People in Millom are invited to help name the town’s new leisure facility.
The vote opened today, Monday March 16, to decide what the landmark centre, which is set to open later this year as part of Millom Town Deal’s flagship Activating Community Health project, will be called.
The new leisure facility is one of four major projects that make up the ambitious Millom Town Deal, backed by £20.6 million in Government funding alongside £8.7 million in match funding.
The Copeland Community Fund has provided £1 million towards the project and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has provided a £3.1 million grant, as part of its investment in supporting permanent and sustainable change in Millom and all its site communities. Funding has also been provided by South Copeland GDF Community Partnership, CGP, Millom School and Millom Town Council.
Three potential names have been shortlisted:
- The Salthouse Centre
- Millom Sports Village
- Millom Leisure Centre
People are encouraged to take part and the vote will run until Friday March 27.
David Savage, chair of the Millom Town Deal Board, said: “This is a fantastic facility which represents a significant investment, not just in this town, but in the health and wellbeing of the people across the area.
“The facility needs a name, and it is only right that our community has the final say in what this should be. I hope as many people take part as possible and I’m looking forward to seeing the result at the end of the voting period.”
The new centre will boast a range of modern amenities including a swimming pool, multi-purpose sports hall and fitness studio as well as a 3G all-weather pitch.
It is being delivered in partnership with Cumberland Council and is designed to serve as a vibrant hub for health, wellbeing and community activity.
How to vote
- Visit www.cumberland.gov.uk/have-your-say
- Collect a paper voting slip and post it in the voting box at Millom Library in Salthouse Road and Story Contracting project office in Market Square.
- Pupils at Millom School and the five local primary schools can select their preferred name using paper voting slips and post it in a voting box available in each school
Once the voting closes, all votes will be counted with the winning name to be announced in the coming weeks.
