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 hope you are doing fine. I read the news about the sports and leisure centre in the city of

Malden

getting closed permanently starting from the

next

month and I am writing

this

letter to plead with you not to do the same.

Firstly

, my friends and I, along with many students from

Malden

State University, are using

this

centre for hosting different social gatherings and activities

such

as athletic competitions, hangout sessions on holidays, and celebrations of birthdays. It has become a go-to place for most of us as many indoor attractions are shut off because of the Covid situation.

Secondly

, it really provides us with a platform to get socially connected with the local community of

Malden

. People usually like to see the students playing different games

such

as basketball and tennis, and

therefore

, nearby restaurants are

also

having good business during the game nights. If the centre gets closed, all of us will get affected badly because of having no place to perform

such

activities, and it may

also

affect the city economically. I would like to kindly request you to reconsider the decision by checking other resources for saving money. We are happy to help by running a survey among the people of

Malden

to see how everyone is thinking about

this

change. Yours sincerely, Yatharth