Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing

letter in connection with the recent news about ending the activities at the sports and leisure

.

Let me start by outlining its use by my family, which is mainly to spend some quality

together. In fact, my family and I use the

on weekends to play sports,

as volleyball and soccer, with our children during our free

. During weekdays, I go to the

to take yoga classes, while my husband plays basketball.

Why the

is of value for the community is that families can go there and spend

together without spending much money.

, the

offers recreational activities for our children during holidays.

Regards the outcomes of closing the

, could be seen in terms of teenagers spending more

on the streets,

of practising a sport at the

. Another effect is that families that do not have conditions to pay for recreation might not be able to spend quality

together, as they would do at the

.

Thank you for your

and consideration.

Yours faithfully,

Christina Smith