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

Local Community FacilitiesIntroduction361. This section of the report focuses on very local community facilities, particularlycommunity centres and provision for young people in respect to skate-parks. Asthis sort of provision is of huge complexity and importance to everyone living in<strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent it is not possible to cover all the issues in this report whichfocuses on the aspects relating to the delivery of sport and physical activity. Thefindings and proposals from this section will be used to inform the wider strategicthinking of the City Council and its partners.Community Centres362. Some of the simplest facilities used for sport and recreation are community hallsand centres. As these facilities are multi-purpose, it is not appropriate to developdetailed standards of provision, but rather to provide criteria and examples ofgood practice which can be further developed.Current provision363. There are currently 60 community halls and centres across <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent.Further details of all these facilities can be found in Appendix 11.364. The following map (Figure 45) shows the location of the facilities and their 500metre catchment areas. This distance has been chosen as the catchment areaas it equates to approximately 12.5 minutes walking time – around the maximummost people are prepared to walk to reach a community centre.365. The map shows the community centres split into three groups: communitycentres, members clubs and youth centres. This provides a more detailedpicture of the type of facility available to local communities. For example, it isclear from the map that there are no specific youth centres in the Eastern,Western or South Eastern areas. At the same time Members Clubs are the maintype of facility in some areas, and these can have restrictive memberships,limited attraction, and limited sport and physical recreation opportunities.Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 236Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009