SUE'S JOB AT LEISURE CENTRE SAVED
A campaign to secure fitness instructor Sue Harris' job paid off this week after bosses at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre backtracked on their redundancy threat.
A campaign to secure fitness instructor Sue Harris' job paid off this week after bosses at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre backtracked on their redundancy threat.The "Save our Sue" campaign – by her friend Andi Mould and loads of supporters – featured in last week's Journal
Fitness co-ordinator and Harpers manager Sue was threatened with redundancy by Leisure Connection, which manages the centre. But bosses reconsidered after the protest and publicity.
More than 165 people signed a petition and wrote letters of complaint, with some threatening to withdraw their membership.
Sue, who was told her job is safe on Tuesday, said: "I'm so honoured to know such fantastic people and to have such wonderful friends. The thought of losing them devastated me and I want to thank them all from the bottom of my heart for their support.
"A special thank you must go to Andi, who led the campaign, my best friend Rachel Palin, my family, the Journal and my manager at The Meres."
Campaign leader Andi Mould said: "We are delighted and this just shows that people power can work."
Leisure Connection refused to say whether they reconsidered because of the public backlash, but centre manager Peter Haley admitted on Tuesday that the situation could have been handled differently.
Speaking at a meeting of South Kesteven District Council's healthy environment development and scrutiny panel, he said: " You probably saw the coverage in the press of a situation with one of our staff. This could have been handled differently and we hold our hands up."
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