Sutton Councillor pays up over leisure centre bet (From Your Local Guardian)

Sutton Councillor pays up over leisure centre bet

10:30am Thursday 29th July 2010 in

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Conservative councillor Peter Geiringer was forced to cough up £10 after he lost a bet that the Cheam Leisure Centre would close before the elections.

Councillor Geiringer made the bet with Liberal Democrat councillor Graham Tope over a year ago. He said: “I didn't think Graham Tope would want to publicly lose the bet so it seemed like a cheap insurance policy.”

The bet was paid off at this month's full council meeting. Councillor Geiringer said:“I thought I would pay it off in euros since the Liberal Democrats are so in favour of Europe and the Euro.”

Councillor Tope was offered the chance to double his money with a £20 bet to keep the leisure centre open for another four years – he respectfully declined.