A LICHFIELD man who, as manager of the city's Friary Grange Leisure Centre, encouraged thousands of people in the district to keep fit and participate in sport, has died, aged 83.
John Travers became the centre's first manager in 1973 – when it was just a sports hall and two squash courts – and oversaw its development and expansion over two decades to include a swimming pool, additional squash courts, a sauna and fitness studio.
John was a familiar sight to anyone visiting Friary...
