Hinnerk-Mester sports hall: demolition uncertain-citizens are fighting for retention!

Hinnerk-Mester sports hall: demolition uncertain-citizens are fighting for retention!

In the Grambke district, the Hinnerk Mester sports hall has been neglected for years, although a tear was made around six years ago. Once a place for sporting activities, the hall is now drawn by decay. The demolition was already planned in 2019, but it was never carried out for cost reasons. According to estimates, the demolition would have cost around 200,000 euros, but the high six -figure amounts that arise exceed the available funds. The municipality must make sure that the sports office bears the demolition costs that are currently not budgeted, as the real estate emphasizes Bremen. This reports the Weser-Kurier .

The sports historical value of the hall is far -reaching: it was built in 1977 and was an important center for TV Grambke, which once financed the hall with a bank loan. But after the 2010 merger with SG Oslebshausen to SV Grambke-Oslebshausen, in which the new club took over a high bank liability, the association came into financial difficulties. The city took over the banking liabilities of 300,000 euros, but the condition of the sports hall continued to deteriorate. The hall remains unheated and is moldy, and a former player of TV Grambke, Alfred Stumpf, expresses his regret about the fate of the sports facility.

The condition of the sports facilities in Bremen

The Hinnerk Mester sports hall is not the only example of dilapidated sports facilities in Bremen. Current reports from the sports department appreciate the renovation requirement of urban sports halls at over 60 million euros. The need for renovation for Bremen is at least 21 million euros, while Bremerhaven needs around 12 million euros. The Verdi union also plans to hand over an open letter with an list of signatures to the members of the sports deputation, in which it demands that the collective agreement for the public service also applies to the employees of the Bremen baths that are currently being fed with a house collective agreement, Buten un inland .

The current need for modernization is not only discussed in Bremen, but also nationwide. According to a small request from the left faction in the Bundestag, the estimated need for modernization for sports facilities in Germany is over 40 billion euros. In the coming years, funding from the federal program "Allocation to the federal states to promote urban planning measures (investment pact sports facilities)" will also be provided in order to improve the Situation. This could also be important for the dilapidated Hinnerk-Mester sports hall if it is renovated or demolished at a later point in time, as the Bundesags press reports.

Finally, the future of the Hinnerk Mester sports hall remains uncertain. While the citizens want the hall to be preserved for sporting purposes, conversion could be used as a building land to broad rejection. The forecasts indicate that the hall could possibly be in a decade - a dark picture for a place that once served the community.