Save Mumbles Tennis Courts - stop them from being turned into car park or building site!
The Issue
Mumbles Tennis Courts have been sadly left to deteriorate. Their future is unclear and under threat. This important community resource needs to be protected for the health and wellbeing of our community and future generations.
Mumbles Community Council has been asking Swansea Council for the last five years to:
- Turn one of the courts into a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA).
- Get the developer of Oystermouth Wharf to honour their commitment to reinstate the existing 3 tennis courts.
In September 2016 Swansea Council confirmed that "the terms of the refurbishment are that the courts will be reinstated and repainted following completion of the project and when the compuond has been removed which is in about 18 months time. This is in accordance with the terms of the licence"
In August 2020, Swansea Council then stated that "The current position is that the Tenis courts have been identified for use as a site compound to support the proposed flood defence works along the prom in Mumbles. The Council is also looking at the creation of a temporary vehiclar egreess onto Mumbles road over part of the site. No definite start date identified for either proposal at the moment but given the proposed use there would be no merit in refurbishing the courts at this time. More long term the future use of the Tennis Courts is still under consideration".
Wihout public support, it is likely the tennis courts will be left to further deteriorate, possibly be turned into a car park, site compound or buildng site. This will be a terrible waste, with no public benefit.
WE CAN CHANGE THIS!!!!
If you would like the Tennis Courts to be protected and improved, for everyone's wellbeing, then please do sign and share this petition.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!!!
In the meantime, a reminder that these Tennis Courts are FREE to use, and you do not need to book with anyone. So please do get out and enjoy them while you can, epsecially while the weather permits. This is one of the few remaining socially distanced activities we can do... so get out there if you can!!
THANK YOU ALL :)
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The Issue
Mumbles Tennis Courts have been sadly left to deteriorate. Their future is unclear and under threat. This important community resource needs to be protected for the health and wellbeing of our community and future generations.
Mumbles Community Council has been asking Swansea Council for the last five years to:
- Turn one of the courts into a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA).
- Get the developer of Oystermouth Wharf to honour their commitment to reinstate the existing 3 tennis courts.
In September 2016 Swansea Council confirmed that "the terms of the refurbishment are that the courts will be reinstated and repainted following completion of the project and when the compuond has been removed which is in about 18 months time. This is in accordance with the terms of the licence"
In August 2020, Swansea Council then stated that "The current position is that the Tenis courts have been identified for use as a site compound to support the proposed flood defence works along the prom in Mumbles. The Council is also looking at the creation of a temporary vehiclar egreess onto Mumbles road over part of the site. No definite start date identified for either proposal at the moment but given the proposed use there would be no merit in refurbishing the courts at this time. More long term the future use of the Tennis Courts is still under consideration".
Wihout public support, it is likely the tennis courts will be left to further deteriorate, possibly be turned into a car park, site compound or buildng site. This will be a terrible waste, with no public benefit.
WE CAN CHANGE THIS!!!!
If you would like the Tennis Courts to be protected and improved, for everyone's wellbeing, then please do sign and share this petition.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!!!
In the meantime, a reminder that these Tennis Courts are FREE to use, and you do not need to book with anyone. So please do get out and enjoy them while you can, epsecially while the weather permits. This is one of the few remaining socially distanced activities we can do... so get out there if you can!!
THANK YOU ALL :)
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Petition created on 26 September 2020