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Establish a Democratic Community Stakeholder Board with Formal Decision-Making Powers at Park Road Leisure Centre

We the undersigned petition the council to We call on Haringey Council to execute the following actions: 1) Create a Formal Community Stakeholder Board: Establish a legally recognised oversight board of members from the local community with binding, formal decision-making powers regarding the scheduling, policy-making, and operational budgets of Park Road Leisure Centre. 2) Appoint Independent Democratic Representatives: Mandate that this board must include elected, independent seats reserved for regular centre users, local swimming clubs, and community stakeholders, rather than just council officials and employees. 3) Enforce Mandatory Co-Design and Consultation: Legally restrict the centre's management from altering opening hours, pool access policies, or major operational schedules without prior consultation and formal approval from the Stakeholder Board. 4) Launch an Independent Culture and Operational Audit: Commission an immediate, transparent investigation into staff conduct, the misuse of emergency/ev

We, the undersigned residents, regular users, and community stakeholders of the London Borough of Haringey, request urgent structural reform to the management and governance of Park Road Leisure Centre and Lido.
We Believe For several years, the standard Haringey Council complaints procedure has failed to address systemic operational and cultural failures at the facility. We contended that Regular users face an unaccountable management culture, critical understaffing, and a hostile environment. We believe Front-line staff frequently weaponise arbitrary "evacuation breaks" and sudden closures under the guise of cleaning or health and safety, with no actual work taking place. We contended that This pattern of behaviour is used to retaliate against paying customers who challenge poor service, effectively bullying the community out of a publicly funded asset.
While informal user groups exist, we contended that they lack any structural authority or legislative teeth to hold management accountable. We believe that The current insular management model excludes the public, protects incompetence, and ignores community needs. We require a shift toward co-production, ensuring that the people who fund and use this leisure centre have a binding say in how it is run.

This ePetition runs from 16/07/2026 to 29/10/2026.

54 people have signed this ePetition.