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87 This chapter summarises the key issues highlighted in previous chapters, identifying key facts regarding the profile of the Borough, existing sports facility provision and the strategic context of sports facility provision. It identifies those issues that need to be considered when planning locations for future provision that will have the maximum impact upon increasing levels of participation. It also highlights the facility type and location where there are greatest levels of unmet demand. The chapter goes on to identify priorities for future provision and sets local standards which the Borough should be striving to achieve in order to ensure that levels of demand are met. Key facts – Borough profile: • Brent’s population was 279,200 in 2007 and this is predicted to rise to over 305,000 by 2016 • Concentration of new homes are to be provided in five regeneration areas; Wembley, Alperton, Burnt Oak / Collindale, Church End and South Kilburn • 55% of Brent’s population are from Black and Ethnic Minority Groups with over 130 different languages spoken in Brent schools • Brent has a ‘young population’ with 43% of residents under the age of 30. • Brent has become more deprived and is 53rd most deprived borough in England with the fourth lowest average income levels in London • Nearly 40% of Brent residents do not have access to a car • Almost 20% of Brent’s population are estimated to be obese • There are high and increasing prevalence of diabetes, HIV and TB Key facts – Sports participation: • Over half (56%) of Brent’s adult population is not taking part in any form of physical activity, the third lowest in London. (Active People 1, 2006) • Female non participation is particularly high at 61%. • Residents satisfaction levels with local sports provision is low • Only 18% of Brent’s adult population take part in the recommended 3 occasions of 30 minutes physical activity per week • Indoor swimming and ‘going to the gym’ are the activities most Brent residents participate in but this is significantly below the London average
Chapter Seven Priorities for Future Provision • Football and jogging are the activities most participated in outdoors but these are below the London average • Cricket, dance studio based activities and basketball are more popular in Brent than across London as a whole • 87% of Brent pupils are receiving two hours quality PE • There are a low number of sports clubs and low sports club membership in Brent. Key facts – strategic context • Wembley is a host venue of the London 2012 Olympics and paralympics • Sport England is aiming for 1 million people doing more sport by 2012. • Sport and leisure can play a role in achieving many of the Council’s corporate objectives and priorities • The Borough’s health and well being strategy recognises the need to increase the number of people participating in physical activity • Local regeneration masterplans recognise the need for community infrastructure provisions Implications of key demographic and participation issues on future sports provision: • Sports facilities will need to cater for Brent’s diverse multi cultural population to ensure all communities are able to participate. • Provision of public facilities in areas of greatest health inequalities and social deprivation is more likely to result in these communities participating in physical activity than if they had to travel a long way to a facility • A need for affordable ‘pay and play’ activities in areas of greatest social need • Facilities need to be located in areas with very good public transport access and safe walking and cycling routes • Facilities targeting particular age groups should be focused in areas of greatest densities • Sports facility provision needs to be backed up by significant sports development resources to target and enable Brent’s residents to lead more active lifestyles • Better quality facilities will increase satisfaction levels and participation rates Key facts - Sports Facilities There has been very little investment in the Borough’s sporting infrastructure over the last twenty years. This now means that in general Brent has aging, poor quality sports facilities, low levels of satisfaction, low levels of provision in some facility types and some of the lowest levels of participation in London. • Over 50% of Brent residents live more than 20 minutes walk from any swimming pool • The current location of Brent’s sports centres meets local demand but four of the five sports centres in Brent are old and increasingly expensive to maintain • Sports hall provision is almost adequate but the majority of facilities are old and located within schools • There is significant under provision of health and fitness facilities, both public and private • The quality of existing local authority pitches and courts needs to be improved • There is a need for changing accommodation on more pitch locations • MUGA provision should be focused in areas with higher densities of young people • Community access to sports facilities on school sites should be increased • Provision of specialist indoor sports provision should consider provision within neighbouring Boroughs and local participation rates Future Facility Needs As a result of the extensive research, facility audits and consultation, this strategy has reviewed and analysed future sports provision needs to satisfy current and future demand. The following facility needs have been identified: Sports Centres ‘Wet and Dry’ Using Sport England’s many strategic planning tools the audits highlight the importance of Brent’s existing sports centres, at or very near to their current locations, in providing much needed publicly accessible facilities and meeting the sporting demands of Brent residents. The lack of swimming pool provision in Brent is a major issue 88 Chapter Seven - Priorities for Future Provision
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