From Tessa Hardie:- FOR the last three years myself and other mums with children under school age have been going to 'Ladies Recreation' sessions on a Thursday morning at Ellesmere Port Indoor Centre. At the leisure centre where they have a creche where we can put the children and we can have two hours of recreational activities to ourselves knowing that the children are safe and well-cared for, all at a reasonable cost to our purse.

As a mother and housewife, and council taxpayer, I was fed up of going to another council borough and giving them my money when I have got a perfectly good sports facility like The Oval on my doorstep. The only thing that prevented me using the Oval facilities was the lack of a creche.

Having raised the issue with Wirral Leisure Services, hopefully the problem will soon be addressed but in the meantime we have received help from Kath Cawley at Bidston Tennis Centre. Ladies Recreation mornings have been arranged each Thursday with an organised creche facility at £1.25 for creche and £2.00 for two hours of recreational activity.

I am sure there are more mums like myself out there, with children under five, who would like to exercise and let their children interact with other children for once a week.

Should any other mums like to join us please call me on: 343 9184. Those wishing to book a place at the creche can ring the Tennis Centre. Sessions are Thurs am 10am- 12 noon.

Beechway, Bebington

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