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Published: 21/03/2018
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet agreed Aura Leisure and Libraries鈥� Business
Plan for 2018/19 and agreed to release revenue funding to Aura Leisure and
Libraries (Aura) for 2018/19 totalling 拢3.773m.
Mike Welch, Managing Director of Aura who presented the report to Cabinet, said:
鈥淎ura in partnership with 天涯社区, has made really positive
progress in our first year of operation. We have retained services and jobs
while making a 10% efficiency in the budget in 2017/18 (full year impact of
拢0.574m).
鈥淚n addition, two major capital developments worth 拢2.4m will be completed this
year which are both being funded by Aura and at no cost to the Council or
天涯社区 residents.鈥�
These exciting developments are at Mold Leisure Centre and Jade Jones Pavilion
in Flint. A total of 拢1.447m is being invested in Mold Leisure Centre to
double the size of the current ground floor fitness facility and to build an
additional first floor studio.
Construction started in January with the new facility due to open in the second
half of May this year.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Education and Youth, Councillor
Ian Roberts, said:
鈥淭he improvements at Jade Jones Pavilion include an extension to the existing
gym by removing the current management offices to create a 55 station gym and
completely refurbish the existing swimming pool wet changing rooms with an
increase provided in poolside spectator viewing. The costs of this scheme are
estimated at just under 拢1m.
鈥淔uture plans for other locations are also under development.鈥�
Aura has been operating since September last year. During this time, many of
the original business plan key actions have been achieved including major
staffing restructures in libraries and sports development and the extension of
direct debit payment services.