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Jan 2022
Brimhams Active defends its stance on £8,000 increase for use of Ripon pool
The managing director of Brimhams Active, which operates Harrogate Borough Council's leisure centres, has defended the company's stance on a proposed £8,000 price increase for one of its users.
This has, however, led to a clash with Ripon City Council leader, Andrew Williams.
Volunteer-run Ripon City Swimming Club (RCSC), which has been teaching children to swim for more than 100 years, said it had been priced out of using Ripon's new swimming pool.
The club, which had previously held weekly sessions at now-closed Spa Baths at an annual cost of £4,500, told the Stray Ferret it was 'mortified' by a price hike to £12,500 per annum for use of the city's newly-constructed facility, when it opens later this year,
Cllr Williams described the increase as 'disgusting.'
This, in turn, prompted Brimhams Active managing director Mark Tweedie to contact the council leader by email, in which he said:
Read more:
- Swimming club 'mortified'after Harrogate council hikes fee for new pool
- Ripon council leader calls swimming club price hike 'disgusting'
In the email exchange, which has been seen by the Stray Ferret, Mr Tweedie added:
'We need to operate commercially'
He added:
'You need to rethink'
In his response to Mr Tweedie, Cllr Williams, said:
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