DRAFT - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
DRAFT - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
DRAFT - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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FOCUS AREAS SUCCESS MEASURES<br />
1.1 Produce a leisure facilities plan to help protect current<br />
provision <strong>and</strong> address shortcomings in the number,<br />
distribution <strong>and</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> indoor <strong>and</strong> outdoor sport <strong>and</strong><br />
leisure facilities, which are available for community use.<br />
1.2 Create a sustainable network <strong>of</strong> fewer but better quality<br />
<strong>and</strong> more accessible leisure centres.<br />
1.3 Use the <strong>Borough</strong>’s Parks <strong>and</strong> Green Spaces <strong>and</strong> Playing<br />
Pitch Strategies to plan for the effective design <strong>and</strong><br />
provision <strong>of</strong> parks <strong>and</strong> playing pitches to enable more<br />
people to play sport.<br />
1.4 Work strategically to secure investment for key sporting<br />
facilities <strong>and</strong> physical activity programmes<br />
1.5 Look at the opportunities for alternative management<br />
models to release resources to further improve physical<br />
activity <strong>and</strong> sport.<br />
1.1.1 Refresh the leisure facilities strategy to provide a strategic assessment <strong>of</strong> current<br />
<strong>and</strong> future need in the <strong>Borough</strong> (by October 2012).<br />
1.2.1 Close Goresbrook Leisure Centre <strong>and</strong> Abbey Sports Centre <strong>and</strong> re-provide<br />
facilities in a new leisure centre in <strong>Barking</strong> town centre (by Spring 2014).<br />
1.2.2 Sport House (Olympic h<strong>and</strong>ball training centre) in Mayesbrook Park opens for use<br />
by elite athletes <strong>and</strong> the wider community (by October 2012).<br />
1.2.3 Mayesbrook Arena (Olympic athletics’ training venue) in Mayesbrook Park opens<br />
for club, community <strong>and</strong> school use (by October 2012)<br />
1.3.1 Refresh the <strong>Borough</strong> Playing Pitch Strategy to provide a strategic assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
the dem<strong>and</strong> for: cricket, football <strong>and</strong> rugby pitches; bowling greens; <strong>and</strong> tennis<br />
courts(by December 2012)<br />
1.3.2 Amend the type, distribution <strong>and</strong> number <strong>of</strong> pitch types across the <strong>Borough</strong> in line<br />
with Playing Pitch strategy recommendations.<br />
1.4.1 Develop a fundraising strategy to secure targeted investment in the <strong>Borough</strong>’s key<br />
pavilions <strong>and</strong> playing pitches.<br />
1.4.2 Establish two new 3G full size artificial turf pitches in the <strong>Borough</strong> (by March 2015).<br />
1.4.3 Protect the May <strong>and</strong> Baker sporting facilities for future generations (community<br />
management arrangement in place by April 2014).<br />
1.4.4 Support the development <strong>of</strong> a regional hub for basketball <strong>and</strong> netball at <strong>Barking</strong><br />
Abbey School (by Spring 2014).<br />
1.4.5 Increase the number <strong>of</strong> cricket pitches in the <strong>Borough</strong> (by March 2014)<br />
1.5.1 Undertake an options appraisal for the Council’s leisure services (by October 2012)<br />
1.5.2 Implement a programme <strong>of</strong> community asset transfers for Council owned pavilions<br />
to local sports clubs.
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