Wirral Water Sports Complex

The Wirral Water Sports Complex in West Kirby operates, delivers, and facilitates a diverse range of water sports on West Kirby Marine Lake, which is Council owned and managed. It offers a wide range of water sports and is a popular destination for leisure, recreation, and wellbeing, both locally and across the region.

Wirral Council is now exploring a new way of running the Water Sports Complex. Currently, it is operated by an in-house team and relies on financial support from the Council. Rising costs, reduced usage, and ageing facilities mean we need to explore new ways of delivering these services that offer better value and long-term stability to ensure the service can continue to be provided.

In order to improve the service, reduce costs, and make it more sustainable for the future, we are proposing to explore options to outsource the operation of the Water Sports Complex and the delivery of water sports on West Kirby Marine Lake to an external operator.

Any new provider would be expected to build on the existing offer, expanding access to water sports for current users while also creating a modern, inclusive, and accessible service that meets the needs of all our communities.

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more information.

We are seeking feedback in relation to the proposal for an external provider to run Wirral Water Sports Complex.

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