Wilmslow Leisure Limited, operators of the energie Fitness Club at Summerfields Village, has today announced to club members their intention to permanently close the club.
Members have been given 30 days' notice that the club will close its doors for the last time on New Year's Eve.
A spokesperson for Wilmslow Leisure Limited said: "It is with great sadness that we have taken the decision to close energie Fitness Club in Wilmslow, after 12 years helping to change people's lives and making a positive difference to the local community.
"We are in the fortunate position that our sister site, energie Fitness, two miles away on Stanley Green, has just invested £400,000 in a major facility upgrade. Therefore we are working with them to assist our existing members who wish to switch their membership to this site. For those members who have paid annual subscriptions, we have agreed with our sister site that this period will be honoured. This will also include a "like for like" timetable relocation for studio classes.
Wilmslow Leisure Limited filed a Company Voluntary Arrangement which took effect in April 2017.
In June 2017 Lidl confirmed their plans to replace the existing store at Summerfields Village Centre with a new store on the adjacent land, currently occupied by the energi Fitness Club.
The discount retailer has agreed a deal to purchase the property, which is currently occupied by energi, from Emersons. If planning permission is approved the building will be demolished to build a new store which is nearly 50% bigger.
The Northern Planning Committee will determine Lidl's planning application, which the planning officer is recommending for approval, at their meeting on Wednesday, 6th December.
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So this area will have a giant Lidl, but
No post office
No bank or ATM
No medical centre
No Secondary School
No Leisure Centre
No Library
No dentists.
However, I'm sure that by the time Heathfields Farm is brought forward the planners will have changed the "Sustainability Criteria" - they are probably working with "interested parties" to do so now.
As for shopping in Lidl in future - their prices are rising whilst others are dropping. Will give them a miss since there is so much choice already in Wilmslow.
My other concern, and personally more important to me, is what will happen to Eden and the wonderful Noelle...
In the hour that I was in the class the foyer was transformed into a recruitment centre for Energies other, newly refurbished gym, on Stanley Green. No good for me as it has no pool.
My, and I suspect, most people's monthly direct debit comes out 1st of the month so not much time to cancel it.
The timing is very suspicious, I wish now that I hadn't put up with the facilities such as the Jacuzzi frequently out of order and the cold showers.
Such a shame.
The unanswered question is WHY are Council Planners consistently going out on a limb to support developers? They are supposed to be independent, so why are they contunually ignoring common sense in favour of developers?
This latest one said it is okay to lose a gym and swimming pool as there are others in the area. But it completely ignored the fact that we do not need a Lidl as there is already one 50ft away!
Also, Summerfields is now in the town centre and although the site is designated for recreation, this too can be ignored by our Planners.
It is bizarre logic that is highly suspicious. Given how rotten Cheshire East is in other areas, with countless staff under investigation, something is seriously wrong in Planning that should also be examined too.
No bank or ATM
No medical centre
No Secondary School
No Leisure Centre
No Library
No dentists
Jackie Pass shared this list but in this day & age of Post Office losses & most people having cars, it's never going to happen, years ago we walked or got the bus into Wilmslow. Tesco decided against an ATM! The removal of medical services at Handforth affects all of us, so they are hardly going to move it! Wilmslow has a Leisure Centre. Wilmslow & Handforth have a Library & there are dentists dotted all over the Wilmslow & Handforth so I don't know what Jackie is expecting to happen! As for the gym they obviously had a plan when Lidl approached them.
Still - not to worry. I'm sure that when Heathfield Farm is brought forward as a site the criteria will magically change.