APPENDIX 1: ARTS AND EVENTS

Profile of Facilities

• Arts and Events offers a huge programme of events throughout the whole city in parks, open spaces and buildings.

Visitor Profile

• Major events season offering free access to performances including 60,000 attendance at Party in the Park, 40,000 at Opera in the Park, Lights. • arts@leeds – partnership work with over 80 arts organisations across the city includes the city’s arts grant aid (over £2.8M in 2005-6) and schemes to spread participation and the benefits of involvement in the arts (e.g. Get Creative – summer collaboration between education teams of Playhouse, Opera North, Northern Ballet Theatre, Phoenix Dance and Yorkshire Dance).

Revenue Funding (based on Actuals 2004/05)

Expenditure: £8,890,940 Income: £1,132,442 Net Cost: £7,758,498

Key Information

• The service contributes to the narrowing the gap agenda by increasing access to creative opportunities and high quality cultural experiences for all the people of Leeds. As well as connecting people to the cultural life of the city, there are specific programmes to broaden access to the economic opportunities offered within the arts and creative industries. • Ongoing development of Millennium Square activities including special performances by major bands (Embrace, Kaiser Chiefs), large scale exhibitions (Earth From The Air), seasonal participatory activities (Christmas Market, the Ice Cube); also the development of the BBC Big Screen, with exposure for community organisations and acting as a focal point for national sporting events and celebrations. • arts@leeds – partnership work with over 80 arts organisations across the city includes the city’s arts grant aid (over £2.8M in 2005-6) and schemes • Creative – summer collaboration between education teams of West Yorkshire Playhouse, Opera North, Northern Ballet Theatre, Phoenix Dance and Yorkshire Dance). This work also attracts inward investment of between £3-£4 for every £1 of LCC expenditure and helps to make Leeds a viable place for developing artists to live and work. • Arts & Regeneration – project work directly targeted at key regeneration areas (e.g. Celebrating Creative Communities – £480,000 of European funding attracted to develop skills, increase employability and spread creative opportunity for residents of inner city Leeds 2003-5); annual participatory projects (e.g. Bright Young Things – development work for young bands and musicians working with 15 new acts each year); Black History Month events and grants for smaller community organisations. • Breeze International Youth Festival – working with new schools every year to provide creative opportunity and acting as the gateway to summer activities for young people. 28 High Schools involved in 2007 (c. 5000 young people) with performances at , Leeds College of Music and West Yorkshire Playhouse; also visits by 200 international guests working alongside Leeds pupils and increasing cultural awareness. • Leeds Film – includes the Leeds International Film Festival (October) and Children and Young People’s Film Festival (March) as well as Leeds Film Quarter (year round). Spreads access to the best in world cinema as well as creating dedicated showcase opportunities for local film makers. • Carriageworks – Leeds’ newest theatre provides two stages, workshop space and other rooms and is home to local amateur producers (Leeds Arts Guild) as well as youth groups, community projects and emerging or smaller scale local professional companies. • Leeds International Concert Season – as well as providing an acclaimed low cost, accessible classical season at Leeds Town Hall (creating access to some of the world’s finest orchestras) the team bring bands to parks around Leeds and co-ordinate the Fuse festival alongside local promoters.

APPENDIX 2: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE

Profile of Facilities

Committee Facility Ward East Inner Compton and East Inner Halton Temple Newsam East Inner Osmondthorpe and Richmond Hill East Inner Richmond Hill Burmantofts and Richmond Hill East Inner Killingbeck and Seacroft East Outer Allerton Bywater Kippax and Methley East Outer Crossgates Crossgates and East Outer Garforth and East Outer Kippax Kippax and Methley East Outer Methley Kippax and Methley East Outer Swarcliffe Crossgates and Whinmoor East Outer Swillington Garforth and Swillington East Outer Whinmoor Crossgates and Whinmoor North East Inner Chapel Allerton North East Inner Chapel Town Chapel Allerton North East Inner Oakwood North East Outer North East Outer Moor Allerton North East Outer Scholes Harewood North East Outer Shadwell Harewood North East Outer Wetherby Wetherby North West Inner Burley Hyde Park and Woodhouse North West Inner Headingley North West Inner Ireland Wood North West Inner Kirkstall North West Outer Guiseley and Rawdon North West Outer Holt Park Adel and Wharfedale North West Outer Horsforth North West Outer Otley and Yeadon North West Outer Rawdon Otley and Yeadon North West Outer Yeadon Otley and Yeadon South Inner Beeston Beeston and Holbeck South Inner Belle Isle Middleton Park South Inner Central Library City and South Inner Dewsbury Road City and Hunslet South Inner Holbeck Beeston and Holbeck South Inner Hunslet City and Hunslet South Inner Middleton Middleton Part South Outer Ardsley and Tingley Ardsley and Robin Hood South Outer Drighlington Morley North South Outer Gildersome Morley North South Outer Lofthouse Ardsley and Robin Hood South Outer Morley Morley South South Outer Oulton Rothwell South Outer Rothwell Rothwell West Inner Armley West Inner Armley Heights Farnley and Wortley West Inner Bramley Bramley and West Inner Broad Lane Bramley and Stanningley West Inner Cow Close Farnley and Wortley West Outer Calverley Calverley and Farsley West Outer Farsley Calverley and Farsley West Outer Pudsey West Outer Pudsey Visitor Profile

• The service has 55 static libraries and 5 mobiles. Leeds Library and Information Service also manages the four prison libraries in Leeds. • There are over 4 million visits to our libraries each year and over 100,000 enquiries. • Over one third of the people who use the free computers in libraries come from the most deprived areas of Leeds.

Revenue Funding (based on Actuals 2004/05)

Expenditure: £14,846,968 Income: £ 971,437 Net Cost: £13,875,531

External Funding

The Library and Information Service attracts funding to help deliver the Narrowing the Gap agenda -

• 2004/5 total external bid income achieved = over £500,000 including £91.5K for Studio 12 and £189,000 for Neighbourhood Renewal (Community learning and Access to Information) • 2005/6 = £620,000 including £61K for Studio 12, and £185.5K for Neighbourhood Renewal (Community based) • 2006/7 = £543,000 including £89K for the Paul Hamlyn Prisons reader in residence, Neighbourhood Renewal Fund £185,000 and £90,000 to deliver a new Mentoring and Volunteering scheme to help Refugees engage with their new communities.

Key Information • Narrowing the Gap is at the heart of all we do and there is significant consultation through surveys and focus groups to ensure that our funding is correctly focused. • All libraries work to a community profile which ensures that the stock, customer service and the events programme meets the need of the local community and the needs of specific groups. • There is free access to computers at all libraries, with assistive technology available in all sites including dyslexia software, hearing loops and wheelchair friendly tables. Computer help and the joining form are translated into 30 languages. • Community websites, covering all wards, engage the whole community with local issues and events, and connecting people with their councillors • Libraries host over 2,000 free learning sessions across the city including over 1,000 one to one sessions for those who express a specific need. There are learning sessions for basic skills students, English as a Second Language students and MENCAP customers. • In the last four years, 7 new libraries have been built and 9 major refurbishments have taken place, all planned with consultation with local communities. For example, the new Library in Otley now attracts more young people as it is modern, light and well laid out. Dewsbury Road Library is offering family learning sessions in partnership with Beeston Hill Surestart. • In 2004 there were 10 Community Safety events in libraries throughout the city plus one large partnership event at Moor Allerton Library. • 124 Library staff were trained in 2005 to upskill them and build confidence in delivering an inclusive service to people with special and specific needs. • The Bookstart initiative, funded by Surestart, has been reaching young babies and their families by introducing them to the delights of books and libraries at their seven month check up. Extended Bookstart is continuing this work by introducing treasure chests and satchels to older children. A new initiative introducing children to numeracy skills in partnership with the Yorkshire Bank is about to be launched. • Readers Groups encourage development of literacy skills, including a VIP Readers Group and 3 VIP Asian readers groups.

APPENDIX 3: MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

Profile of Facilities

Committee Facility Ward East Outer Temple Newsam Temple Newsam North East Outer Lotherton Hall Harewood North West Inner Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall South Inner Leeds Art Gallery City and Hunslet South Inner New Museum City and Hunslet South Inner Thwaite Mills City and Hunslet West Inner Armley Mills Armley

Visitor Profile

• Nearly 30,000 school children visits per year to Museums and Galleries • Currently c 400,000 visits each year to our sites • Art Gallery received 250,000 visitors in last 12 months o 80,000 are visitors from outside the region o It receives a higher percentage of young visitors than any other Art Gallery in Yorkshire

Revenue funding (based on Actuals 2004/05)

Expenditure: £5,272,259 Income: £ 792,504 Net Cost: £4,479,755

External funding

• Museums and Galleries are reliant on external funding to develop programmes e.g. o Targeting Key Stage 3 & 4 pupils through eLearning resources and on- line collections access commenced with the Textile collection project funded externally through the Designated Collections Fund. o New Learning Centre at Armley Mills funded through Yorkshire Renaissance. o Kirkstall Abbey Visitor Centre opened in Autumn 2005 capital costs & staff funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. o Disabled Arts Sculpture Project with Pyramid of Arts at Thwaite Mills o Moving Minds – 3 year partnership between schools, Leeds & Bradford Museums & the Imperial War Museum North allowing young people to use museums in innovative ways to explore themes of identity, culture & migration to create radio pod casts. o My Learning websites providing educational resources for Yorkshire Schools funded by Yorkshire Renaissance • The New City Museum & Discovery Centre projects involve a £26m capital investment including £20m of external funding • The government has recognised Leeds as a nationally important service & is investing in the service through the Renaissance in the Regions Programme to enhance the service’s learning & educational impact & to target key. There is to be over £150m investment 2002-2008 in major regional services like Leeds. The key audiences being targeted are: o Audiences from C2, D & E socio-economic background o Black & minority ethnic audiences o Children & young people

Key Information

• Leeds Museums and Galleries are a universal service providing inspiration, education and enjoyment for everyone and offering the opportunity for people to celebrate the city’s rich cultural, historical & natural heritage. • We offer the opportunity for people of all ages, cultures and social backgrounds to engage in cultural activities as creators, participants and audiences. We play a key role in developing creativity, new skills & confidence amongst young people and contribute to healthier life styles by enriching the lives of individuals & communities. • Consultation plays a significant part in our development. We are involving local people in the creation of their new Museums through a two-way partnership approach & active on-going consultation process.

Abbey House Museum – A Case Study

The Wednesday Club Abbey House Museum runs a monthly adult learners club for older people. Each month a guest speaker of a member of Leeds Museums and Galleries staff runs the session looking at different areas of expertise and topics. Postcodes represented: LS4,5,6,7,8,12,13,14,15,16,18,28. Wednesday Club evaluation. Participant feedback for January 2006 session on Blue Plaques of Leeds given by Bob Tyrell of the Civic Trust.

Adult Art Group Our new Art Group offers the chance for artists to develop artistic skills and look at the Museum’s collections in a new and creative way with artist facilitator Gilly Stephenson. Each participant is given the chance to create an artwork during the session based on observation of a number of specially chosen museum objects. Funding for setting up the first sessions was obtained from the Museums Development Fund.

Outreach for Older People

Reminiscence Box Scheme Abbey House Museum runs a Reminiscence Box Scheme. There are currently 10 boxes available for free hire by nursing homes, hospitals, therapy groups and community groups of older people. Each box contains objects and material relating to different topics such as ‘An Evening Out in the 1940s’, ‘Leisure’, which act as retrieval cues.

Past Time Packs These boxes of craft activities have been designed for use by activity organisers in day centres and nursing homes. Mini Museums These boxes are available for free hire by community groups and contain a museum display relating to different topics such as ‘Toys and Games’

Under 5s and Children Abbey House provides a range of opportunities for the under 5s and children. The Toddler Guide: designed for use by the under 5s as a way to negotiate the unfamiliar surroundings of a museum in a fun and interactive way. Children can choose Dan the Dinosaur or Cheeky Monkey as a guide. The Family Pack: designed to split into different sections for different needs of a family. It includes an adult tour with a lot of information, a trail and worksheet for older children, and the toddler guide. Worksheets, treasure trails etc are available throughout the year.

The Monkey Club. Abbey House Museum runs a monthly drop in club for the under 5s and their carers. Our activity room is filled with soft play equipment, toys and books. Each session includes 2 craft activities based on different topics such as ‘People who help us’. The craft activities use different materials and textures, and are aimed to increase skills and confidence. The youngest attender has been 3 weeks old.

Family Fun Holiday Tuesdays Every Tuesday afternoon in the school holidays Abbey House Museum becomes a centre of creative activity for children and their carers. We offer free craft activities based on different themes drawn from the museums collection and the community.

Holiday Workshops for 9-13 year olds. On Thursday afternoons in the school holidays Abbey House Museum gives older children an opportunity to be creative in a more focussed way. These sessions are designed for attendance by 15 children only and have to be booked – parents and carers are not required to stay with their children for these workshops. They are designed so children can learn a new skill such as marbling, and increase their confidence and independence. They are based on themes taken from the museum collections such as texture. These continue to be fully booked each holiday. Postcode areas of participants: LS6,7,12,16,21,28,29.

Playscheme/Childminder Out of Hours Sessions Each Wednesday of the school holidays Abbey House Museum offers hour long craft based sessions for out of hours groups such as play scheme groups and child minders.

Collection Focus Abbey House Museum utilises the collections and the site to explore different aspects of history. For example:

Black History Month at Abbey House Museum 2005 Focus on Mary Seacole, in the Colonel’s Study This display celebrates the life of Mary Seacole, a 19th century Jamaican heroine who was as well known to the soldiers of the Crimean War as Florence Nightingale. This display could be accessed free of charge. Tuesday 25th October 1-3pm Family Fun Afternoon World Fashion; an afternoon of craft based activities for all the family based on the theme of costume from world cultures. Wednesday 26th October World Fashion for Playschemes. Hour long craft sessions for playschemes.

Abbey House Museum; Focus on use by Neighbourhood Renewal Areas in Leeds

Beeston Hill and Holbeck Schools located within the boundary: Primary Schools 1. Ingram Road Primary School 2. Beeston Hill St Luke’s Primary School 3. Hillside Primary School 4. Greenwood Primary School 5. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 6. Hunslet Moor Primary School 7. Greenmount Primary School 8. Cross Flatts Park Primary School 9. Victory Academy Secondary Schools 1. South Leeds High School (Holbeck Campus) APPENDIX 4: PARKS AND COUNTRYSIDE

Profile of Facilities

Summary

E E NE NE NW NW S S W W Category Inner Outer Inner Outer Inner Outer Inner Outer Inner Outer Allotments 9 14 8 2 9 10 7 25 7 8 Cemeteries, Churchyards, Crematoria 6 4 1 1 3 13 8 6 4 7 City Park 1 1 1 1 Community Park 6 6 4 1 9 11 7 12 7 10 Country Park 1 2 Golf Courses 1 1 1 1 Local Green Space 57 64 25 30 24 35 48 42 27 29 Playgrounds 12 20 11 7 14 19 20 26 7 16 Recreation Grounds 8 13 5 5 6 10 13 19 4 9 Woodland Area 1 9 9 11 14 12 2 13 5

Sites assessed against the Green Flag criteria. The Green Flag Award Scheme represents the national standard for parks and green spaces across and Wales, and in 2004 a programme to assess 146 sites on a rolling 3 year programme commenced. This involved a commitment to train 47 judges from within the Parks and Countryside service to conduct judging for the award scheme at other Local Authority sites and to use this knowledge and experience to conduct assessments in Leeds. The sites assessed reflect a range of type and function related to the needs of the local community.

Committee Site Name Category East Hawthorne Farm Local Greenspace East Inner Banstead Park Community Park East Inner Beckett Street Cemetery Cemeteries East Inner Compton Road Pocket Park Local Greenspace East Inner East End Park Community Park East Inner Harehills Cemetery Cemeteries East Inner Merrion Street Gardens Community Park East Outer Allerton Bywater Sport Ground Recreation Grounds East Outer BarleyHill Park Community Park East Outer Castlehill Woods Woodland East Outer Chippies Quarry Local Greenspace East Outer Garforth Cemetery Cemeteries East Outer Glebelands Rec, Ninelands Lane Recreation Grounds East Outer Grove Road Recreation Ground Community Park East Outer Halton Dean - Primrose Valley Community Park East Outer Hollinghurst woods Woodland East Outer Kippax Meadows Local Greenspace East Outer Ledston Luck Local Greenspace East Outer Letchmire Pastures Local Greenspace East Outer Linesway Local Greenspace East Outer Lowther Lake East Outer Manston Park Community Park East Outer Saville Road Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds East Outer Skelton Woods Recreation Grounds East Outer St Mary's Cemetery Kippax Cemeteries East Outer Temple Newsam Estate City Park East Outer Townclose Hills Woodland East Outer Whinmoor Park, Coal Road Community Park East Outer Cemetery Cemeteries North East Moss Woods Woodland North East Inner Addymans Wood Woodland North East Inner Buslingthorpe Recreation Grd Recreation Grounds North East Inner Carr Manor Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds North East Inner Chapel Allerton Park Community Park North East Inner Gipton Woods Woodland Committee Site Name Category North East Inner Gledhow Valley Woods Woodland North East Inner Park Community Park North East Inner Park Community Park North East Inner Roundhay Park City Park North East Outer Adel Woods Woodland North East Outer Cranmer Bank Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds North East Outer Harland Way (within Leeds boundary only) Local Greenspace North East Outer Lotherton Hall Estate Country Park North East Outer Scotland Woods Woodland North East Outer The Ings Wetherby Recreation Grounds North West Inner Becketts Park Community Park North West Inner Burley Park Community Park North West Inner Hanover Square Local Greenspace North West Inner Kirkstall Abbey Estate City Park North West Inner Lovell Park Community Park North West Inner The Hollies Community Park North West Inner Tinshill Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds North West Inner Woodhouse Moor Park Community Park North West Inner Woodhouse Ridge Community Park North West Inner Woodhouse Square Local Greenspace North West Outer Bedquilts Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds North West Outer Engine Fields Local Greenspace North West Outer Golden Acre Park Country Park North West Outer Grove Hill Park, Otley Community Park North West Outer Hawksworth Woods Woodland North West Outer Holt Lane Local Greenspace North West Outer Horsforth Cemetery Cemeteries North West Outer Horsforth Hall Park Community Park North West Outer Hungerhills Woods Woodland North West Outer King George's Playing Fields Recreation Grounds North West Outer Kirk Lane Park Community Park North West Outer Crem Cemeteries North West Outer Micklefield Park, Rawdon Community Park North West Outer Nethermoor Park, Guiseley Local Greenspace North West Outer Nunroyd Park, Guiseley Community Park North West Outer Otley Cemetery Cemeteries North West Outer Otley Chevin Country Park Country Park North West Outer Rawdon Crem Cemeteries North West Outer Tarnfield Park, Yeadon Community Park North West Outer Wellcroft Local Greenspace North West Outer Wharfemeadows Park, Otley Community Park North West Outer Woodside Recreation Ground Local Greenspace North West Outer Yeadon Cemetery Cemeteries South Rothwell Pastures (The Pastures) Local Greenspace South Inner Beeston cemetery Cemeteries South Inner Beggars Hill Recreation Grounds South Inner Cottingley Cremetorium Cemeteries South Inner Cross Flatts Park Community Park South Inner Harehills Park Community Park South Inner Holbeck Cemetery Cemeteries South Inner Holbeck Moor Community Park South Inner Hunslet Cemetery Cemeteries South Inner Hunslet Lake Community Park South Inner Hunslet Moor Community Park South Inner Middleton Park City Park South Inner Parish Church Gardens (Penny Pocket Park) Community Park South Inner Park Square Local Greenspace South Inner Sissons Wood Woodland South Outer Adwalton Moor Recreation Grounds South Outer Bruntcliffe (Morley) Cemetery Cemeteries South Outer Churwell Park Community Park South Outer Dartmouth Park Community Park South Outer Drighlington Park Community Park South Outer East Ardsley Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds South Outer Fairburn Ings South Outer Gildersome Cemetery Cemeteries South Outer Hembrigg Recreation Recreation Grounds South Outer Hesketh Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds South Outer John O'Gaunts Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds South Outer Lewisham Park Community Park South Outer Lofthouse Cemetery Cemeteries South Outer Lofthouse Recreation Ground Local Greenspace South Outer Lowry Road Local Greenspace South Outer Rothwell Cemetery Cemeteries Committee Site Name Category South Outer Rothwell Country Park Community Park South Outer Scatcherd Park Community Park South Outer Springhead Park Community Park West Calverley Woods Woodland West Farnley Hall Fish Ponds Local Greenspace West Meanwood Valley Local Greenspace West St. Mary's Church, Beeston Cemeteries West Inner Armley Park Community Park West Inner Bramley Falls Wood Park Community Park West Inner Bramley Park Community Park West Inner Ley Lane Recreation Ground Community Park West Inner New Wortley Cemetery Cemeteries West Inner Rodley Park Recreation Ground Community Park West Inner Stanningley Park Community Park West Outer Breary Marsh Local Greenspace West Outer Brookfield Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds West Outer Calverley Park (Victoria Park) Community Park West Outer Chatsworth Recreation Ground Local Greenspace West Outer Farfield Recreation Ground Recreation Grounds West Outer Farnley Cemetery Cemeteries West Outer Farnley Hall Park Community Park West Outer Farnley Reservoir Local Greenspace West Outer Farsley Recreation Ground Local Greenspace West Outer Hainsworth Park Community Park West Outer Nan Whins Wood Woodland West Outer New Farnley Park Community Park West Outer New Wortley Recreation Ground Community Park West Outer Post Hill Local Greenspace West Outer Pudsey Cemetery Cemeteries West Outer Pudsey Park Community Park West Outer Queens Park, Pudsey Recreation Grounds West Outer Tyersal Park Community Park West Outer Upper & Lower Wortley Cemetery Cemeteries West Outer Weasel Fields (Roker Lane) Rec. Ground Recreation Grounds West Outer Western Flatts Cliff Park Community Park West Outer Westroyd Park Community Park West Outer Woodhall Lake Local Greenspace

Visitor Profile

ƒ 60m resident visits each year to our parks and green spaces ƒ The overwhelming majority of Leeds residents (86% in 2005) visit a local park during the year, with 55% of respondents in 2005 indicating that they visit daily, or once or twice each week ƒ It would appear that most people spend time at the park, rather than passing through as 76% stay from between 30 minutes and 2 hours

Funding Profile

Revenue funding (based on Budgeted 2005/06)

Expenditure: £28,650,230 Income Target: £13,916,410 Net Cost: £17,733,820

External funding:

Funding for parks and green spaces is largely reliant on external funding sources. However, a parks renaissance programme has recently been established. The following table summarises recent projects either completed in 2005/06, or currently planned.

Amount Funding Source £ Community Parks (Phase 1) 525,300 Allotments and PROW (£100k) 200,000 PAYP (£470k) 470,000 S106 Projects 1,040,150 Parks Renaissance 2,500,283 Well Being Fund 36,250 Others 1,184,303 Total 5,956,287

In terms of how these funds are allocated, the following table summarises by spend by area.

Amount Area £ East 1,250,008 North East 787,697 North West 1,225,722 South 1,122,141 West 1,297,892 No specific area 272,827

Key Information

The emerging parks and green space strategy has identified the following themes and key aims: • Places for people: To engage the community in promoting parks and green spaces as accessible places for everyone to view and visit • Delivering quality: Good quality parks and green spaces that are well managed and provide a range of attractive facilities • Sustaining the green realm: Plan and protect parks and green space that offer lasting social, cultural and environmental benefits at the heart of communities where people want to live and stay • Creating a healthier city: To promote parks and green spaces as places for healthy exercise, relaxation, well-being, and to prevent disease • Supporting urban renaissance: To promote liveability and the economic benefits of quality parks and green space provision as an integral part of major regeneration projects • Delivering the strategy: To engage partners in supporting and delivering the parks and green space strategy

Recent initiatives include:

• Parks renaissance – assessments against the Green Flag criteria revealed that there is a significant gap between major ‘City’ and ‘Country’ parks and ‘community parks’. The household survey highlighted how popular community parks were, with Pudsey park and Horsforth Hall park identified as 2nd and 3rd most visited based on the 2004 survey. Issues identified were to do with recognising parks as places – welcoming, with appropriate signage, educational information and suitable marketing and promotion. Issues with horticultural maintenance were also identified mainly with need to replace over-mature beds. Other issues identified included infrastructure items – e.g. paths, benches, and fences. A parks renaissance fund was identified and a programme of improvements is under way • Site based staff – following the national ‘Parkforce’ campaign, around 25 staff have been allocated to specific sites across the city, and funding is currently being sought from Area Committees for a further 29 staff. Site based staff can tackle day to day issues and encourage people to enjoy parks and green spaces, and instil a greater feeling of community safety. • Kinaesthetic Learning Project - (Kinaesthetic means learning through hands on experience rather than more traditional school lessons). Parks & Countryside and South Leeds City Learning Centre, with partners, are working to develop a two-year route that will enable young kinaesthetic learners to achieve either an Edexcel Level Two BTEC First Certificate or Diploma in Countryside and Environment or Horticulture (which will equate to two or four GCSEs (A-C grade) respectively). • Health walks - the number 1 reason people visit is to exercise and in 2005, this represents over 30 million visits. The importance of green space as a place to contemplate and relax was also a key reason for people to visit. Parks and Countryside aim to increase levels of physical activity by providing a network of ‘health walks’ throughout the city containing interpretative information promoting the health benefits of physical activity and guided by a walk leader. • Recreational play opportunities - the service will seek to address the imbalance between children’s and youth facilities by increasing activities for teenagers at 8 sites, these include increased provision of skateparks and BMX tracks via £470k ‘positive activity for young people’ (PAYP) funding.

APPENDIX 5: SPORT AND ACTIVE RECREATION

Profile of Facilities

Wedge Facility Ward East Inner Fearnville Leisure Centre Gipton and Harehills East Inner Richmond Hill Recreation Centre Burmantofts & Richmond Hill East Outer East Leeds Leisure Centre Temple Newsam East Outer Garforth Squash & Leisure Centre Garforth and Swillington East Outer John Smeaton Sports Centre Crossgates and Whinmoor East Outer Kippax Leisure Centre Kippax and Methley North East Inner Scott Hall Leisure Centre Chapel Allerton North East Outer Wetherby Leisure Centre Wetherby North West Inner Kirkstall Leisure Centre Kirkstall North West Outer Leisure Centre Guiseley and Rawdon North West Outer Chippendale Swimming Pool Otley and Yeadon North West Outer Holt Park Leisure Centre Adel and Wharfedale South Inner Bowls and Athletics Middleton Park South Inner City and Hunslet South Inner Middleton Leisure Centre Middleton Park South Inner South Leeds Sports Centre City and Hunslet South Inner South Leeds Stadium Middleton Park South Inner Tennis Centre Middleton Park South Outer Morley Leisure Centre Morley South South Outer Rothwell Leisure Centre Rothwell West Inner Armley Leisure Centre Armley West Inner Bramley Baths Bramley and Stanningley West Inner Bramston Recreation Centre Bramley and Stanningley West Outer Pudsey Leisure Centre Pudsey

Visitor Profile • 4.5m visits each year to our 24 sports facilities • Over 350,000 concessionary visits (priority Leedscard) • 6,000 young people on swim lessons each week. • Over 7,000 year 7 students from all high schools in Leeds fitness tested

Revenue funding (based on Actuals 2004/05) Expenditure: £27,920,396 Income: £10,229,120 Net Cost: £17,691,276

External funding • £17m swim dive centre • £5.9m John Smeaton leisure centre both serving deprived areas in south and east Leeds • £30m PFI credits secured. Evaluating options for location but key driver will be meeting the needs of disadvantaged groups • Many programmes targeted towards at risk young people e.g. Positive Futures

Key Information

ƒ Sport and Active Recreation is a universal service that aspires to be as inclusive as possible. ƒ The cost of the service to the council is relatively low but outputs are high ƒ There is a strong reputation for delivering sports development programmes. ƒ Voluntary sports sector struggles in deprived areas often due to lack of facilities and capacity. This is an area in need of support but need funds to do so. ƒ Voluntary sector sport represents 25% of all voluntary sector activity ƒ Sport has a huge role to play in supporting young people and adults. It inspires, builds confidence and builds bridges between communities ƒ National investment in sport is low despite the Olympics. It’s estimated there is a £3bn backlog maintenance in Local Authority sports centres alone. ƒ Programmes and initiatives can be delivered but funding is often piecemeal or short term. Attracting funding sources from other areas is a big challenge. ƒ Sport and Active Recreation have successfully managed to reorientate services around key council objectives e.g. Narrowing the Gap ƒ Much of the work is beginning to really focus in on the need to address levels of ill health due to inactivity e.g. obesity/heart disease. This is often in areas of high deprivation.

Over 06/07 the Service is going to focus on / develop / expand the following programmes: ƒ Create a gym for cardio-rehab and for community use at Middleton Leisure Centre through money secured from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and Section 106, total project value is £146,000; ƒ Continue to seek funding for the Little London multi use games area, £90,000 has been secured, however £160,000 is required to undertake the refurbishment; ƒ The Sports Development Unit is going to focus on the 5 most deprived wards in Leeds to increase residents from these areas participating on its programmes; ƒ Pilot the Primary Pathways to Sport programme in Rothwell. This is a programme that creates linkages between the local Leisure Centre and schools. Youngsters are then offered the opportunity to participate in activities at the Leisure Centre and sustainable pathways into sport / active recreation are created through linkages with clubs etc. This initiative is dependent upon funding for transport being secured. If successful the programme will be rolled out to other Leisure Centres; ƒ Deliver the Amateur Swimming Association grants to support the School Swimming Programme for top up lessons for the pupils most in need; ƒ Currently a geographic profile of participants is being produced to identify whereabouts participants come from across the city, this will be available in April; ƒ Develop the ‘Heart Watch’ programme in conjunction with Primary Care Trusts (PCT’s) to ensure coverage at more centres; ƒ Continue with the RAD’s programme that identifies sporting talent and assess the fitness of youngsters; ƒ Continue to offer concessionary usage to help those most in need. 907,506 visits to the end of Q3 05/06 concessionary visits (Leedscard); ƒ Continue to focus on those presented with economic barriers to participation. 101,816 visits to the end of Q3 from people receiving income or disability benefit; ƒ Continue to encourage older people to use the centres to improve their health and well- being. 144,941 visits to the end of Q3 visits from over 60’s (card usage only incorporated in this figure); ƒ Continue to implement and develop the School Swimming Programme contributing to Key Stage 2 achievement within the city. 5,103 participants during 04/05 academic year / 58% of all Year 3,4 and 5 pupils. 3,273 or 64.7% of the total participants could swim 25 metres unaided (Key Stage 2 achievement measurement).