PENICUIK

ACTION ON COMMUNITY ASSETS 2005-2007

Penicuik Town Hall

May 2007: Thanks to Midlothian Council, the Town Hall has now been refurbished, staff have been brought back to the building, and it is open again for local events and organisations. Penicuik Community Development Trust has resumed its Saturday Open House 10am -2pm. Council and Trust see the building as a focus for community regeneration. 

Ladywood Leisure Centre

March 2007: Not closed or demolished.  Following agreement with Midlothian Council, and without a break, Ladywood Leisure Centre management transferred. It is now run by Penicuik people for Penicuik people, thanks to the efforts of the newly-formed Penicuik Community Sports & Leisure Foundation, its band of volunteer helpers, and Iain Ramage, centre manager. Check all details with Ladywood reception at 01968 678473:

£29 hour for outdoor all weather pitch (£16 junior); £26 hour for hire of games hall (£13 junior) , £9 hour for the general purpose room (£5 junior); £5.60 hour casual badminton court; reduced rates for youngsters, other concessions available; boxing club and facilities available. Sports tuition; showers, changing rooms, lockers. Regular groups for bingo, boxercise, line dancing, salsa dancing, trampolining, yoga; resident sport therapist. Children’s parties and discos, all-new bouncy castle, kitchen.

Check details with Ladywood reception at 01968 678473.  Ladywood Leisure Centre website under development at www.ladywoodlc.co.uk

 

Jackson Street School

May 2007: Midlothian Council are understood to have sold this community facility in the town centre. It remains in use over the summer

 

Queensway Leisure Centre

Transfer to YMCA/YWCA, in return Midlothian Council take over the Y’s former Kirkhill site for development

 

Penicuik Centre

March 2007: New swimming pool, library & leisure facility opens.

 

 

 

 

 

ePetition at Scottish Parliament

Petition PE990

Additional information (pdf size 107 KB posted 29.8.2006)

Petition by Derek Rosie and Colin McCall. on behalf of Penicuik Community Education Association, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the provision of community leisure facilities across Scotland, given for example the proposed closure of Ladywood and Queensway Community Leisure Centres and the Jackson Street Community Learning Centre facilities in Penicuik.

Petitioner: Colin W McCall

Number of signatures:

402 

Date lodged:

25 August 2006

Summary:

27 August 2006  :   The Public Petitions Committee agreed to invite the Scottish Executive to indicate whether it intends to review the provision of community leisure facilities across Scotland. 

20 March 2007  :   The Public Petitions Committee noted the lack of a response to this petition from the Scottish Executive and agreed to write to the relevant Minister to seek a response and an explanation for the delay. 

 

 

 

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