Saving the pool - JOUNEYS END or new BEGINNNING?

Many of you may know that I embarked on saving a sports facility 2 years ago. The council was closing it and that was that.

Or so many thought...

In my heart though I felt there were issues of integrity with this decision and so I quickly joined with some local mums to petition against the closure.

I had more than enough on at the time but as a community worker my professional values were at stake as far as I am concerned. I could not stand by and see a facility be demolished because I knew it would have a detrimental effect on the long term health and well being of the community.

It soon became apparent that the decision would not be reversed and the last option was a community buy out of the facility.

Fighting demolition is massive, but thanks to a great team within the community that evolved we have done it - it is the community worker's dream. I am so proud do be a part of this.
What started as my off time,  soon became part of ministry. For where does it start and finish?

So Ochil Leisure Centre is once again open to the public, thanks to a handful of determined parents and local people.

  

It has been a slog at times and I wonder why would you do this as it has impacted family life.... but the satisfaction I got at having my kids back in there doing swimming lessons ( a very important life skill) and hearing kids enjoy themselves is hard to describe.

We have opened the doors in March and have a good staff team but we still need to make it sustainable.
I now have a choice to make too. Have I done my bit or do I become a voluntary Director of the company? (If they will have me)

To be honest I have poured so much of my life into this in the past 2 years  that it has my heart now.... its still early days.

This was no where in my grand scheme of life but its where God seems to have led me.  I have some thinking to do...