Liberal Democrat councillors in Muswell Hill and Crouch End have vowed to keep up the pressure on Labour-run Haringey Council over the future of exercise classes at Park Road Pool.

Muswell Hill councillor Lynne Featherstone says she will be pressing Labour Lead Member for the Environment to keep to a commitment to retain the classes, made at last night’s Council executive.

Labour members were told by users of the service that current exercise classes at the Park Road Pool centre were oversubscribed, and the only barrier at present to examine the range on classes offer was uncertainly surrounding their future resulting from the Council’s new leisure services contract.

Campaigners are pushing for a ground floor facility at the pool, to maximise the number of users who can attend popular classes such as pilates, at the centre.

Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone comments.

“I will be pressing Ray Dodds to deliver on his wish to see these kinds of classes continue, as his words fell short of a firm commitment. The new leisure service contractors need to talk directly to the local users, so that ways can be found straight away to end the uncertainty and keep these classes running.”