correspondence
First batch of formal letters sent by the campaign:
7 APRIL | To: Ian Thomas, Town Clerk
RE: Proposed Closure of Golden Lane Sports and Fitness Centre – Challenge to the Process, and democratic Accountability of the Closure Decision
7 APRIL | To: Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman and Helen Fentimen, Chair Community and Children’s Services Committee
RE: Proposed Closure of Golden Lane Sports and Fitness on 30 April 2026 – Formal Demand for Emergency Review, Transition Plan Disclosure, and Prevention of Closure
7 APRIL | To: Nadeem Sweiss and Adam Stephens, joint Administrators, Fusion Lifestyle
RE: Proposed Closure of Golden Lane Estate Sports and Fitness on 30 April 2026 – Request for Information, Community Operator Pathway, and Staff Welfare
7 APRIL | To: Rachel Blake MP
RE: Proposed Closure of Golden Lane Sports and Fitness Centre – Request for Urgent Parliamentary and Political Action
7 APRIL | To: Kate Doidge, Governance Officer & Clerk, Community and Children’s Services Committee
RE: Formal Request for Committee Paperers: Care Act Compliance Records; and Deputation Request – Proposed Closure of Golden Lane Sports and Fitness Centre
10 APRIL | To: Helen Fentimen, Chair Community and Children’s Services Committee and Judith Finlay, Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services
RE: Response to City of London Corporation Press Release of 7 April 2026 – Golden Lane Sports and Fitness Centre
13 APRIL | To: Chris Hayward, Policy Chairman and Helen Fentimen, Chair Community and Children’s Services Committee
RE: Formal Request for Attendance at Public Town Hall Meeting – Golden Lane Leisure Centre
13 APRIL | to: Helen Fentimen, Chair Community and Children’s Services Committee and Judith Finlay, Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services
RE: Formal Request for Attendance at Public Town Hall Meeting – Golden Lane Leisure Centre
13 APRIL | To: Steve Goodman, Chairman, Housing Management and Almshouses Sub-Committee
RE: Formal Request for Attendance at Public Town Hall Meeting – Golden Lane Leisure Centre
13 APRIL | To: Nick Heyward, Senior Associate Architect, FaulknerBrowns
RE: Golden Lane Sports and Fitness Centre Refurbishment – Community Questions on Design Brief and Consultation
13 APRIL | To: Steve Goodman, Chairman, Housing Management and Almshouses Sub-Committee
RE: Building Condition of Golden Lane Leisure Centre – Accountability of the Housing Management and Almshouses Sub-Committee
FOI requests
13 APRIL 2026
21 FOI requests were submitted covering all aspects of the closure decision, the refurbishment, and the City’s handling of the Fusion administration. These include requests on:
- The closure decision and decision-making process
- Alternative operators considered
- CIL funding basis
- Pre-Market Engagement exercise March 2026
- Management contract with Fusion Lifestyle
- SEND provision and equality
- Equality Impact Assessment
- Sports Consultancy financial modelling
- FaulknerBrowns appointment and Stage 2 report
- GLL alternative provision agreement
- Committee vote on refurbishment design
Full details available on request | email savegoldenlane@pm.me
