The trustees of Southwell Leisure Centre have denied they are delaying plans for new swimming facilities for the town. In an open letter to residents, released last week, Newark and Sherwood District Council leader Paul Peacock and Andy Freeman, chairman of Active4Today – which runs the leisure centre on the council’s behalf – said Southwell Leisure Centre Trust had not yet given consent for the project to progress. And they accused some trustees of holding out so the council repaired the existing pool and built a new one. But the chairman of trustees, Jeremy Berridge, said: ‘any suggestion th…
