open ALL the city’s libraries.
• We will keep open ALL the city’s swimming pools and leisure centres.
• We will work with developers and town planners to provide a new Oaklands Swimming Pool as part of the redevelopment of Lordshill district centre.
• We will support the continuation of under 8s free swimming.
• We will generate £1m of extra investment into our outdoor sports pitches.
• We will protect the provision of extra after school sports coaching that we introduced.
• We will make a success of the newly reopened and refurbished Tudor House museum.
• We will champion the Spitfire Tribute Foundation and support their efforts to build the first national memorial to the Spitfire.
• We will have the evening stay over in Southampton for the Olympic Torch on 14th July.
• We have brought back the Clipper Race and will host its return to the city in July 2012.
• We will host important events in 2012, such as the SkyRide, Race for Life and the Sport Relief Mile.
• We will relocate the Tourist Information Centre to the Bargate.
• The Council, in Partnership with The Royal British Legion and Chamber of Commerce, built the city's new Memorial Walls at the Cenotaph. These are a dignified and fitting tribute to the city's brave men and women who served in the armed forces and the Merchant Navy and paid the ultimate sacrifice for their Country in the two world wars and subsequent conflicts. We will continue to ensure that the debt of gratitude that we owe our service veterans is properly recognised.

Where Labour run cities in other parts of the country (like Manchester and Liverpool) they have taken an axe to key services, shutting libraries and local facilities and their plans to cut hundreds of council jobs in Southampton will jeopardise our local services.

1. Foreword
2. A Fairer Deal for Southampton
3. Economic Growth & Jobs for Southampton
4. Travel, Transport & Highways
5. Leisure, Culture & Heritage
6. Environment
7. Planning & Enforcement
8. Schools & Childrens' Services
9. Older People
10. Housing
11. Community Safety
12. Southampton’s Big Society

 

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