Golf courses, libraries and a leisure centre in Wirral have been given a stay of execution from permanent closure.
Wirral Council's tourism, communities, culture and leisure committee has tonight moved ahead with proposals to progress a number of sites toward the next stage of community asset transfers in a bid to keep them open. Among the locations spared from permanent shut down were Brackenwood and Hoylake golf courses, with golf’s leading body, the Royal and Ancient (R&A) stepping in to call for Hoylake to be saved.
It was said by the R&A that the Hoylake course “is a key part of The Open Golf Championship infrastructure and without it they cannot stage this global event. In investment terms the Open is worth approximately £100m to the Wirral and Liverpool City Region economy.”
