Falmouth's MP Cherilyn Mackrory says she is continuing to pressure the council ahead of a huge Ships & Castles meeting on Friday.

Cornwall Council's cabinet is due to hold an extraordinary meeting this week (March 4th) - where a final decision on the leisure centre will be made.

Following the release of Cornwall Council's Cabinet agenda papers, Cherilyn says she has continued to make representations on the future of Ships and Castles, and the future of the headland site.

She commented:

"On Monday evening, following the papers being released for Cornwall Council's Cabinet meeting of this coming Friday, I wrote to all of Cornwall Council's Cabinet expressing my complete disappointment with the recommendations from the officers – recommending that Ships and Castles should close.

"Since the initial consultation, I have made my opposition to the closure of Ships and Castles very clear. I do believe the representations I have made, and continue to make, are reflective of the current mood in Falmouth. This site means so much, to so many. We must safeguard its future, and Falmouth and Penryn need a viable leisure centre and swimming pool.

"Today I have written to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, asking for his assistance in this matter. I have also reached out to Falmouth Town Council and the two universities locally. As a community, we must work together – now more than ever.

"I will continue to put the pressure on ahead of the Cabinet's meeting on Friday – voicing my strong opposition to the recommendation to close Ships and Castles."

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