Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing

this

letter in connection with the recent news about ending the activities at the sports and leisure

centre

. Let me start by outlining its use by my family, which is mainly to spend some quality

time

together. In fact, my family and I use the

centre

on weekends to play sports,

such

as volleyball and soccer, with our children during our free

time

. During weekdays, I go to the

centre

to take yoga classes, while my husband plays basketball. Why the

centre

is of value for the community is that families can go there and spend

time

together without spending much money.

Furthermore

, the

centre

offers recreational activities for our children during holidays. Regards the outcomes of closing the

centre

, could be seen in terms of teenagers spending more

time

on the streets,

instead

of practising a sport at the

centre

. Another effect is that families that do not have conditions to pay for recreation might not be able to spend quality

time

together, as they would do at the

centre

. Thank you for your

time

and consideration. Yours faithfully, Christina Smith