BETTER, Launceston Leisure Centre is now a cashless facility.

In a statement, Better said: “The use of cash by our customers has declined significantly over recent years, with more and more people booking online and using credit or debit cards. We are confident that this move, to totally remove cash-based transactions, will improve customer service by reducing queues at reception and eliminating the potential for cash thefts.

“We have implemented a cashless operation in several centres across the UK and this has allowed us to vastly improve our speed of service and customer experience.

“We will be working with all our customers to ensure that they are able to manage the change and find a suitable, alternative method of payment, should they currently be using cash.”

Launceston Leisure Centre’s general manager, Tom Glendinning said: “If a child turns up without any money we’re not going to turn them away, we’d explain next time that they’d need to pay with an alternative method, but so far it’s gone very well.”