A schoolboy has launched a petition to save a popular gym from closure by Falkirk Council, saying the decision "doesn't make sense". Joel Blackwood, a fourth year pupil at Larbert High School, says he couldn't believe it when he heard that the popular gym in Stenhousemuir is one of 133 council properties under threat.
Last year, the gym had more than 85,000 admissions, substantially higher than the other council-owned gyms in the district. Joel, 15, said: "I know just from being there, there are so many people that use it - especially after school, it's always packed.
"But I was there the other day at 8 am and even then it was packed. I just thought people clearly use this - there's got to be something I can do about it."
