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By ANDREW SPENCER an(irew.spencer®castlancsnews.co,uk


PENDLE Leisure Trust came


into being on October 1st 2000. Before then, sport and leisure in


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the borough had come under the auspices of Pendle Council’s lei­ sure services department formed in 1974. In those early days, there were no


sports centres. Nelson and Colne had antiquated swimming baths and there were few civic halls out­ side the Municipal Hall in Colne and the Silverman Hall and Civic Theatre in Nelson. And the leisure programme


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consisted of the provision of foot­ ball, cricket and rugby pitches, the pools, the municipal golf course and an occasional jazz concert on a Sunday lunchtime. Over the years, the facilities gradually improved, but in the late


1990s councillors came under in­ creased pressure to fund an ever- expanding leisure programme - and so the idea of the Trust came into being. Not everyone was in favour -


some councillors said the setting up of the Trust amounted to a “privatisation” of the service; Now, a decade later the Trust,


in partnership with the council, is upheld as a shining example of what can be achieved in service deliver, winning national recog­ nition in many fields. It is run by a board of 16 people


-11 members of the public from a variety of backgrounds, three councillors (one from each of the mainstream political parties), and hvo elected members of staff. Chief executive Mr Philip Sto­


rey said: “The trustees are people with financial, management, legal, IT, retail, training and market­ ing backgrounds - it’s like having a group of expert consultants on hand but they all do it for noth­ ing. They haven’t even claimed e.xpenses! “A lot of other Trusts have


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struggled to hold on to their board members - we have lost five in 10 years. We are verj' lucky to have a loyal and dedicated board, all of who live in Pendle. They have a genuine interest in service delivery and it all works very well. In its 10 years, the Trust has re­


ceived more than £3 million in ex­ ternal grants for various projects, activities and capital schemes. It has seen the introduction of


a sports development unit with its own manager, and has its own arts development manager responsible for innovative projects such as the


Arts on Prescription programme, which is a series of free art classes for adults suffering from depres­ sion, anxiety, stress and other sim-


• ilar mental health issues. It has set up healthy community


programmes such as the Grow and Sow project and walking and cycling groups which have gained' national awards. And it has seen the expansion


of services on offer at the sports centres in Colne, Nelson and Bar- noldswick and Seedhill Athletics Track, as well as managing the state-of-the-art £6.5 million ACE


Centre in Nelson last year, a venue designed to attract people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds. Looking ahead to the ne.xt 10


years, Mr Storey said: “We have to keep looking at everything we do in expectation for what is com­ ing up and how we can continue to work in partnership with the coun­ cil to improve people’s health and well-being. “We will look to invest in things


which help both of us and help to reduce the burden on the public purse.”


Chairman brings his business


THE chairman of the Trust is retired chartered ac­ countant Keith Folley.


• Mr Folley, of Noyna View, Colne, succeeded the


Trust's first chairman. Bob Little, when he stood down because of ill health around o year ago. He has been a board member for six years, having jumped at the opportunity to join when the offer vvos mode. "I was glad to join the board because of oil the work it does," he said. "I thought I could bring some business expertise to it in the some


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rnonner that other board members brinq other things."


^ .Mr Folley, who worked in the textile industry in


Manchester and has o life-long interest in sport, particularly football and long-distance wolkinq paid o worm tribute to his predecessor.


"Bob was o superb chairman. He was very t h e t u s V ' S i ™ " ' '


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THE 16 board members come from o wide variety of backgrounds.


Three - Pauline McCormick, John David and


Noeem Ashrof -ore Pendle councillors. Two - Ion Britton and Julie Wilmore - ore staff


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representatives. ■ And the following 11 ore members of the public. O Anne Ainscough - college lecturer.- 9 John Drury - accountant, e Keith Folley - MD and accountant. 9 Mortyn Hartley - company director. ■ 9 Jeff Hoydock - legal.


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in Colne and the Silverman Hall and Civic Theatre in


. 9 Neil Hindle - marketing and design director. : 9 Bob Little - HR specialist. , 9 Toriq Mohmooa - training consultant. 9 Bernard Sworbrick -headteacher. 9 David Whittaker - research and development


background. 9 Paul Wilson - IT manager. Former board members: Jon Ployfer, Mel Simpson, Alan Harrison, Colin McMahon and Tahira Hussain.


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SIMPLY ACE: The magnificent ACE Centre in Nelson is the latest addition to the Trust's venues.


At the forefront ( leisure provision


THE Leader bf Pendle Council, Coun. Mike Blomeley, is delight­ ed to send his congratulations to Pendle Leisure Trust for its 10- yeor anniversary. He went on to soy "a strong


partnership with the Leisure Trust and the Council has been at the heart of the Trust's progress and development over the lost 10 years". The Trust is seen os one of the


best examples in the North West of service excellence with unique facilities such os the new ACE Cen­ tre ond Inside Spa at Wavelengths available for all. The Trust was established 10


years ago by the Council for three, main strategic reasons: © First to free up resources from


rate liabilities on all the Council's leisure facilities, saving some £250k, per year. 9 Second to open access to out­ side private finance and exper­


tise, 9 And thirdly to provide a focus


COUN. BLOMELEY


management board of relevant expertise to oversee the manage­ ment of the Trust. Since its establishment in 2000, the Trust has seen some signifi­


cant improvements and develop­ ments to its facilities: 9 The refurbishment of Seedhill


Athletic Track and Fitness Centre 9 The upgrading of Marsden


Park Golf Course 9 The investment in West Cra­


ven Sports Centre 9 A'similar provision of new fit­


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ness studios and leisure studios in Pendle Leisure Centre in Colne 9 The upgrade of the Astroturf


surface and the Pendle Leisure Centre Sports Hall 9 £3m investment in Pendle


Wavelengths and Inside Spa 9 The provision of the ACE Cen­


tre - a £6.5m Arts Culture and Enterprise Centre in the heart of Nelson Mike Blomeley comments


"whilst there may be more chal­ lenging times ahead, these de­ velopments of the Leisure trust over the last 10 years really put our District Council at the forefront of leisure provision in the North West".


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