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

ConsultationE lected Mayor’s Green Paper for Sport and Physical Activity101. There were no sports hall specific results arising from the Green Paperconsultation and the sports hall based sports came out fairly low in relation todemand for new or improved facilities and programmes. This seems to suggestthat pricing and accessibility are the most likely issues associated with sports hallprovision.Household survey102. The household survey undertaken as background research to the project askedquestions about residents’ use of sports halls, and their opinions in relation to thequality and quantity of halls. There were some variations between different areasof <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent, as illustrated by the graphs in Figure 12, but the messagesare fairly consistent across the City.103. In terms of usage, within most areas around 50% of the population never use asports hall (this is slightly higher in the Western area), and a further 25-35%rarely use this type of facility. There are no large variations in the percentage ofpeople accessing halls on a regular basis across the City, although the demandis slightly higher in the South Western area. This level of use will have influencedthe opinions expressed about the quality and quantity of sports halls,summarised below.104. The findings suggest that a high number of residents in all areas of the Cityconsider that there is too little sports hall space. This was a particular problem inthe South Western and Eastern areas, which also had the lowest levels ofsatisfaction. It should be noted that this survey was undertaken before SandonHigh sports hall became fully available to the public.105. The survey findings are largely consistent with the FPM modelling in that there isa general demand for more sports hall space, and better quality facilitiesparticularly in the South Western area and Eastern area.Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 136Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009