Council causes 'frustration' after Pilates class forced to moved from beach to small cafe

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A council has caused "frustration" after a Pilates class was forced to move from the beach to a small cafe.

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Free community sessions which attracted up to 150 people to a beach in Essex have had to change location after the local council imposed an £85-a-week fee on the instructor.Alexandra Beard, 35, had been running free Sunday morning classes on Bell Wharf Beach in Leigh-on-Sea for residents before Southend-on-Sea City Council told her she needed to make a formal application to continue.The requirements included a first aider on site, an event management plan, a risk assessment and the weekly fee.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Beard has since moved the group to Bits On The Side cafe, but says only around 12 to 14 people can fit in the space, leaving roughly 100 regular attendees unable to take part.She told the BBC: "I think we fit maybe 12 or 14 people in here and so there's about 100 people that haven't exercised just because we don't have the room for it in here."Ms Beard...

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