Eastbourne Borough Council has begun a consultation over a range of savings proposals including:
- Public toilets: moving to a community toilet scheme. This would involve identifying toilets available for public use across Eastbourne and closing most council-owned public toilets.
- Street cleansing: focussing activity on areas with higher footfall.
- Grounds maintenance: focussing on core activities and seeking community support in other areas.
- Customer services: slightly reducing our face-to-face and telephone operating hours.
- Car parks: reviewing charges and hours of operation.
- Sovereign Centre: considering reducing the number of pools available whilst protecting swimming lessons, school swimming and structured sessions such as lane swimming. We are also looking at different uses for the spaces such as soft play, a climbing wall or greater gym capacity.
- Community grants: reducing our budget for grants to our voluntary sector partners (including Rent Support Grants) after April 2025.
- Eastbourne Town Hall: explore ways to reduce the costs and consider alternative uses for the building.
- The Splash Pad at Princes Park: identify options for future sponsorship for it to remain open.
We would value your support in publicising the consultation and particularly welcome responses from churches in Eastbourne.
The consultation runs until 5pm on Thursday, October 31. Further information can be found in the announcement email below or on our website www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/EBCsavingsconsultation
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or my manager, Bryn Mabey (bryn.mabey@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk).
Devan Briggs
Communications Officer
Devan.Briggs@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk
www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk