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Chapter Six Indoor <strong>Sport</strong>s Facility Provision<br />

Quality<br />

The health <strong>and</strong> fitness sites in <strong>Brent</strong> are relatively new or<br />

recently refurbished as customers expect to see modern<br />

equipment in gyms. The average age of the facilities is<br />

5 years old <strong>and</strong> this will mean that capacity will not be<br />

affected as much in these facilities. The 4 local authority<br />

sports centres health <strong>and</strong> fitness facilities have all had<br />

extensions <strong>and</strong> / or new equipment installed in the last<br />

two years.<br />

Accessibility<br />

Map 34 indicates that the publicly accessible health<br />

<strong>and</strong> fitness centres are located close to the Southern<br />

Borough boundary <strong>and</strong> in Northwick Park <strong>and</strong> Sudbury<br />

wards. There are areas within Welsh Harp <strong>and</strong> Dollis Hill<br />

wards where residents are outside the recommended<br />

1.6km walking catchment area of any health <strong>and</strong> fitness<br />

provision. Registered membership <strong>and</strong> private facilities<br />

are the only provision in the Queensbury, Barnhill,<br />

Alperton <strong>and</strong> Mapesbury wards <strong>and</strong> no facilities<br />

are actually located in Welsh Harp, Dollis<br />

Hill, Dudden Hill, Kenton, Preston Wembley<br />

Central <strong>and</strong> Fryent wards.<br />

Map 34: Catchment map –<br />

health <strong>and</strong> fitness facilities<br />

Location of Health <strong>and</strong><br />

Fitness <strong>Facilities</strong><br />

Legend<br />

Ward Boundaries<br />

Pay & Play<br />

Registered Membership Use<br />

Private<br />

Pay & Play Buffer 1.6km<br />

Reg Member Use Buffer 1.6km<br />

Private Buffer 1.6km<br />

#<br />

Map 35 shows how long it would take people to walk<br />

to the nearest health <strong>and</strong> fitness facility (all providers).<br />

This shows that residents living in parts of Preston, Welsh<br />

Harp Barnhill, Dollis Hill <strong>and</strong> Dudden Hill wards have to<br />

walk between 23 <strong>and</strong> 29 minutes to the nearest health<br />

<strong>and</strong> fitness facility. This map doesn’t take into account<br />

which facilities are private, registered membership <strong>and</strong><br />

which ones are publicly accessible. The majority of fitness<br />

members as stated by the Fitness Industry Association<br />

(FIA) report into fitness memberships (2007) are willing to<br />

travel up to 2 miles <strong>for</strong> a local authority health <strong>and</strong> fitness<br />

facility, however <strong>for</strong> private health <strong>and</strong> fitness facilities<br />

people are willing to travel up to 3 miles.<br />

Map 35: Travel time map – health <strong>and</strong> fitness<br />

Symbol<br />

Chapter Six - Indoor <strong>Sport</strong>s Facility Provision<br />

Travel Time<br />

(minutes walking)<br />

0.42 - 6.196<br />

6.197 - 11.972<br />

11.973 - 17.748<br />

17.749 - 23.524<br />

23.525 - 29.3<br />

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