Half Marathon for Carn Brea Leisure Centre

Like many people who grew up in this part of Cornwall, I have fond childhood memories of Carn Brea Leisure Centre. It has been an essential part of the local community for well over forty years. I have been running since I was nine, when I first joined Cornwall Athletics Club. Throughout my twenties I was running for Cornwall and at the peak of my fitness I was running around 80 miles per week. It was a big part of my life, and a lot of it revolved around training at Carn Brea.

 

At any given time, there are over 1000 children learning to swim at Carn Brea. It is therefore great news that the management team have secured funding from Sport England to refurbish the pool and deliver other maintenance and improvements.

 

Work has already started, and will finish at the end of the year. It will ensure that facilities are sustained for existing users, as well as the next generation of swimmers. Carn Brea is Cornwall’s first Charitable Trust Leisure Centre, and provides health and wellbeing facilities in the heart of our local area. I am pleased to hear that during the pool refurbishment, facilities including the gym, running track, café and fitness classes will still be open.

 

We now need to focus our efforts on raising the remaining funds needed. I hope that the fundraising campaign will be a real community effort, in the true spirit of Carn Brea. For my part, I will be running a half marathon this weekend. My fundraising page can be found at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/GeorgeEustice

 Alternatively, if you support Carn Brea but don't want to sponsor me, you can contribute directly to the fund raising appeal via the Trust's website at: https://www.carnbrealeisurecentre.co.uk/

 

I am saddened to hear of the death of former Falmouth and Camborne MP Candy Atherton. She was the MP from 1997 to 2005 and latterly a Cornwall Councillor. I debated her many times and, although we had different views on some issues, there was no doubting her passion and she made Cornwall her home. My thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time