Councillor fights to save Fleetwood play area and MUGA

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

A Fleetwood councillor is attempting to prevent a children's play area and multi-use games area from being sold off.

Cllr Ruth Duffy, who represents Fleetwood's Pharos ward on Wyre Council, is attempting to save a children's play area and multi-use games area (MUGA) in the town. Lancashire County Council has declared these outdoor amenities, along with the adjacent Milton Street Youth and Community Centre, as surplus. The community centre has been closed for several years due to safety concerns and would require substantial funding to reopen.

If no declarations of interest are submitted by the end of the month, the entire site will be disposed of by public auction. Cllr Duffy is presenting the issue to Fleetwood's Pride of Place board, a resident-led group managing £20 million in central government investment for the town, to explore options for saving the outdoor facilities.

Cllr Duffy said the play area and MUGA are heavily used by young people across Fleetwood and that there is no other MUGA in the area. She warned that it would be a significant loss if these public facilities were sold off for alternative use.

How it is being reported

• Councillor in last-ditch bid to save play and games areas in FleetwoodA Fleetwood councillor is trying to stage a last-ditch bid to save a much-used children’s play area and multi use games area (MUGA) in Fleetwood.LancsLive · 16 Oct, 06:30
• 'We're running out of time' - Fleetwood councillor's last-ditch bid to save beloved children's play area“We are running out of time to save these public facilities, it would be such a shame if the land ended up being sold off and used for something else.”Blackpool Gazette · 14 Oct, 14:56

In this story: Cllr Ruth Duffy · Lancashire County Council · Fleetwood · Wyre Council · Milton Street Youth and Community Centre

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