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

Children and Young People’s Survey106. The results of the survey show that sports halls are regularly used by youngpeople (13% of young people questioned used sports halls). Like pools, youngpeople felt that the number of sports halls in <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent was more thanenough or just right. However, when questioned on their aspirations for newleisure provision, both children and young people said they would like to seemore sports halls.107. There is a perceived lack of facilities for martial arts and dance, which reflects thefindings from the Facilities Planning Model about the paucity of ancillary halls in<strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent. The sections relating to dance and martial arts address this inmore detail.National Governing Bodies and clubs108. Sports halls have a wide range of users and therefore provide a base for anumber of different types of sports clubs. Clubs across the City were surveyedfor their views on sports facility provision during the winter of 2007/08. Sportshalls came out as the highest rated facility for which respondents ‘would like tosee more of, or think there is demand for’.109. The following key findings emerged from the consultation with clubs and NGBs:Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 138Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009