WHILE agreeing with the city council’s wish to encourage more people to take up regular physical activity, the introduction of a spinning studio and soft play area at Ferry Sports Centre should not be at the expense of a squash court.
The usage figures (97 per cent at peak times – 5-9pm) prove that this would be a mistake.
The opportunities for our excellent county junior players to gain competitive experience through the volunteer-run boxes will be seriously reduced.
Any future assistance from the England Squash and Racketball Association will be lost and the impetus expected when squash, as is likely, becomes an Olympic sport will be diminished.
This council can provide excellent leisure and sports facilities for all the city's residents and should discontinue this policy of attacking soft targets.
DAVID QUINN
Woodstock Road
Oxford
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