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

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Figure 34: Indoor bowls – comparators(Source: Active Places Power)Comparator Authority Provisi<strong>on</strong> per 1000populati<strong>on</strong>City of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Stoke</str<strong>on</strong>g>- <strong>on</strong>-Trent 0Engl<strong>and</strong> 0.04West Midl<strong>and</strong>s 0.02Barnsley 0.02Sunderl<strong>and</strong> 0.05Tameside 0Wigan 0Adopted st<strong>and</strong>ards300. Neither <str<strong>on</strong>g>Stoke</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<strong>on</strong>-Trent nor its comparator authorities have applied a st<strong>and</strong>ard forindoor bowls centres.Assessment301. According to populati<strong>on</strong> projecti<strong>on</strong>s provided by <str<strong>on</strong>g>Stoke</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<strong>on</strong>-Trent City Council, theover 60s populati<strong>on</strong> is set to decrease slightly up to 2012. However, by 2021 thissecti<strong>on</strong> of the populati<strong>on</strong> will increase.302. The fact that there are no indoor bowls facilities in any of the adjoining authoritiesmeans that journey times to the nearest facility are extremely l<strong>on</strong>g, rangingbetween 35 minutes <strong>and</strong> an hour. As surveys have shown that people will <strong>on</strong>lytravel a maximum of 20-30 minutes for regular <strong>activity</strong>, in practice this means thatthere is no provisi<strong>on</strong> of indoor bowls available to residents in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Stoke</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<strong>on</strong>-Trent.Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <str<strong>on</strong>g>Stoke</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<strong>on</strong>-Trent Page | 206Sport & Physical Activity Strategy <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2016</strong>October <strong>2009</strong>

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