Association urge residents to come out to discuss future of Sedgley clinic
Members of a Sedgley based organisation will raise the subject of the closure of a popular clinic at a community forum next week.
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Sedgley and District Community Association will discuss the future of the Ladies Walk Clinic, along with the library.
The buildings are scheduled to close in March 2026 when the lease on the buildings comes to an end.
The library in Ladies Walk opened in 2001 as part of a £4 million private finance initiative deal which also saw the new state-of-the-art health centre open on the site.
The future of the health centre is set to be discussed at a meeting of the Dudley North Your Home Your Forum next Wednesday.
Robert Ferris, honorary secretary of the Sedgley and District Community Association said: "As an association we have been informed that the reason for the clinic and library closing is that the owners are unwilling to renew the leases and would prefer to redevelop the site.
"But, as yet, I can find no record of a planning application being submitted for a change of use of the Ladies Walk Centre on the Dudley Planning Portal.
"The anticipated loss of these facilities from such an accessible location in the heart of a 12,000 strong community is very troubling especially on top of other recent losses like the closure of Sedgley market and the Bilston Street car park.
"We accept that this particular long-term contract between a private company and the government where the private sector designed, built, financed and maintained a public asset has benefitted Sedgley greatly but its loss after 25 years is hard to accept.
"I would urge anyone who is concerned about this issue to attend the meeting where representatives of Dudley Council will be present and we can appeal to them to intervene in this matter."
The meeting takes place on Wednesday February 19 at Sedgley Community Centre, Ladies Walk at 6.30pm.
