Purpose

To provide an assessment of indoor sports and
leisure facilities, considering future opportunities and demand
around this provision.

Content

The Cabinet received a report
which recommended the adoption of a new strategy focused on
facilities where people could be active and play sport:
‘Active Places and Spaces’. This would be the first
strategy of its kind for the geography of the entire
Buckinghamshire area.  The strategy
supported the already adopted Physical Activity
Strategy.
 
Buckinghamshire benefits from a
wealth of places and spaces that enable people to be physically
active. The Council was a significant provider of and investor in
facilities for people to be active and play sport in
Buckinghamshire, with many sites operated directly by
Buckinghamshire Council, or contractors on the Council’s
behalf. There were also many facilities owned or operated by town
and parish councils, local clubs and associations, schools,
charities, other partners and the private sector.
 
The strategy set out the vision
for good quality, inclusive, enjoyable and sustainable sports and
community facilities, for their many benefits for people’s
health and happiness. It described shared priorities for the
Council, together with partners, to maintain and build on the good
provision already in place and would also support the development
of the Local Plan for Buckinghamshire to ensure that future
provision evolves in line with housing and population
growth.
 
RESOLVED that the adoption of the Strategy focused on facilities
for physical activity and sport across Buckinghamshire, called
‘Active Places and Spaces’ be AGREED.