Fr, Jul 22, 2005Hackney Council ends contract with Leisure Connection
Hackney: "'The London Borough of Hackney and Leisure Connection Ltd have today a announced their mutual agreement to end their contract for Leisure Connection to manage four facilities in Hackney...
...Hackney Council is currently exploring options for the future management of its leisure portfolio and is committed to having robust management arrangements in place by the agreed date of handover from Leisure Connection, which is 15th September 2005."
With these dry words Hackney Council announced yesterday that it has finally decided that Leisure Connection is not giving them what they need to bring the Borough towards the Olympic games.
Meanwhile, Lewisham Council is trying hard to sign a contract that will give Leisure Connection £70M over 30 years for the delivery and running of the Downham Lifestyles project.
The project was announced 4 years ago and Leisure Connection was identified as preferred bidder two years ago.
The contract has not been signed yet.
Why?
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