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York Sport and Leisure Campaign launchThe inaugural public meeting of the York Sport & Leisure campaign on Sat 15th July brought around fifty citizens together to talk about their experiences of York’s sport and leisure facilities on the decline.

Councillors from the Labour Party, Greens, and the Lib-Dems gave their time to listen to residents’ concerns and respond to questions.

John Wartho provided an older person’s perspective saying that a group of ninety people aged “over 50” who used to use York Barbican for sports and leisure activities had dwindled to an average of twelve since the Barbican closed and some activities were switched elsewhere. Other residents added that the cost of private facilities were often beyond the reach of older people, as was also the case for youngsters.