Shaun Fisher, the manager of Dalton leisure centre, has today voiced his opposition to the controversial Roanhead development. Dalton leisure centre is the only non-profit community run leisure centre in the UK and it could be at risk if the Roanhead development went ahead.

‘The development plans for Roanhead include a large leisure centre open to the public. This is a threat to most gyms and leisure pools in the area. After funding being put into local places, why waste all that money on local spots to then allow a brand-new facility? The local beach will be destroyed, there will be A590 chaos on Fridays [1], the development makes no sense to me. I agree we need more attractions in the area, but not this and not at Roanhead’ [Shaun Fisher]

Sara Warburton of Dalton said ‘Even if you ignore the the threat to the leisure centre and the mass of environmental concerns that come with building right next to a National Nature Reserve, its still an inappropriate location for development. Roanhead is a place for the people of Furness to relax, regroup and restore, its not the place to build a holiday camp for 2000 plus people!’

Shaun from Dalton leisure centre goes on to say ‘If you want to help keep Dalton leisure centre in a financially stable position, please object to the Roanhead planning permission. You can see an example letter on the saveroanhead.com website or you can do a quick response on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.