\n The petition also says, \u201cThis is not just a petition to save Solent Meads Golf Course, but a petition to save golf in Bournemouth.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Among those backing the petition is James Edney, a resident from Southbourne who is a frequent visitor and lover of golf has been visiting the place for five years.\n<\/p>\n
\n Solent Meads Golf Course (Image: Facebook)\n<\/p>\n
\n James Edney (Image: Submitted)\n<\/p>\n
\n James, 32, said it\u2019s not just a place to play golf but a place which fosters social interactions, combating loneliness and promotes both physical and mental wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said the golf course is perfect for beginners and professionals\u2019 players.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cI think it’s important for the whole area not just even not just Southbourne really because like I said people that come from Highcliffe, they come from all over to play that specific course because you don’t have a course the same as that anywhere in Bournemouth.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n James said the location of Solent Meads Golf Centre is perfect and beautiful with a view of Hengistbury head.\n<\/p>\n
\n null (Image: Submitted)\n<\/p>\n
\n He added: \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be removed. Its just about saving the golf course and place which has so much history. I think it will be a massive loss to the whole of BCP really.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The petition has garnered over 3,500 signatures.\n<\/p>\n
\n In response, BCP council has said they are engaging with residents directly to create a new vision for what can be achieved at Solent Meads and understand how they want to see it used going forward.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Richard Herrett, portfolio holder for destination, leisure and commercial operations at BCP Council, said:\u00a0\u201cThis will allow us to ensure more people have access to the stunning natural surroundings and all the benefits of an open, inclusive greenspace.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u00a0\u201cOpen spaces play a vital role in the health and wellbeing to our residents: and we need to balance historic use with making them accessible to communities. The end of a lease for the golf course provides a natural opportunity to do this.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Cllr Richard further added: \u00a0\u201cThere are a number of popular golf courses within the conurbation with good capacity, and the team are proactively working on alternative options for members of the golf club.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Solent Meads Golf Centre located in Southbourne currently run by Golf for All Limited, which has held the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-260074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}