Stoke-on-trent sport and physical activity strategy 2009-2016

15. The draft Regional Cultural Assets report identifies Northwood Stadium in thiscategory.16. In relation to parks and green spaces, Central Forest Park’s skate facility fallsinto this category.Super Hub17. These facilities are the premier sites within the City, and they meet the needs ofthe largest/best clubs for competition and training. They include 6 and 8 lane25m swimming pools designed for local galas, 6 and 8 badminton-court sportshalls, and 8 lane synthetic athletics tracks (without significant spectator facilities).These facilities will meet the community and club needs of the whole of <strong>Stoke</strong>on-Trent,for example Northwood Stadium in relation to its indoor sports hall,attracting users from a wider area than the ‘hub’ level facilities.18. For some sports and in some areas, the super-hub facilities will effectively beshared between authorities, particularly where the authority is relatively rural, orwhere the facility lies close to the authority’s boundary.Hub19. These facilities are other key sports facilities used by the community, for generalparticipation, training and low level competition. They include 6 lane 25m andsimilar size swimming pools which are not suitable (or available) for competitionand sports halls (minimum 4 courts) which have intensive management duringcommunity use hours. Falling into this category are sites such as Sandon HighBusiness and Enterprise College sports hall and Holden Lane High School. Alsoincluded are; indoor bowls centres, 6 lane athletic tracks and training sites. Inrelation to parks and green spaces, Fenton and Hanley Parks fall into thiscategory.20. The sites will have long term secure community use. The maximum travel timeis likely to be around 20 minutes, often with a high proportion of users travellingby car.Satellite21. These are facilities usually specially designed for sport, but one of the maindifferences between them and ‘hub’ level facilities, are the ways in which theyare managed.22. For example, this level includes facilities such as 3 or 4 court halls on secondaryschool sites which are made available for community use. The management isNortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 101Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009