OUTDOOR activity centre Ingleborough Hall is likely to be sold off as part of Bradford Council's likely cuts of £40m over the next three years.
The proposal would see bookings transferred to the Council's Buckden House outdoor education centre at Buckden, which would also offer respite and short breaks at a "significantly reduced rate compared to the open market".
The proposal will be discussed at an Extraordinary meeting of Bradford Council's Executive on January 11.
A report to that meeting describes Ingleborough Hall, a former Victorian mansion in Clapham, is described as running at a deficit and having "high levels of backlog maintenance".
It will be familiar to many people in Bradford as it has been used for many years for school residential trips.
The report states: "Ingleborough Hall, along with Buckden House, is a traded service with a deficit that is currently funded from the council’s core budget. Following a recent condition survey, high levels of backlog maintenance have been identified to bring Ingleborough Hall up to the required standards.
"Due to the scale of the works outlined, it is proposed that the building should be disposed of. Bookings would transition to Buckden House which would then run as a fully traded service. This would generate savings related to staffing.
"The retention of Buckden also enables provision of respite and short breaks at a significantly reduced rate compared to the open market. This will support cost avoidance of the growing financial pressure being experienced in the trust via the provision of short breaks and holiday respite provision."
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