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Sports Facilities Strategy for Copeland 2010-2021/26 SPORTS FACILITIES STRATEGY FOR COPELAND 2010-2021/26 Leisure Needs Assessment Final Report April 2011 Copeland Leisure Needs Assessment Final Report April 2011 CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Chapter 1 Introduction 14 Chapter 2 A Profile of Copeland 18 Chapter 3 Consultation Phase One 28 Chapter 4 Needs Assessment - Sports Halls 30 Chapter 5 Swimming Pools 43 Chapter 6 Health & Fitness Centres 57 Chapter 7 Indoor Bowls 64 Chapter 8 Indoor Tennis 71 Chapter 9 Artificial Grass Pitches 76 Chapter 10 Athletics Tracks 84 Chapter 11 Golf Facilities 89 Chapter 12 Other Sports 93 Chapter 13 Options and Issues 95 Chapter 14 Consultation Phase Two 100 Chapter 15 Strategy 103 Chapter 16 Implementation, Planning and Funding Guidance 109 Chapter 17 Review and Monitoring 113 Appendix 1 Key to Maps 114 Appendix 2 Consultation Responses (Phases 1 & 2) 115 Appendix 3 Small Community Halls 135 Appendix 4 Action Plan 150 2 Leisure and the Environment Copeland Leisure Needs Assessment Final Report April 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VISION - The overall vision for the Facilities Strategy established from the outset is: We will work with our partners to plan and provide a network of sporting facilities to meet the needs of Copeland citizens of today and the future. To achieve the vision the following objectives have been agreed: Increase and sustain participation, through appropriate provision for increased activity and identified priority groups Create opportunities for young people and provide wider value to local communities e.g. through development of community sports hubs Facilitate improved health and quality of life, for those living in and working in, or visiting Copeland, as well as those who will live there in the future Contribute to social cohesion, and enjoyment, particularly in areas of economic and social deprivation Facilitate with our partners high performance and training and seamless pathways to achieve potential e.g. through specialist centres of national/ regional importance Bring economic benefit to the borough Be delivered through innovative, strong and long term partnerships Maximise available resources for investment and development of provision Be supported by strong, coaching and appropriate support services and programming Have facilities that are sustainable and manageable CONTEXT Any proposals for sports facility provision in Copeland must consider the following factors: The borough is located on the edge of the county and country, and links with facilities and services in neighbouring LA area are not good, except possibly in the north with Allerdale. There is a concentration of population in the four main towns of the borough and facilities already in existence are accessible to most local residents, but the rural areas (albeit that population is sparse) are remote from facilities. Millom is also detached from other opportunities and has to be self sufficient for sport. The population is slightly younger than the average, but is anticipated to age rapidly over the timeframe of the strategy. There is limited housing and therefore population growth envisaged, and the sport playing age groups will decline in numbers. The current population has an unusual majority of males over females, with different patterns of participation in and propensity for sport. The existing and likely future population is mainly white and there are few cultural influences from minority ethnic groups The existing health of local residents in Copeland is varied, but levels of obesity among both adults and young people are high Deprivation levels overall are higher than average and some wards are very disadvantaged, particularly in and around Whitehaven, with associated impacts on sport. There is a robust but declining economic base with heavy reliance on Sellafield, where wages are high, but which is subject to significant downsizing in the future. Participation in sport is relatively low, and there is less volunteering and coaching activity than the average. However school based sport and PE is undertaken with higher regularity than the average, and this is a pointer to subsequent participation by adults in sport. The predominant market segments in the borough are those with low activity levels in sport 3 Leisure and the Environment Copeland Leisure Needs Assessment Final Report April 2011 CONSULTATION Consultation was undertaken at two stages of the study and the full and summarised results of these exercises are set out in more detail in the study and appendix 2 NEEDS ASSESSMENT Sports Halls There are 9 main sports halls and 2 ancillary halls in Copeland at present, although some are on school and education sites and may not offer full community access at all times. In reality, there are large 4+ court halls with full community access at Whitehaven SC and Millom RC, comprising 13 courts, main halls on school/education sites with mainly club courts and a further 1 courts at Seascales with limited public use. If an allowance is made for halls not in secured community use (50% for school halls with access for club bookings and similar, and 25% for all other halls), there are in effect 23 courts (or the equivalent of nearly 6 4-court sports halls) available for use in the borough. Anticipated demand from within the borough from SFC is for about 5 4-court halls. The FPM suggests that there is a small amount of export of demand to sports halls outside the borough, but this is insignificant, and almost all demand is met locally. There is slightly above average supply of sports halls in Copeland compared with the average. Despite the rural nature of the borough, accessibility is good and most residents are within a reasonable driving distance of a sports hall, although inevitably walking access is poorer. Relative share for local residents is quite high. Satisfied demand overall is lower than average, because of accessibility issues particularly in outlying areas, but there is insufficient unmet demand in total over the whole borough at present to justify any additional sports halls. Capacity is still sufficient overall and in all individual facilities to accommodate all demand. Current provision of sports halls is therefore adequate in broad terms, but this relies on all existing halls being available in some degree to community use. If the main LA halls (Whitehaven and Millom) are considered alone, there is a deficit in provision. Better use of school halls is required to maintain this level of provision at present, and avoid existing halls being overused. There is no indoor sports space in Cleator Moor, and consideration should be given to such provision, especially in view of the likely accommodation of workers for the new nuclear building programme Overall quality The sports hall stock in general would benefit from some improvements to its quality, programming and other factors, but in its current state is unlikely to be fully fit for purpose by the end of the study period. Based on the results of each of the planning tools, there is a demand for about 5 4-court sports halls in regular community use, and the existing provision of the equivalent of 6 halls is therefore sufficient to meet demand, so long as the school halls contribute towards this. The desirable and current level of provision therefore is the equivalent of about 1 4-court hall per 12,500 people. Future provision - On the basis of the current level of provision above any future requirement needs to take into account the likely population levels in 20021/2026. Based on the information available from Cumbria CC, and analysed above, the population is likely to increase by 4.1% to 2021 and 5.7% by 2026, but the active population (i.e. those between the ages of 5 and 55) is likely to drop by 5.7% or 8.5%. Even if increased participation in accordance with local and SE targets is achieved, it is unlikely that additional sports hall space will be required in the next 10-15 years. 4 Leisure and the Environment Copeland Leisure Needs Assessment Final Report April 2011 Swimming pools There are 5 indoor pools (4 main, 1 learner) on 4 sites within Copeland, with a total water space of 883.5m2. Three of these pools are accessible to the public on a pay and play basis, and the remaining two are pools on school sites where access is mainly for clubs and organised teaching, with some limited casual use. There are also understood to be other pools at existing holiday centres and at Wellbank Swimming Pool Bootle (small 15 x 5m pool available to local groups to book on a timeshare basis) 71% of the total water space is available on a pay and play basis, and the remainder (29%) to clubs and local groups. If an allowance (50%) is made for pools not in secured community use (St Bees and Millom), there is in reality 756m2 available to the community, the equivalent of about 3.5 4-lane pools. Anticipated demand from within the borough from SFC is for about 672 m2/13 lanes of water or the equivalent of just over 3 4-lane pools in community use. The FPM suggests that there is a small amount of export of demand to pools outside the borough, but this is insignificant, and almost all demand is met locally. There is below average supply of pools in Copeland compared with the average. Because of the rural nature of the borough, accessibility is limited - most residents are within a reasonable driving distance of a pool but inevitably walking access is poorer. Relative share for local residents is low compared with the average. Satisfied demand overall is lower than average, because of accessibility issues particularly in outlying areas, but there is insufficient unmet demand in total over the whole borough at present to justify any additional pools.
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