LYME Regis town council wants to look again at opening sports facilities at the Woodroffe School to the public. Councillors decided at Wednesday's town council meeting to set up a working group and explore the possibilities sur rounding the school's gym, tennis courts and drama studio. Coun Nigel Clarke said he found it frus trating that in Chard and Bridport their school's facilities were available to the public throughout the summer, but in Lyme Regis the only people using equip ment was the school. But not all councillors agreed that the school was the way forward for sport in Lyme Regis. District councillors Owen Lovell and Ken Meech were quick to point out that the district council was not in a position to fund or manage the opening up of school's facilities, because of council tax cutbacks. Coun Lovell said there had been some progress at the school with some fitness classes taking place this summer. He said it was up to the school to move forward and to make statement about what it's intentions were. Coun Stan Williams said the future of sport in Lyme lay with the untapped potential of the Strawberry Field. Councillors agreed to set up a working group and include the Lyme Regis devel opment trust.
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