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The cost of swim sessions at a new council-run leisure centre is “scaring” some families away who claim £45 for a shared pass is just “too expensive”. When Cozenton Park Sports Centre, formerly Splashes in Rainham, opened in July to the tune of £22.15million it was championed as a state-of-the-art facility with “the most accessible swimming pool” in north Kent. But high prices appear to be putting parents off going this autumn half-term with hundreds of slots left unbooked during some swim sessions. Stuart Bourne, spokesman for the Medway Lib Dem group, hasreiterated his concerns with the coun…

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