London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

MTW Consultants Limited

Leisure and Health Consultants

Sports & Physical Activities Facilities Strategy for Lambeth Draft Report

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MTW Consultants Limited Leisure & Health Consultants

in association with

Around the Block and Cracknell Landscape Architects

Prepared for:

London Borough of Lambeth

Sports and Physical Activities Facilities Strategy for Lambeth

DRAFT REPORT: 09.03.10

MTW Consultants Ltd 90-92 Pentonville Road London N1 9HS Tel: 020 3002 4017 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mtwconsultants.co.uk

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CONTENTS PAGE Page No.

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6

3. POLICY & STRATEGIC CONTEXT 7 3.1 Overarching Government & Council priorities 7 3.2 National Context 9 3.3 Regional Context 12 3.4 Local Context 14

4 LOCAL BACKGROUND 19 4.1 Strategic geography 19 4.2 Lambeth Demography 20 4.3 Lambeth Sports Participation 23 4.4 Building Schools for the Future 25 4.5 New sports & leisure facilities being developed 27 4.6 Views of county level NGBs 1 30 4.7 Needs of Community organisations 34 4.8 GP Referral and Health Trainers 38

5. PLAYING PITCH ASSESSMENT 42 5.1 Introduction 42 5.2 Team Sports Playing Population 42 5.3 Supply of pitches in Lambeth 43 5.4 Geographic distribution of pitches 48 5.5 Demand for pitches by sport 50 5.6 Local Standards for Playing Pitch Land 69 5.7 Site inspection of playing pitches and ancillary facilities 71 5.8 Synthetic Turf Pitches 78 5.9 Summary of deficiencies and improvements and priorities 80

6. INDOOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FACILITIES 6.1 Sports Halls 81 6.2 Swimming Pools 84 6.3 Indoor Bowls 87 6.4 Fitness Gyms 88 6.5 Athletics 90 6.6 Tennis 91 6.7 Outdoor Bowls 93

7. FUNDING SOURCES REVIEW 97

8. STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS 102 8.1 Main Conclusions 8.2 Vision & Aims 102 8.3 Main Objectives 102 8.4 Action Plan 104

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APPENDICES 105

1. List of Consultees 105 2. Bibliography 117 3. Indoor and Outdoor Facilities Database 4. Survey Questionnaires 5. Site Inspection report

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 This 5 year Sports and Physical Activities Facilities Improvement Strategy (FIS) builds on a number of detailed studies previously carried out in Lambeth including a very comprehensive Facilities Audit, an open spaces study and mapping exercise, a Needs Assessment for Physical Activity, and other relevant consultancy studies (see Appendix 2 for a bibliography of all sources used). The purpose of the FIS has been in particular:

• To build on existing research to formulate a coherent strategic plan for indoor and outdoor leisure provision improvements over the next 5 years. • To take into account the impact of the Building Schools for the Future programme on new sports facilities on educational sites. • To provide a Playing Pitch Strategy as required by PPG 17 in accordance with Sport England which had not previously been done. • To review leisure facility needs in the context of what facilities are readily accessible in neighbouring boroughs • To feed the findings into the Local Development Framework

The consultants have been conscious of the funding constraints likely to be placed on the Council now and in the short term. Many of the improvements will have to be funded through planning agreements and opportunistic bids for resources from external funding bodies and other third parties and through partnerships.

1.2 There are a number of issues which have shaped the context for this work such as the recent closure of two key Council leisure centres in Clapham and Streatham and the plans to replace them with new modern wet and dry facilities; the growing population in Lambeth and the lack of open space in an inner city borough; the NHS anti-obesity drive and other preventative health initiatives which feeds down into a demand for spaces to run exercise classes as well as after school sport and apparent deficiencies in key sports facility provision compared with other central London boroughs.

1.3 In addition to drawing on existing research, the consultants have carried out a significant amount of primary research during the study particularly in connection with the playing pitch assessment. This has included surveys across the education sector and other site owners, over 200 sports clubs, 30 sports leagues, 120 community organisations, PCT Health Trainers, all the relevant national governing bodies of sport and consultations with a wide range of stakeholders within and outside the Council as well as a site inspection survey of 22 parks and open spaces with playing fields and ___ built facilities. A full list of consultees that we were able to contact is shown in Appendix 1.

1.4 The scope of the study covered the following sports and facilities: football, cricket, rugby league and union, athletics, bowls, tennis, netball, basketball, relevant water sports, cycling including BMX, squash, swimming pools, sports halls, artificial turf pitches and fitness gyms.

1.5 The consultants would like to thank the Council’s cross departmental FIS steering group members for all the assistance and advice they gave us during the study.

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2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (To be written)

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3. POLICY & STRATEGIC CONTEXT

3.1 OVERARCHING GOVERNMENT & COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Benefits of engaging in sport and physical activity 3.1.1 Leisure facilities play an important role in enabling the residents of Lambeth to take part in sport and physical activity by providing an accessible and welcoming environment for people of all ages, ethnicities, religious beliefs and backgrounds. Sustaining and growing participation in sport and physical activity is an important objective on the Government’s agenda, owing to the contribution of physical activity to a number of priority social outcomes including health, community cohesion and safety, meeting the needs of children and young people, and economic prosperity. A summary of the evidence in these areas is outlined below.

Sport, physical activity and health 3.1.2 The contribution of physical activity to positive physical and mental health and well-being outcomes is widely acknowledged – most notably in the Chief Medical Officer’s 2004 report, At Least Five a Week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health. Increasing the physical activity levels of the population is a key preventative initiative in many of the Government’s health strategies. Sport England have summarised the research relating to the health impacts of sport and found that overall, regular participation in sport and physical activity can:

• reduce the risk of both physical health issues such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer; and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety help to address obesity by supporting good weight management • help people to recover from an illness or injury and prevent the subsequent reoccurrence of the problem.

There are some specific health benefits from physical activity that accrue to different age groups. For young people, regular participation in sport and physical activity supports healthy growth (for example, of the musculoskeletal and cardio respiratory systems), reduces health risks such as high blood pressure, and supports weight management. Physical activity also encourages young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle by providing them with knowledge and skills that help to reduce the risk of some health issues such as substance misuse or teenage pregnancy. Laying the foundations for a healthy and active lifestyle in adolescence also increases the likelihood that this will continue into adulthood. For older people, regular participation in sport and physical activity improves fitness, strength and mobility. This can make it easier for them to perform daily tasks and reduces the incidence of falls – both of which can enable older people to live more independent lives.

Sport, physical activity and community cohesion

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3.1.3 Community cohesion is described by the Community Cohesion Unit within the Home Office as communities ‘where there is a common vision and a sense of belonging for all communities; where the diversity of people’s different backgrounds and circumstances are appreciated and positively valued; where those from different backgrounds have similar life opportunities, and where there are strong relationships between people from different backgrounds’. Sport and physical activity play a role in building community cohesion by creating opportunities for social engagement that bring people from different backgrounds, including ‘hard to reach’ groups, together. This can help to create a greater shared understanding of different ways of life, thereby breaking down barriers that exist in the wider community and fostering stronger social networks. Sports facilities themselves can help to improve people's sense of well being in the place they live.

Sport, physical activity and children & young people Meeting the needs of children and young people is one the Government’s key priorities – and is reflected in its shared priorities with local government. Every Child Matters is the national framework that sets out five key outcomes for the well-being of children and young people in England. Sport England found that ‘research evidence demonstrates the contribution that sport can make to meet the Every Child Matters national framework outcomes:

• Being healthy – sport reduces the risk of illness and ill health for young people, can help to prevent or tackle obesity and contributes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle • Staying safe – sport can promote community cohesion and decrease the likelihood of young people being the victims of youth crime or anti-social behaviour, bullying or discrimination. It can also help to reduce some accidents among young people • Enjoying and achieving – sport assists young people to learn and attain educational standards, contributes to their personal and social development and to their enjoyment of leisure time • Making a positive contribution – sport engages young people in community activity, reduces the likelihood of them being involved in youth crime or antisocial behaviour; develops their self confidence and encourages positive behaviour and relationships • Achieving economic well-being – sport helps young people to become economically active through providing training and employment opportunities both directly and indirectly.’

Sport, physical activity and community safety Research has found that appropriately designed sports activities can reduce the likelihood of a young person participating in crime or anti-social behaviour. It does so by addressing some of the factors that increase the risk of youth offending, and by strengthening some of the protective factors that reduce the likelihood of youth crime – for example by providing structured activities that increase skills and offering positive group activities with alternative peer groups and role models that support healthy life choices. By creating opportunities to connect with marginalised young people, sport can also provide an avenue for addressing a wider range of health issues such Lambeth Council 8 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

as substance misuse, as well as providing young people with information on education, employment and other social issues. Further, the provision of local sporting opportunities and facilities provide alternative activities for young people and a place for them to congregate. Taking young people away from the streets can help to improve perceptions of community safety.

Sport, physical activity and economic growth Creating prosperous communities is one of the Government’s key priorities. Many factors contribute to this and sport too has a part to play. Research by Sport England shows that:

• sport provides direct employment and contributes to economic activity through sports-related business such as retail, sports manufacturing, spectator events and services such as coaching and training • new sport and recreational facilities offering sporting activities can contribute to the regeneration of an area and create attractive places that people want to visit or live in, which can help to attract new residents or businesses to an area • sport can provide opportunities for people (particularly those who are detached from the labour market) to acquire new skills and qualifications outside of mainstream education, which can support them into the workforce • using participation in sport as a mechanism to improve the physical and mental health of employees can also help to reduce workforce absenteeism and the associated economic costs of this in terms of lost productivity. Improving the health of the population through greater physical activity can also reduce health care costs and lost economic output due to premature death arising from inactivity.

Policy And Strategic Context

There are three broad types of policies that provide the context for the development of the Leisure Facilities Improvement Strategy for Lambeth:

• Policies relating to the delivery of sport (which sports, for whom, and how they are delivered) • Policies relating to spatial planning and building design (the facilities in which sports are played) • Policies relating to the wider economic, social and cultural agenda (that incorporate elements relating to the delivery of sport and sports facilities.)

This next sections outline the key national, regional and local policy documents pertaining to these three areas.

3.2 NATIONAL CONTEXT

Overarching Government and Council strategic priorities 3.2.1 Following the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review the Government established four national priority outcomes for local authorities encompassing a range of performance indicators and cross-government strategic objectives where Lambeth Council 9 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

the Government is looking to achieve better outcomes. Those relating most directly to sport and physical activity are outlined below.

Outcomes National indicators for Public service local government agreements(PSA) & departmental strategic objectives (DSO) pertaining to the national objectives Stronger & Safer • N1 8 – adult • PSA21 – build more Communities participation in sport & cohesive & empowered active recreation active communities Children & Young • NI 57 – C&YP’s • DCSM DSO 1 – encourage people participation in high more widespread enjoyment (C&YP) of culture, media & sport quality PE & sport • DCSM DSO 4/PSA22 – • NI 110 – YP’s deliver a successful Olympic participation in Games & Paralympics with a positive activities sustainable legacy, & get more C & YP taking part in high quality sport and PE • DCSF SO/PSA 12 – improve the health & well being of C&YP • PSA 14 – increase the number of C & YP on the path to success

These national priorities relate to performance indicators specific to the London Borough of Lambeth, and are recognised in the Councils Corporate Plan, Sustainable Communities Plan and Local Area Agreement.

Sport England Strategy 2008 - 2011 3.2.2 Sport England is the government agency responsible for the community sports sector. The Sport England Strategy 2008-2011 outlines its overarching goal to ‘maximise English sporting success in all its forms’ through the development of a world-leading community sports system organised around the three key outcomes:

• Grow – increase the number of adults who regularly participate in sport by one million by 2012/13

• Sustain – sustain current participation in sport by ensuring that people have a high quality experience, and reduce the drop-off in sports participation by 16-18 year olds by 25 per cent by 2012/13

• Excel – improve talent development systems in at least 25 sports, resulting in more talented sports people moving on to elite programmes and success.

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well as specific government policies such as the introduction of free swimming for the over 60s and 16s and under from 2009.In all of these initiatives, local authorities are a key delivery partner – not least through the provision of high quality and accessible sports facilities. Council-owned leisure facilities such as swimming pools, gyms and sports halls provide a considerable amount of the overall infrastructure needed to deliver on these sports development objectives.

Planning Policy – PPG17

3.2.3 The key planning policy document of particular relevance to the Sports & Physical Activities Facilities Strategy for Lambeth is the – Planning Policy Guidance 17: Planning for open space, sport and recreation (PPG17)

PPG17 outlines the Government’s expectations with regards to nationwide planning for open space, sport and recreation. It strongly recommends that local authorities carry out a needs assessment and audit of existing facilities to understand how well they are meeting current and future community needs and to consequently inform decisions about new facilities and upgrades to existing provision. PPG17 also recommends that local authorities:

• ensure that recreational facilities are accessible by walking, cycling and public transport, and can be easily accessed by people with disabilities • locate more user-intensive facilities in town centres • enhance the range and quality of existing facilities

NATIONAL POLICIES RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Strong, sustainable and cohesive communities Department for Communities and Local Government describe sustainable communities as ‘a place where people want to live and work now and in the future’ . The importance of creating sustainable communities is emphasised across the Government’s planning and social development policies, and in turn these policies consistently acknowledge the contribution of social and cultural infrastructure such as leisure facilities to achieving this objective.

Of particular note is the cross-government Living Places: stronger communities through culture : DCMS and the DCLG initiative. This aims to ensure that all communities, particularly those experiencing housing-led growth and regeneration, can benefit from cultural and sporting opportunities by ensuring that sport and culture are embedded in the spatial development of towns and cities. Similarly, Our Shared Future , the report from the Commission on Integration and Cohesion, acknowledges the role that sport and leisure facilities play in bringing people from different backgrounds together. It identifies sports, culture and leisure as one of the four areas where a stronger focus on growing interaction between different groups would help to build integration and community cohesion, and argues that culture and sport should move from being seen as an ‘optional extra’ to being integral to the lives of individuals and the well-being of communities. Lambeth Council 11 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Health Choosing Health: Making Health Choices Easier, is the Government’s White Paper for Health. It sets out the key principles for providing people with the information and support they need to make better and more informed choices about their health and outlines the range of actions the Government will take to achieve this. Choosing Health includes a particular focus on increasing participation in physical activity and supporting people to maintain a healthy weight, and a number of national action plans have been developed to put this into effect. Of particular relevance is Choosing Activity: A Physical Activity Action Plan , which sets out the implementation agenda for the Government’s physical activity initiatives.

Children and Young People -Every Child Matters Every Child Matters is a shared programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people. It takes forward the Government's vision of radical reform for children, young people and families. The overall aims of the policy are:

• be healthy • stay safe • enjoy and achieve • make a positive contribution • achieve economic well-being.

These aims are reflected in Lambeth’s community policies and strategies to utilise sport as a mechanism to deliver these aims.

‘Everyone delivering services for children and young people has an important role to play in working towards the five outcomes. This includes those working in childcare settings, schools, health services, social care, youth services, the police and criminal justice, system, and culture, sports and play organisations’.

Every Child Matters: Change for Children, HM Government, 2004

3.3 REGIONAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

The London Plan The London Plan is the Mayor's 20-year spatial development strategy for London and local authorities are required to comply with the spatial policies set out within it. The key policies relating to sport and leisure facilities echo the expectations set out in PPG17. Although the new Mayor of London proposes to make some changes to the London Plan to better reflect his priorities, in the case of leisure facilities these would largely serve to further reinforce existing policies and further highlight the importance of providing good facilities for play, sport and recreation. By explicitly examining the supply of leisure facilities in the Borough, comparing this to the on-going demand for facilities in order to identify gaps in current and future provision, and assessing the quality, suitability and efficiency of existing leisure facilities Lambeth Council 12 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015 the Lambeth Leisure Facilities Strategy gives effect to this best practice guidance.

The London 2012 Olympic Legacy Action Plan. The Legacy action plan – DCMS 2008 sets out the action plan for the long- term benefits that can be stimulated through London hosting the Olympic Games and Paralympics’ Games in 2012. Increased participation in sport is only likely to follow from mega-events, such as the Olympic and Paralympics, if an integrated legacy strategy is developed with increased participation as one of the goals. This strategy should include community and education programmes, opportunities for coaching, and well-planned, accessible facilities which serve an existing need.

Legacy Goals The Mayor has four key goals, which underpin his commitment to increasing participation in sport and physical activity: • Get more people active • Transform the sporting infrastructure • Build capacity and skills • Maximise the benefits of sport to our society

The Mayor's ‘A sporting Future for London’, 2009 - 2012. A Sporting Future for London’ is the Mayor’s plan for securing a sustained increase in participation in sport and physical activity amongst Londoners, creating a genuine grass-roots sporting legacy for London from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics’ Games, which will facilitate the promotion of social development in London and address issues concerning health, particularly health inequalities amongst Londoners.

Funding for the delivery of programmes associated with this plan is to be secured from the London Development Agency (£15.5 million over three years). It is expected that an additional £15 million will be raised from non- LDA sources to create a total fund of some £30 million to be invested in grass- roots sport. Whilst the Mayor issued a direction concerning the provision by the LDA of the financial support noted above in January of this year, the plan and project have been developed significantly since that date. It is now necessary, therefore, to revise the terms of the direction to ensure it accurately reflects the aims of the GLA and LDA.

New physical activity and health legacy strategy from NHS London Responding to Government priorities and the emergent White Paper for Health , the NHS London Physical Activity Strategy shows how a significant shift in physical activity behaviour in London can be achieved up to and beyond the 2012 Games.

In London almost half the adult population are currently inactive and some of the lowest levels of participation are evident in the ‘ Olympic’ boroughs . The strategy sets out the vision for a more physically active, healthier London, explaining this ambition in terms of targets and the key sets of outcomes that must be delivered. In order to deliver increased physical activity for all, three strategic priorities have been identified:

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• Use the once in a lifetime opportunity for hosting the Games as a catalyst to generate a measurable and sustainable increase in physical activity participation among Londoners up to and beyond 2012 • Ensure that the increase in participation in physical activity will contribute to narrowing the gap in health inequalities by ensuring that the entire system promotes physical activity • Ensure that the increase in physical activity is as common in the least active half of the population as in the highest.

3.4 LOCAL CONTEXT

Lambeth’s Corporate Plan 3 years Lambeth’s Corporate Plan (2008–11) set out a clear and focused approach to delivering change in Lambeth. A clear vision for the borough and six priorities for the organisation have been developed. The six priorities are: • A safer Lambeth with strong communities • More opportunities for children and young people • Better housing and flourishing local economies • Respect for the environment • Developing personalised care services • Serving our customers well

Vision 2020. Lambeth’s Sustainable Communities Strategy. Part I of the Local Government Act 2000 places on principal local authorities a duty to prepare 'community strategies' , for promoting or improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of their areas, and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK. It also gives authorities broad new powers to improve and promote local well-being as a means of helping them to implement those strategies.

Vision 2020 - Lambeth’s Sustainable Community Strategy (2008–2020) sets out a long-term vision for the borough. This is the shared vision of the Local Strategic Partnership , Lambeth First , and the Council and have embedded this vision in the Corporate Plan.

Underpinning the strategy are seven long term outcomes that the strategy will aim to deliver:

• Lambeth is a great place to do business with higher levels of investment and business growth • Households enjoy improved wellbeing through higher numbers of residents in employment • Even more children and young people are on the path to success through the provision of good quality education, training and jobs which reduces the risk of exclusion and offending • People live in empowered, safe and cohesive places and have the confidence to play active roles in their communities • People have improved health and wellbeing which enables them to live active and independent lives Lambeth Council 14 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

• Lower levels of poverty and social exclusion are achieved by helping more of our socially excluded adults in employment, education and training • Mixed and sustainable communities benefit from an increased supply of new homes, improved existing dwellings and a high quality physical environment

Local Area Agreement In line with the focus of the Sustainable Communities Strategy on young people, the indicators found in the LAA relevant to Sport and Physical Activity are:

• NI 110: Increasing young people’s participation in positive activities • NI55: Reducing the % of obese children in reception year • Also of indirect relevance to Sport and Physical Activity is the environmental LAA target to increase the number of parks achieving Green Flag status

The LAA National Indicator No. 8 (see table above in National context) relating to increasing adult participation in sport and active recreation is not present in the current LAA.

Local Development Framework Document Local Development Frameworks (LDFs) set out a Local Planning Authority’s policies and proposals for the spatial development and use of land in its area. The LDF will comprise local development documents, which include development plan documents, that are part of the statutory development plan and supplementary planning documents which expand policies set out in a development plan document or provide additional detail. The LDF will also include the statement of community involvement, the local development scheme and the annual monitoring report. Local planning authorities should also include any local development orders and or simplified planning zones, which have been adopted. The LDF together with the regional strategy, provides the essential framework for planning in the local authority's area

The emerging Lambeth Local Development Framework (LDF) is the collection of planning documents that deliver the Borough’s spatial planning strategy and therefore help give effect to its Community Plan.

The spatial strategy set out in the LDF prioritises the provision of high quality, modern infrastructure to support population growth and benefit existing residents. Consequently, it takes a proactive management approach to designating sites for new facilities in response to forecast future demand.

Delivery of the above competing objectives and requirements is challenging in a compact inner city environment. The Borough already has a deficiency of publicly accessible open space for leisure and recreation purposes in some areas (as identified in the Open Space Strategy ) as well as an acute need for housing provision (as identified in the Housing Needs Survey ). Lambeth Council 15 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

The emerging Lambeth LDF will be the central document that sets out how the Council and its partners will deliver accessible community and social infrastructure alongside housing and commercial developments to meet the needs of residents. The Leisure Facilities Strategy will be a key contributor to the evidence base that will inform infrastructure planning within the LDF and help to translate the high level policies into tangible infrastructure development.

Related to this, the Government is introducing a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to support local authorities to better deliver community infrastructure. CIL represents a new tariff-based funding stream that can be used to finance a broad range of social infrastructure including recreational facilities that are needed to support housing or commercial developments. The Leisure Facilities Strategy will feed to the infrastructure levy design and allow Lambeth to secure contributions for leisure purposes.

Lambeth PE Sport & Physical Activity Framework 2009-13 Building on significant investment into PE and school sport since 2002, the Government has signalled its continued commitment to sport, linked to the London 2012 Games and to improving the health and well-being of children and young people. Central to this, is the provision opportunities for children and young people to participate in five hours of high quality PE and sport each week.

Lambeth is launching its first PE, Sport and Physical Activity Framework for Children and Young People, to provide a strategic approach to the delivery of the ‘five hour sports offer’. This will support the development of an increase in the range and scope of opportunities for children and young people to be actively engaged in these areas.

The Framework will be delivered in the context of the delivery of services for children and young people and within the wider delivery of sport and physical activity in the borough. The Framework, which is modelled on Lambeth Cultural Services’ Vision for Change and the priorities of the developing Community Sport and Physical Activity Network (CSPAN), is consistent with the current council and Local Strategic Partnership strategies and plans. In particular, this Framework aims to make a substantial contribution to the delivery of the:

• Corporate Strategy • Sustainable Communities Strategy • Children and Young Peoples Plan • Youth Strategy • Young and Safe in Lambeth Action Plan

The Framework aims to support and add value to the significant progress made in the delivery of high quality PE and school sport in the borough in recent years. Driven by the School Sports Partnership, Sports Colleges and schools, the delivery of PE and school sport has begun to transform in line with national progress. Lambeth Council 16 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

The Lambeth Community Sport and Physical Activity Network (CSPAN), the overarching partnership board for Sport and Physical Activity in the borough, and the Local Strategic Partnership’s key consultative body for sport will play a key role.

Partnership working Community Sports Partnership Action Network – (CSPAN) Lambeth, like most local authorities works with voluntary, community and private sectors to deliver sport and physical activities to the local community. The aim of the CSPAN is to establish a clear governance framework to co- ordinate the activities/programmes of the different agencies and enable the overarching organisation to lever external funding to add value to what is currently being provided.

CSPAN aims to develop a vibrant sport and recreation culture which helps improve health and quality of life for people in Lambeth. CSPAN outcomes: • Increase awarenes s of the benefits and opportunities to available to participate in sport and physical activity • Increase satisfaction with the quality and type of provision delivered e.g. local need addressed • More equitable participation amongst priority groups

Partners involved in shaping the sports delivery across the borough include: • Lambeth’s Sport & Recreation/CYPS • School Sport Co-ordinator/London Nautical School • Lambeth PCT/ NHS Lambeth • Sport England/Pro Active London • London South Bank University • Voluntary Sports Clubs (Brixton Top Cats, KUCC etc) • Professional Sports Clubs (Fulham FC etc) • Positive Futures

Benefits of this approach • Share information and good practice • Identify local priorities and needs • Filter Regional and National priorities to a local level • Celebrate success • Facilitate access to relevant support mechanisms • Agree appropriate action to effect change (positively and for the better) • Improve and maintain effective co-ordination and communication at and between all levels • Being accountable locally • Produce a Strategic Plan for sport within geographical boundary

NHS Lambeth/ Lambeth PCT

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The NHS Lambeth Strategic plan for 2010 – 20105 includes delivering the following programmes: • Serious mental illness delivery programme • Cardiovascular disease delivery programme • Diabetes delivery programme • Sexually transmitted infections delivery programme • Smoking delivery programme • Childhood obesity delivery programme

It has been recognised that sport and physical activity can be used to aid the delivery of the above programmes. The Lambeth PCT is a partner in CSPN and is part of the delivery mechanisms for the Lambeth PE Sport & Physical Activity Framework 2009-13.

The Lambeth PCT currently works closely with Lambeth Council through the CSPAN initiative. Work includes addressing Local Area Agreement targets on childhood obesity, mental health and cardiovascular prevention through referrals, using sport and physical activity as the medium. This is in response to local and national government targets.

The emerging Lambeth Local Development Framework reflects national and regional planning, housing and regeneration policies, all of which acknowledge that leisure facilities are essential in the development of new and existing places. Indeed, these planning policies provide the context for the development of the Leisure Facilities Strategy as they require local authorities to undertake a community needs analysis and audit of existing facilities for sport and recreation to understand how well they are meeting current and future needs – the results of which form the basis of the recommendations in this Strategy. They also set the broad parameters for the ongoing maintenance and upgrades of existing facilities – namely that they be open and accessible to all groups, located in town centres and aligned with national and local climate change and energy efficiency policy agendas.

The key national, regional and local policy objectives relating to sport and leisure facilities outlined in this section have informed the development of the strategic objectives and proposed solutions discussed later in this Strategy.

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4. LAMBETH BACKGROUND

4.1 STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHY – TOWN CENTRE AREAS

4.1.1 It was agreed by the Lambeth key steering committee meeting (26.11.09) that the five town centre areas could be used to analyse provision on a local level. The Provision and Needs Mapping (Lambeth Sports & Recreation Facilities Capital Investment Strategy (2006/08), one of the key documents used by MTW was analysed by town centre areas which was one of the main reasons for choosing this strategic scale. One of the benefits of town centre areas is that Lambeth can be grouped into 5 regional zones for regional analysis. The town centre areas consisting of the following regions in Lambeth:

Town Centre Area Region North Lambeth North Lambeth Clapham & Stockwell West-Central Lambeth Brixton East-Central Lambeth Streatham South-West Lambeth Norwood South-East Lambeth

On a strategic level, this helps to form a clearer picture of the supply and demand of provision in Lambeth. This is particularly helpful in identifying which areas of the borough are deficient in the number and quality of facilities.

The five town centre areas consist of the following wards:

Town Centre Area Wards North Lambeth Bishop's, Prince's, Oval, Vassall Clapham & Stockwell Clapham Common, Clapham Town,

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Larkhall, Stockwell, Thornton Brixton Brixton Hill, Ferndale, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, Coldharbour Streatham St Leonard's Streatham Hill, Streatham South, Streatham Wells Norwood Gipsy Hill, Knight's Hill, Thurlow Park

The five town centre areas were chosen in order to study the local context of provision in Lambeth. The town centre areas were chosen, as generally the populations and facilities in each ward were too small to provide suitable analysis.

4.1.2 Methodology For all calculations that involved local analysis, the populations, facilities, etc of the relevant wards were combined to provide the town centre area total. From this analysis, MTW were able to provide detailed results for the five town centre areas.

4.2 LAMBETH DEMOGRAPHY

Introduction 4.2.1 Like most London boroughs Lambeth’s population is expanding and the Council is having to plan for more schools and other community infrastructure including sports facilities. The estimates used in this study to predict future demand have been obtained via the Council’s planning department and were based on the GLA Ward Population Projections 2008 Low: Lambeth © Greater London Authority and the State of the Borough Report: June 2008.

Lambeth and Town Centre population projections 4.2.2 The projected population of Lambeth is summarised below by Town Centre areas for 2011, 2016 and 2021.

Town Centre Area 2011 2016 2021 North Lambeth 51,541 54,017 58,261 Clapham & Stockwell 72,872 74,690 75,644 Brixton 70,816 72,689 74,980 Streatham 55,708 56,516 56,860 Norwood 41,680 42,630 43,291 Total 292,616 300,542 309,036 Source: GLA Ward Population Projections 2008 Low: Lambeth – © Greater London Authority - 2008

The population growth since 2006 is 9.3%. Over the 5 year period of the plan there are expected to be an additional 8,000 residents, a growth of 2.7%.

Demographic structure 4.2.3 The estimated borough population by age group is shown below for Lambeth as a whole and compared with the age profile for London in 2011 .

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Age group Male Female Total % London 0-4 11052 10527 21579 7% 7% 5 to 9 9090 8825 17915 6% 6% 10 to 14 7513 7192 14705 5% 5% 15 to 19 6508 6677 13185 5% 5% 20 to 24 9123 10759 19882 7% 7% 25 to 29 16539 18491 35030 12% 10% 30 to 34 18242 18555 36797 13% 9% 35 to 39 16313 14982 31295 11% 9% 40 to 44 13021 11723 24744 8% 8% 45 to 49 9919 9959 19878 7% 7% 50 to 54 7136 7415 14551 5% 6% 55 to 59 5266 5652 10918 4% 5% 60+ 14528 17957 32485 11% 16% 144250 148714 292964 100% 100% Source: GLA Ward Population Projections 2008 Low: Lambeth – © Greater London Authority – 2008

Both Lambeth and London share the exact proportion of the 0-24 age group in 2011. However Lambeth will have a higher percent of the 25-39 age group whereas London will have a higher percent of the 50+ population, particularly the 60+ age group.

4.2.4 Ethnicity profile The ethnic profile for the borough based on the 2001 census showed that 47.7% of residents are of non British origin with a high proportion of Black Caribbean and Black African residents (21.2%), 11.4% White Other excluding Irish and a relatively small Asian population, mainly based in Streatham.

Lambeth 2001 Census Ethnicity Base 16+ % Asian Pakistani / Other White White Black Black Black Bangladeshi / mixed / British Other White Caribbean African Other Indian / other Chinese % % Irish % % % % % % North Lambeth 50.80% 11.70% 4.10% 10.30% 12.20% 1.40% 3.10% 6.40% Clapham 54.80% 11.30% 3.90% 9.20% 10.70% 1.20% 3.40% 5.50% Brixton 48.20% 10.80% 3.60% 15.30% 11.10% 2% 3% 6.10% Streatham 53.60% 9.40% 3.70% 10.00% 7.50% 1.10% 8.90% 5.80% Norwood 58.40% 8.30% 4.00% 11.50% 7.00% 1.60% 4.00% 5.30%

52.30% 11.40% 3.20% 10.50% 10.80% 1.50% 4.30% 6.00% Source; ONS Census 2001

Disability 4.2.5 According to the last annual population census, the total number of people with a disability defined as a limiting long-term condition, was 43,120 representing 16.2% of Lambeth’s population at the time. This compared with 15.1% for London as a whole. Disability was more prevalent in North Lambeth, Norwood and Brixton. This relatively high level of disability will have implications for the facilities improvement strategy especially in the light of a more inclusive approach to sport.

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Town Centre Limiting long- Area term condition North Lambeth 17.90% Clapham 14.60% Brixton 17.40% Streatham 15.60% Norwood 17.50%

Lambeth 16.20% Source; ONS Census 2001

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4.3 LAMBETH SPORTS PARTICIPATION

Active People 4.3.1 The most comprehensive surveys of participation in the UK have been the Active People Surveys of 2005/6 and 2007/08 by Ipsos MORI. These were large enough initially to provide a profile of participation at the local authority level. The first survey interviewed 363,000 adults in England & Wales with 1,000 per local authority area. The second survey interviewed around half this number which reduced the sample size at local authority level to 500 interviews. The second survey therefore has to carry a health warning for participation data for individual sports particularly those where participation is low. In these cases, the London average has been used rather than the Lambeth rate.

4.3.2 In 2005/06, 17.7% of Lambeth adult residents participated in at least 3 sessions of 30 minutes, moderate intensity sport per week which was above the London average of 16.4%. By 2007/08 this had risen 19.5% which was above the London average of 16.50%. This was an encouraging but largely unexplained growth. Problems arose with the 2007/08 data when certain sports showed up as zero participation like Bowls and others like Tennis participation came out at twice the London average. In addition, certain results such as ‘satisfaction with local sports provision’ had a dramatic decrease, which could be at least be partly explained by the reduced sample size.

Key Indicators Lambeth London APS1 APS2 APS1 APS2 % % % % At least 3 sessions of 30mins, moderate intensity sport 17.70% 19.50% 16.40% 16.50% At least 3 days x 30mins – sport and recreation 25.60% 25.00% 21.3% 20.20% At least 1 hour of volunteering to support sport per week 2.60% 2.80% 3.50% 3.80% Member of a sports club 25.30% 28.50% 26.20% 25.30% Received sports tuition or coaching 19.70% 23.30% 19.20% 19.70% Taken part in organised competitive sport 12.30% 15.40% 13.10% 12.40% Satisfaction with local sports provision 61.40% 53.10% 66.10% 61.80% NI8 - At least 3 days x 30 minutes, moderate intensity participation 25.80% 25.0% 21.50% 20.30% Source: Sport England: Active People Survey 1 & 2 (2006/8)

4.3.3 Sports Participated in Last Four Weeks Lambeth London Sports APS1 APS2 APS1 APS2 Athletics 7.94% 10.78% 5.63% 6.34% Badminton 1.29% 1.52% 1.81% 1.94% Basketball 0.71% 1.83% 1.05% 1.22% Bowls 0.44% 0.00% 0.52% 0.42% Cricket 0.62% 1.41% 0.89% 1.10% Cycling 8.81% 6.89% 6.66% 6.85% Football 6.45% 8.52% 7.09% 7.71% Gymnastics 0.05% 0.25% 0.20% 0.24% Hockey 0.15% 0.42% 0.26% 0.23% Rugby League 0.21% 0.46% 0.17% 0.23% Rugby Union 0.83% 0.00% 0.54% 0.60% Lambeth Council 23 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Tennis 3.47% 5.04% 2.95% 2.95% Volleyball 0.29% 0.45% 0.19% 0.16% Source: Sport England: Active People Survey 1 & 2 (2006/8)

From the Active People Survey 2, athletics and tennis had substantially higher participation than London. Bowls and Rugby Union on the other hand apparently had 0% participation. Due to the sudden increase and decrease of participation over 2 years, Active People Survey 2 must be analysed with caution.

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4.4 BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE

4.4.1 The current Building Schools for the Future programme in Lambeth is set out in the Phase 2 Outline Business Case and the Strategy for Change Part 2 by the Department for Children, Schools & Families, March 2009. Phase 1 of the BSF programme which is almost complete included 5 schools of which two were special needs schools; Phase 2 includes 11 schools and is due to start later in 2010 and complete by 2013. New sports facilities have been included in the plans for all schools except where the existing provision was already of a high standard. Community use of the new facilities is an integral part of the BSF strategy. The detailed sports facilities strategy for Phase 2 is still not finalised but the indicated provision is shown below from the Outline Business Plan.

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BSF Phase 1 4.4.2 The new sports facility provision delivered through Phase 1 of the BSF is shown below:

BSF Phase 1 Schools Town Centre New Sports Date Open Area facilities The Elm Green School Norwood Small sided ATP Sept 2009 Park Campus Norwood Small sided ATP Oct 2009 Elm Court School Brixton Sports Hall (4 courts) Mar 2009 Michael Tippett School Brixton Hydrotherapy pool Feb 2008 Stockwell Park High Clapham & Sports Hall July 2010 Stockwell MUGA Source: Lambeth Council, Feb 2010

BSF Phase 2 4.4.3 The eleven schools in phase 2, their expected new sports facilities and opening dates are summarised below. A separate consultancy report has been prepared on 5 of the schools which has sought to tailor the provision to specialist sports at the schools with input from Sports National Governing Bodies. Three new sports halls are being built in Phase 2 with associated changing in North Lambeth, Streatham and Clapham to add to the two new Sports Halls built in Phase 1. Schools not getting new sports facilities were deemed to have adequate provision already or lack the space on their site, but will get other improvements.

BSF Phase 2 Schools Town Centre New Sports Date Open Area facilities Charles Edward Brooke North Lambeth Sports Hall Sept 2011 MUGA Norwood School Norwood Improved access London Nautical North Lambeth - Archbishop Tenison North Lambeth - Turney Special School Norwood - Dunraven School Streatham Sports Hall Sept 2012 Lilian Baylis Technology North Lambeth - Bishop Thomas Grant Streatham - La Retraite Clapham Sports Hall & gym St Martins-in-the-Fields Norwood Improved drainage Lansdowne Special Clapham - School Source: Lambeth Council, Feb 2010, Strategy for Change Part 2, Feb 08; MTW Survey of Schools, Jan 2010

Specialist Sports Provision 4.4.4 Five of the schools in the BSF programme had worked up a more tailored sports provision, in conjunction with a consultant appointed by the BSF team. These were Bishop Thomas Grant, Charles Edward Brooke, Lilian Baylis Technology, Norwood School and St Martins-in-the-Fields.

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4.4.5 Bishop Thomas Grant has considered building a MUGA, 7-a-side 3G ATP, and a BMX / trim trail. A BMX / mountain biking circuit would be ideal given the sloped grass area at the school is too steep for most sports. There have already been talks with British Cycling for potential funding.

4.4.6 Charles Edward Brooke has the potential to build a new sports hall, fitness suite, climbing wall, and caging the current MUGA. Lilian Baylis School has the potential to construct a 15m x 12m (or 10m x 12m) dance hall and a climbing wall on the exterior of the sports hall. There is also a possibility of establishing a 28m x 37m 3G ATP where part of the current MUGA will be removed.

4.4.7 Norwood School has potential to construct an outdoor basketball court, a traversing wall along the side of the sports hall, a fitness gym and the possibility of replacing the outdoor tarmac court with 2 caged 3G ATPs. St Martins-in-the-Fields could have a new fitness gym, the sports hall could be gated from the main school site as it has a very good reception area, and the hard court areas could be caged to prevent balls being lost.

Academies 4.4.8 In addition to the Secondary and Special Schools being renewed by BSF, the Evelyn Grace Academy School was being built independently of BSF which would also introduce new sports facilities into the borough. These are

Academy Town New Facilities Opening Centre in: Evelyn Grace Brixton New 4 court sports hall, fitness gym, dance Sept Academy studio, 3G small sided ATP, 2 x MUGAs, 2010 100m athletics track

4.5. NEW SPORTS & LEISURE FACILITIES PLANNED

4.5.1 During the study, two out of the borough’s 5 own indoor leisure centres were forced on safety grounds to close: the Clapham Leisure Centre and Streatham Leisure Centre. The closure of two such important resources has had a significant effect on the supply of facilities in the Town Centre Areas affected. However, plans for their redevelopment were well advanced and the Clapham Leisure Centre is targeted to open in late 2011. These and other significant investment in sports facilities planned are addressed in this section.

Clapham Leisure Centre 4.5.2 Clapham Leisure Centre closed on 15 th January 2010 for redevelopment. The new centre is planned to open in November 2011 and will be accessible for all, including people with disabilities and families. The new leisure centre’s features will include: a six lane 25m swimming pool with removable floor for scuba diving and 10m x 10m teaching pool with removable floor; fitness gym with 80-100 stations; a four court sports hall; dance, yoga and martial arts studios; rooms for community groups and exercise classes; a climbing wall and a café.

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Both the main and learner pools in the new 21st century leisure centre will have vastly improved access for people with mobility problems. The new design will also make the best possible use of the space, natural light and ventilation. The overall budget for the new wet & dry centre is around £14 million and is being funded by the Council.

Streatham Leisure Centre 4.5.3 Streatham Leisure Centre was closed on 25 th November 2009 due to structural health & safety concerns. The centre will be redeveloped; the development plans are to enlarge the site, construct an ice rink at ground level with seating, build a larger fitness gym with at least 100 stations, a 4 court sports hall, exercise studios, café and 25m 8 lane swimming pool. A health clinic or library might be incorporated.

The Streatham Hub scheme is a partnership with TESCO which originally planned to redevelop a new leisure centre and ice rink on site which would be jointly funded. The planning has been ongoing for 10 years; however probably due to the change in the economic climate, TESCO applied for a complete reworking of the site with far less housing than originally intended, and no ice rink. This is a highly complex legal issue as an agreement was originally signed by TESCO. Lambeth Council has plans to redevelop a new leisure centre on site, but legally nothing can be done until the contract with TESCO is sorted out.

TESCO currently owns and operates Streatham Ice Rink which is the home of the Streatham Redskins Ice Hockey Club but offers restricted opening times for public use. Ice Rinks are not economically viable and private sector investment is generally only available if operating deficits are met by the local authority. Subject to a legal solution, Lambeth could go ahead and build a replacement wet and dry leisure centre on the site without the ice rink. If Lambeth were to rebuild the ice rink separately, it would need adjacent land which would raise planning issues. The timing for the reopening of Streatham is dependant on the renegotiation of the agreement with TESCO and the extent of funding from TESCO and is therefore still uncertain.

Norwood Hall 4.5.4 In July 2008, Cabinet supported the redevelopment of the Norwood Hall site for a Joint Service Centre. In its decision, the delivery of the scheme through the local NHS LiftCo was endorsed, subject to CLG approval of PFI credits. Since July 2008, officers have been carrying out further feasibility and design work, and have been refining the scheme’s financial model with a view to reducing the affordability gap. On the 27 July 2009, the Council was advised by CLG that its Outline Business Case was endorsed by HM-Treasury’s Project Review Group and that central Government revenue support will be given based on PFI credits of £14.2 million. The scheme will provide much needed health and well-being services to Norwood residents together with an improved quality of open space.

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fund the scheme using the local NHS LIFTCo (Building Better Health Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham Limited) to which the Council is a signatory. The nature of a PFI project is that no capital funding is required for the construction, but the Council will be required to pay a Unitary Charge in respect of the facilities. Based on the Stage One proposal from LiftCo, the Council’s liability is capped at £1,005,688 p.a. (at financial close prices and indexed annually at RPI). Payment would commence when the facility becomes operational, currently estimated as early 2012. The Primary Care Trust (PCT) and NHS London have also given stage 1 approval for the Norwood Hall development.

4.5.6 The council have stated the issues of its poor location, off the main road, with no parking or even adequate space to drop off people at the centre. Lambeth PCT have had a preliminary meeting with the Football Foundation to discuss possible funding of an outdoor ATP at the site.

Doon Street Community Indoor Leisure Centre 4.5.7 A partnership between Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB), Greenwich Leisure and Rambert Dance Company has planned a mixed residential and leisure development between Doon Street and Upper Ground in North Lambeth. The site was currently used for temporary car parking. The proposals included a 25m 8 lane swimming pool plus a learner pool, a 4 court sports hall, 2 multi-use dance studios, a 120 station fitness gym, a crèche, a health suite, club room and café.

The specific objectives for the Doon Street site are:

• to create a new public swimming pool and indoor leisure centre to be owned by Coin Street Centre Trust and managed by Greenwich Leisure Limited as part of a network of new facilities to support the growing residential and working populations of this part of central London;

• to provide a site for Rambert Dance Company to locate its headquarters and three dance studios on London’s South Bank in return for providing an on-going dance education and training programme for the local community;

• to create sufficient funds to develop the site and to subsidise on-going revenue costs for the public swimming and indoor leisure facilities, local community programmes and Coin Street Community Builders’ responsibilities with respect to the public realm;

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her for decision after being examined in a public inquiry. The application "called in" for public inquiry is for 329 flats and a public swimming and indoor leisure centre. The leisure centre requires some £25million to build and £412,000 per annum on-going revenue subsidy. The commercial residential development would fund most of the capital cost and all of the on-going revenue subsidy required. The public inquiry ended on 7 March 2008. A decision from the Secretary of State was made on 20 August 2008. English Heritage and Westminster Council challenged the Secretary of State's decision. High Court judge, His Honour Judge Mole on 17 September 2009 upheld the Secretary of State's decision to grant planning permission for a public swimming & indoor leisure centre and adjacent residential development on London's South Bank. 2

4.6 VIEWS OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT

Introduction 4.6.1 15 regional National Governing Bodies of sport were interviewed for the report. Several questions covering various topics were asked in the interview, which included the aspiration for facilities in Lambeth. The topic guide is shown in Appendix 4 and a list of consultees in Appendix 2.

London Football Association 4.6.2 The Regional Facility Manager for London and the South East and the London Football Association Development Manager were interviewed for the London FA. In conversion rates, Lambeth ranks very poorly against regional and national averages, particularly for mini-soccer, youth and female football. This is largely in part due to a lack of football facilities, particularly grass pitches. As result, there is a lack of clubs with 5 teams or more, therefore there are only a few Charter Standard community clubs (10 teams) and development clubs (5 teams) in the borough. Astroturf pitches are corporately booked making it difficult for community groups / teams to train during the week.

The London FA would like to see improvements at Clapham Common (i.e. need for female changing rooms). If a specialist sport facility were to be established, it would have to be a full-size 3G Astroturf pitch, in order to serve community and charter clubs. It is important that education facilities are open for community use to increase the capacity of pitches in the borough. The FA will offer top-up funding to any school that has a full-sized sand Astroturf to be replaced to 3G. This funding timescale is until March 2011, however very few schools in London have come forward. This could be an opportunity for Streatham & Clapham School which has a full size sand filled ATP. It is imperative that Lambeth Council has a stronger relationship with the FA; as there are many areas the FA needs to link up with the council on.

Surrey Cricket Board 4.6.3 The Cricket Development Manager for Inner London was interviewed on behalf of the Surrey Cricket Board. In the manager’s opinion, cricket is poorly catered for in Lambeth due to a lack of facilities and clubs. Funding has

2 Coin Street; Doon Street Proposals May 2007; http://www.coinstreet.org/upload/documents/News_284.pdf

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been agreed in principal to part fund a pavilion for Kennington United Cricket Club and to renovate the outfield extension at Kennington Park (subject to the club gaining Clubmark Accreditation and having an up to date club development plan). This will become the community hub for cricket in the borough. As stated in Surrey Cricket’s Facility Strategy 2008-2011 “Lambeth… has only one club in a borough of almost 300,000 residents and this club does not have a pavilion or any changing facilities. It is clear therefore that there are a number of challenges which need to be met across the breadth of the county to ensure that cricket is equally accessible to all people that want to play the game and that the facilities on offer are of a high standard.” There are also plans to develop three additional sites in Lambeth for cricket development. Surrey Cricket are keen to continue discussions with Lambeth Academy as there may be some funding available through external partners to support their development of cricket facilities.

Rugby Football League 4.6.4 The Regional Development Manager for London was interviewed for the Rugby League. Lambeth are a priority borough for Rugby League in London, as the Brixton Bulls, the only team in the borough, have been forced to play their matches at Storm Park in Croydon due to a lack of facilities in Lambeth. The Rugby League is very keen to have further development from Lambeth Council and would very much like to strengthen their relationship. The Rugby League is desperately trying to keep the Brixton Bulls in Lambeth as there is significant risk of the Bulls becoming a Croydon based club. RL are looking to establish a permanent facility for the Brixton Bulls in Lambeth. The club will need changing rooms and a community facility (i.e. clubhouse) for after matches. The Rugby League will pursue BSF funding if available for facilities to be used by the Brixton Bulls.

England Basketball 4.6.5 The Regional Development Manager for London was interviewed for England Basketball (EB). There is a possibility of a new basketball site in Lambeth, a 500 seater national arena at the former Lilian Baylis School, run by the Sport Action Zone, who England Basketball are working closely with. The manager would ideally like to have five new basketball sites in the borough. Lambeth is better placed for basketball compared to other London boroughs with a strong club, the Brixton Topcats, but has not reached its full potential. EB would like to have greater support and communication from Lambeth Council. EB was not aware of any BSF funding available for basketball facilities.

England Athletics 4.6.6 The London Development Manager was interviewed for England Athletics. At present, there is no athletic track in Lambeth. Athletics provision has been described as “shockingly poor” however there is considerable scope for development in the borough. As part of the UK Athletics’ Facilities Strategy which is not yet finalised, flexible local provision of facilities will be taken into consideration. For example, where it is not possible to have a full-sized 8 lane track, a smaller track could be built instead. It is very important that Lambeth makes its case in this strategy as this may be the only way for the borough to have its own athletics facilities. The London Athletics Community Project is aimed to help athletes in hard to reach deprived areas. England Lambeth Council 31 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Athletics is currently working with the Sport Action Zone in North Lambeth as part of this project. The plan is to construct a flexible 100m straight athletics track at the side of former Lilian Baylis School. It is crucial that there will be associated activity with any new athletic track constructed, as building a track without community use is pointless for sports development.

England Athletics plan to link the community development officer to facilities and partners in Lambeth, which would increase activity and participation amongst young people. Lambeth could become a prototype for this type of scheme.

England Gymnastics 4.6.7 The Regional Development Officer for London was interviewed for England Gymnastics. At present, there are no dedicated facilities in the borough. England Gymnastics would like to develop a stronger relationship with Lambeth’s schools, in order to develop a network of after schools clubs, enabling a pathway and opportunities in gymnastics. England Gymnastics would love to establish a centre of excellence in Lambeth as part of the London Facilities Strategy, although funding is always a main issue. The Gymnastics clubs in Lambeth have to use school gyms and leisure centres, and have to set up and take down equipment which takes time, and equipment ages quicker as result. England Gymnastics has been involved with BSF funding for other London Boroughs and would like to engage if funding is available in Lambeth. This would generate club growth and increase the opportunities for children in the borough.

British Cycling 4.6.8 The Regional Manager for London was interviewed for British Cycling. There have been BSF discussions with Bishop Thomas Grant Secondary School to construct a BMX/mountain bike circuit and trim trail. As the regional manager stated “The school has large sloping grassland which would be ideal for these sports. This could be created without significant detrimental impact on the nature and wildlife value of the area. British Cycling would support the proposal both in terms of supporting grant applications and ongoing support in helping to promote the facility which would have regional value.” In addition, if the school steps were converted into a tarmaced slope, this would complete a full circuit.

Lambeth’s existing BMX Track at Brockwell Park requires better drainage and maintenance, and the replacement of its start hill and gate corners. More usage of schools and car parks is required to establish cycling circuits. An ideal site would be a deserted car park, i.e. staff car park on weekends which would be a safe environment away from traffic. Nearly all funding for the South East has been spent until 2013.

Badminton England 4.6.9 The Regional Manager for London was interviewed for Badminton England. Lambeth is not part of Badminton England’s community network (linked to its Whole Sport Funding Plan). This was because, from an extensive mapping survey carried out, including consultations with local authorities, school sports partnerships and volunteers, Lambeth did not score highly. Facility provision Lambeth Council 32 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

is not too bad compared to some other central London Boroughs, however Badminton England is not looking to establish any specialist sport facilities or centres of excellence. In regards to BSF funding, a specialist sports facility will not be set up if the site does not reside in a Community Network Area; however if a new build were to be established in Lambeth, Badminton England would be interested in potentially establishing Lambeth as part of the community network area.

Bowls England and Bowls Development Alliance 4.6.10 The National Development Officer was interviewed for Bowls England, the officer was also a main representative for the Bowls Development Alliance. The key issue is that the playing surfaces are not properly maintained; it is suggested that all groundskeepers should have specialised training. Bowls England are keen to be involved in BSF discussions to construct bowling greens and for bowls storage which would benefit the community. There are no specialist sport facilities or centres of excellence that Bowls England are looking to establish in Lambeth.

English Indoor Bowling Association 4.6.11 The Administration Manager / Company Secretary was interviewed for the English Indoor Bowling Association (EIBA). The EIBA said that the Temple Indoor Bowls centre, which is a private facility, was very run down and the club was in their ‘intensive care’ unit as they have very few members and poor facilities. The EIBA would like to work with Lambeth to refurbish and upgrade the Temple centre. However, there is no capital funding available under their Whole Sport Funding Plan. EIBA would like to encourage participation in schools to increase the number of facilities available in Lambeth and were preparing a briefing paper for schools, linked to BSF.

Baseball Softball UK 4.6.12 The ‘Head of Development and Joint CEO’ and Sports Development Officer for London and the South East were interviewed for Baseball Softball UK. The main priorities in Lambeth are access and improvements to park facilities. Basic softball improvements include adding field linings, a backstop and fencing off softball pitches to stop frequent interruptions from other park users (3ft fencing would be appropriate). Realistically, the biggest improvement Baseball Softball UK would like by 2015, is more land opened up at Clapham Common for Softball. This is due to the complete overuse at the Common; as at present there is three times the demand available. As London is one of BSUK’s four prioritisation areas in the Whole Sport Funding Plan, there is a good opportunity for a partnership with Lambeth. One of the main issues BSUK feels is that Baseball and Softball are treated as second class sports, with a feeling that the sports in Lambeth are tolerated rather than accepted.

BSUK would ideally like to have five to seven softball pitches at Clapham Common to accommodate the large demand in the sport.

Karate England 4.6.13 The Executive Advisor was interviewed for Karate England. There are no current plans to establish specialist sports facilities or centres of excellence in Lambeth. However Karate England is interested in potential BSF investment, Lambeth Council 33 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

as it is KE’s priority to increase the number of karate clubs in schools and universities, building up the sport from grassroots. “By encouraging younger age groups to participate in the sport, it will increase the number of elite athletes.”

British Judo Association 4.6.14 The London Development Manager was interviewed for the British Judo Association. A general issue that BJA faces is “it is very difficult to have a purpose built dojo and fill it with enough judo time to pay itself, therefore the most realistic prospect is look into constructing dojos in leisure centres.” Sport England are very keen to invest a large percent of BJA’s whole sport funding into London. BJA have had negotiations with Sport Action Zone to set up a regular judo club at the Former Lilian Baylis School. This would be the catalyst to boost participation in the borough. This hub could become a centre of excellence and would become one of the main judo training areas in London.

British Weight Lifting Association 4.6.15 The Greater London & South East Chairman and Development Officer were interviewed for the British Weight Lifting Association. BWLA are in talks with Dunraven School, to set up a potential centre of excellence. BWLA are also working closely with SAZ and the London Active Community Trust to set up a facility at the former Lilian Baylis School. This would not be a specialist sports facility but would act as an important hub for weight lifting.

Canoe England 4.6.16 The Paddlesport Development Officer for London was interviewed for Canoe England. Canoe England is looking to establish a presence in Lambeth, as the borough is currently poorly catered for. The current leisure centres in Lambeth do not meet Canoe England’s desired standards. There is potential for funding via club grants from the Canoe England Capital Grants Programme, as Sport England will provide £2,400,000 of funding from 2009-2013. No specialist sport facilities or centres of excellence will be established in Lambeth due to the recent construction of Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. This centre will be used in the 2012 Olympics, and Canoe England will push for maximum usage of the centre after the Olympic Games.

The development officer stated “I would like to see a better understanding in Lambeth that external water access it not needed for the sport; schools and leisure centres can accommodate canoeing. As result, Canoe England needs better links with schools and local councils to encourage the improvement of facilities. Ideally, we would like some sites to have craft storage, as transporting them by public transport is not really possible.”

4.7 NEEDS OF COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS

Introduction 4.7.1 122 community and voluntary organisations in Lambeth were contacted to give them an opportunity to input their views and needs to the facilities

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strategy and research what use they make of sports and physical activities facilities in the borough now. The organisations were all sent a questionnaire (see Appendix 4). An overall response of 19 organisations was achieved. A list of those consulted is shown in Appendix 4. A more detailed telephone interview was conducted with two community organisations which were key stakeholders in the strategy. Of the organisations that did not respond to the survey, 25 proved impossible to contact despite every effort made to do so. It is possible that some of these organisations no longer exist; many will not have an interest in sport and physical activity.

Activities 4.7.2 Of the 19 organisations, 35% organised outdoor activities. The most common outdoor activities were football, basketball and BMX / cycling. 59% organised indoor activities, with health & fitness, swimming and badminton being the most popular activities. 21% of organisations owned their own sports facilities. The organisations had an average of 840 members, ranging from 20 to 6000. 21% of organisations required disabled access. Only 11% of organisations were involved in leagues & competitions. 11% of organisations complained of dog fouling, and 5% complained of theft and vandalism.

Improvements 4.7.3 The main priorities requested were for new and improved changing facilities, resurfacing of indoor facilities, affordable rates for community groups and increased parking facilities with reduced cost. Several issues were brought up by the community groups, including price and a lack of facilities. Stockwell Park Community Trust commented that “we only use our own centre as we cannot afford the others.” Kids’ City, Streatham Derby and Joan Club and the Lambeth Chinese Community Association have all commented on the lack of sporting facilities in the borough, as Kids’ City stated there is a “very poor availability of facilities after 5pm and not enough for children and young people.” Rathbone Youth Club were concerned that there was “not enough sporting provision for people and young people with disabilities within Lambeth.”

Views of People First Lambeth 4.7.4 Rhys Price, Manager of People First Lambeth (and steering group representative for the Lambeth Disability Sports and Physical Activity Partnership) was one of the Lambeth stakeholders interviewed for the report. People First Lambeth is an independent charity supporting people with learning difficulties. While PFL were not involved in any leagues, the charity was previously involved in organising use of Lambeth’s sport facilities for its clients, mainly at Brixton Recreation Centre and Ferndale Community Sports Centre. PFL plans to continue organizing sports in the future. Rhys had several issues with Brixton Rec. The wheelchair ramp’s was far too steep, at around a 1 in 4 gradient, it made it almost impossible to use for any unaided wheelchair user. In addition, it has been claimed that the ramp’s surface was too slick, not providing enough grip and hence were a danger. The stairs when wet were treacherous and the swimming pool was occasionally dirty as staff apparently were allowed to wear their outdoor shoes.

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4.7.5 More of concern were the GLL staff and management, who largely were unaware of the needs for disabled users and did not establish special measure for them. In relation to Brixton Rec., Rhys said “Our space in the sports hall became shared with a mental health group which I thought was completely inappropriate and unrelated. This was a short sighted move by GLL which resulted in us leaving the facility two years ago. We were also charged for using the meeting room for lunch, which we were not happy about; this should have been included in the price as some of our clients require special feeding mechanisms .” In addition “We have also had problems getting coaches for learning disabilities; as we received a lot of negative responses from Lambeth and GLL staff.

The PFL Manager has mentioned that by improving staff attitudes and disabled access, “disabled access to sports provision in Lambeth could be improved dramatically. If people would feel welcomed by staff, I am sure many there would be many more disabled users. Lambeth Council are focused on youth and elite sports, but really need to provide more support to disabled groups. Furthermore disabled access needs to dramatically improve. We hope that staff will receive training and work force development on disability awareness, as the primary issue is attitude towards special needs.”

Views of Disability Advise Service Lambeth (DASL) 4.7.6 David Strong, Director of DASL was interviewed as one of Lambeth’s community stakeholders. Disability Advise Service Lambeth are a user led independent charity advising and supporting people with disabilities in Lambeth to overcome discrimination and assert their human rights. David mentioned that “there are a very limited number of organisations for young disabled people in Lambeth, especially in the transitional stage, i.e 14-16.” And as disabled people have even fewer opportunities, many would be fearful to go join a general sports club, in case they wouldn’t feel welcomed. David added that were was a lack of co-ordination to help disabled children taking part in competitive sports

While DASL was not directly involved in organizing sports and physical activities, the Director had an important role in the Lambeth Disability Sports and Physical Activity Partnership. In regards to the partnership, there was no community sports manager at Lambeth Council (the council’s recreational lead in the partnership), so as result the partnership was on hold for the time being.

The partnership was exploring opportunities to fund a disabled sports officer, who would work for people with disabilities and would be of “valuable use to GLL, providing feedback on its facilities.” DASL would like GLL staff to receive training to help disabled users and for GLL to be better linked to disabled organisations. David further added “In principal, each facility should have a general user group with disabled users that are involved to provide feedback, as this would be a real inclusive opportunity.” In addition, DASL would like more disabled sports events such as the event held at Kennington Park in 2009 (organised by Rob Hardy, ex-interim Community Sports Manager). DASL would also like to build an internet portal providing Lambeth Council 36 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015 information for disabled users due to “a lack of coordinated information on facilities and access.”

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4.8 GP REFERRALS AND HEALTH TRAINERS

Introduction 4.8.1 As part of the local context for physical activities, the role of Lambeth Primary Care Trust and its health trainers was examined. Lambeth Primary Care Trust has a provisioning and commissioning role. The provisioning role involves helping the community, developing staff, working with sports voluntary sector and organising campaigns. The commissioning role provides strategic direction and commissioning of programmes, including health trainers. There are six GP referral programmes that will be prevalent in Lambeth to 2015, these are serious mental illness (SMI), cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV, smoking and childhood obesity. The childhood obesity and cardiovascular disease programmes are relevant to this study as there will be a large predicted increase in sports and physical activities participation. In 2009/10, there were 52 GP practices in Lambeth.

Childhood Obesity 4.8.2 Lambeth has a higher percentage of childhood obesity than London and the UK. Year 6 pupils in 2007-08 indicated 25% of children at risk of being obese compared to the national average of 17.5%. 11.8% of reception year students in 2007-08 were classified as obese compared to the national average of 9.9%. To tackle this problem, childhood obesity will be strongly linked to the BSF programme and as the Associate Director of Lambeth PCT stated: “ It is absolutely crucial that our programmes are linked to schools, in particular childhood obesity. Without their support, the scheme would really suffer.” The aim is to help 900 more children avoid or overcome obesity, and help 10,000 more children to maintain a healthier weight. £645,000 will be invested by NHS Lambeth each year for the next four years to decrease childhood obesity levels in the borough. This strategy on childhood obesity links to several documents, e.g..: ‘Children and Young People's Plan’, ‘Children's Centres Commissioning Strategy’, ‘Early Years Commissioning Strategy’, ‘Obesity Strategy’, ‘Wellbeing & Happiness Programme 2009 – 2012’ and the ‘Parenting Support Commissioning Strategy.’

Adult Physical Activity 4.8.3 The physical activity programmes for adults includes several GP referral schemes, such as ‘Let’s Get Moving’ (LGM) a behaviour change intervention aimed at supporting patients to become more active. LGM will also help support NHS Health Check. This preventative programme is targeted at 40-74 year olds to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) which includes coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension. The Associate Director stated: “the implications are huge; in the next five years we will be picking up a lot of cardiovascular cases, in which physical activity is essential.” And in the next 10 years, the aim is to treat 20% of the high risk group. The medium risk groups will be referred to trainers, mainly in order to be motivated in increasing exercise; however it will be down to these patients to visit the gyms. It is absolutely critical that there is a sufficient provision of facilities to meet this demand. “ There is no doubt there will be a massive surge in demand at gyms, due to the increase participation in these programmes and better information available to the public for available facilities in their borough.” Because of this predicted surge, “it is vital that there will be new Lambeth Council 38 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

sports facilities and expansion of existing facilities to accommodate this demand. Access is the absolute key for these programmes to succeed.” Lambeth PCT forecast that 30% of 40-74 year olds will have high risk cardiovascular problems and a further 30% will be at medium risk.” Taking 2010’s population, this 30% high risk group constitutes 29,000 adults aged 40- 74, with the medium risk group (30%), there will be around 54,000 residents that could be involved in the scheme. By 2015, high and medium risk groups will reach almost 59,000 residents. African and Caribbean groups in particularly are at risk, and to a lesser extent so are the South American communities. Lambeth PCT have recruited a Portuguese translator to help improve contact links with Portuguese and South American communities who generally do not engage with the local authority. In addition, the mental health programme run by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), involves physical activities which links to the social inclusion agenda.

Facilities needed 4.8.4 However, the Associate Director did have several issues that needed to be resolved, “in my opinion, Lambeth is not quite ready for the physical activity care pathway, partly due to a lack of facilities.” With a lack of appropriate facilities, the pathway can not be fully achieved. Thus the planners must take this into consideration, as she added “often, the people engaged in planning do not have scope what will fully meet local needs, as is the case with Grace Hill Gardens, and therefore there must be in depth consultation before new polyclinics are constructed.” A new polyclinic at Norwood Hall will be ready in early 2012, which will include a swimming pool, fitness gym and dance studio. In her opinion, it would be very beneficial to have crèches at leisure centres, as evidenced from polyclinics: “One of the benefits of polyclinics is that people can drop off their children at a crèche and then use the facilities in the same building. For this reason it is crucial to have crèches in new leisure centres. I am not aware of plans to build a crèche at the new Clapham Leisure Centre.”

Swimming has also been noted as a very effective physical activity for the pathway, and the Associate Director would like more pools available in the borough, this particularly relates to the closure of Streatham and Clapham Leisure Centres in 2009 and 2010 respectively. As previously mentioned, for the childhood obesity pathway to succeed, it is crucial that children can take part in after-school activities. “The main issue with schools is community access. This is because so many of them are nervous on security, insurance and liability which they have been quite clear about.”

Health Trainers 4.8.5 Lambeth PCT health trainers were first recruited in 2006, specifically to help disadvantaged groups, i.e. linking health trainers to at-risk BME groups. There are currently 10 health trainers throughout the borough, all recruited from their local communities. The trainers have received NHS accredited training and use motivational interviewing techniques to help clients. Through their role, they receive feedback on the barriers faced by Lambeth’s residents. While the health trainers do not formally organize physical activity sessions or sport

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competitions, part of their role is to signpost and encourage clients to increase exercise and sport activities.

4.8.6 As part of the study, MTW sent out questionnaires to the 10 health trainers and received 4 back. The following are comments from the health trainers.

-“the Facilities are pretty much rubbish… Streatham Leisure Centre is closed (the only place where we were able to create a women only swimming session)… Recently, SAZ has started at Lilian Baylis Old School, if there were more centres like this it would be fantastic, but at the moment there are very few exercise places. One of our health trainers tried to establish an exercise class for over 50s - it was an impossible task and failed.”

- the following priorities were put forward: “we need sessions, crèches and venues for small groups all over Lambeth - more trainers for small groups, more free sessions for small groups, more small venues - they don't have to be fancy, just 'there'… Trainers are vital as is community use of facilities. If we could use schools, that would help a lot in the weekends and evenings. We have been trying to get community use at Jubilee Primary for 4 years but have not succeeded.”

Two of the trainers both stated that there was a lack of facilities in Lambeth, and were too costly, “they seem too expensive for the majority of our clients.”

4.8.7 Clearly there is a case for Lambeth PCT to work together with the Council to subsidise the costs for those that are most at risk. The need for crèches to enable such groups to participate at all highlighted a gap generally across Lambeth’s leisure facilities. It is essential that such a facility is built into the new public leisure centres being planned as a minimum.

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5. PLAYING PITCH ASSESSMENT

5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.1.1 The playing pitch assessment has followed the methodology set out in the Sport England Guidance paper ‘Toward a Level Playing Field’ as required by Planning Policy Guidance note (PPG 17): Planning for Open Space, Sport and Recreation. It has covered the team sports of football, cricket, hockey, rugby league and rugby union.

5.1.2 During the study, comprehensive surveys were undertaken of all relevant sports clubs in Lambeth and key community organisations to assess their needs and views on existing provision. A detailed survey was carried out of all potential and actual providers of outdoor pitches with community use including all primary schools, secondary schools, higher education colleges, special educational needs schools, pupil referral units and voluntary organisations. Consultations were carried out with the league secretaries of the many competitive leagues active in the borough to help identify local clubs and obtain their views of the current facilities and improvements sought. A list of consultees is shown in Appendix 1.

5.1.3 A site inspection survey was conducted at all the local authority owned outdoor playing pitches and courts. The results for Lambeth are set out in Appendix 5. The survey included an assessment of both the condition of the pitches and the ancillary facilities.

5.1.4 The findings of the playing pitch strategy have been used to indicate appropriate local standards of playing field provision within Lambeth for incorporation in the Local Development Framework core strategy.

5.1.5 The consultants would like to thank the Local Authority Officers for all the assistance they gave with the information collection and the inspection of the playing pitches.

5.2 TEAM SPORT PLAYING POPULATION

5.2.1 The latest population estimates for the London Borough of Lambeth by age, sex and ward were available from Lambeth Council, based on totals estimated by Greater London Authority (GLA) Ward Population Projections 2008. For the purposes of the strategy, the GLA’s Low estimate was used.

In addition, the GLA prepared estimates for 2010 and 2015 on a similar basis, taking into account, amongst other factors, anticipated housing development. For the purposes of the Playing Pitch Strategy, the year 2015 was used to project long-term requirements.

5.2.2 The Lambeth population for the key playing pitch age groups is forecast to increase by 0.63% between 2010 and 2015 from 193,454 to 194,675. The 5-9 year olds are forecast to increase by 7.45%, the 10-14 year olds are estimated to increase by 4.79% and the 20-45 year olds are forecast to decrease by -

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0.51% during the period up to 2015. This is shown below together with the team sport playing age groups for the Town Centre Areas.

Lambeth Population Structure 2010 Age Group Male Female Total 5 to 9 8896 8302 17198 10 to 14 7459 7139 14598 15 to 19 6550 6710 13260 20 to 45 76473 75636 152109 Total 99378 97787 197165

Lambeth Population Structure 2015 % Change Age (2010- Group Male Female Total 2015) 5 to 9 9516 8888 18404 +6.55 10 to 14 7811 7426 15237 +4.79 15 to 19 6840 6779 13619 +2.71 20 to 45 74302 77027 151329 -0.51 Total 98469 100120 198589 +0.01 Source: GLA Ward Population, 2008

Population of Team Sport Playing Age Groups in Lambeth by Town Centre Area, 2010 Total Area Population 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 45 Total North Lambeth 50972 3032 2500 2489 25607 33628 Clapham and Stockwell 72152 4529 3933 3150 38796 50408 Brixton 70537 4570 3813 3224 37167 48774 Streatham 55555 2514 2180 2229 30482 37405 Norwood 41502 2553 2171 2171 20056 26951 Totals 290718 17198 14597 13263 152108 197165

Population of Team Sport Playing Age Groups in Lambeth by Town Centre Area, 2015 Total Area Population 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 45 Total North Lambeth 53534 3228 2697 2653 25767 34345 Clapham and Stockwell 74413 4899 4008 3449 38612 50968 Brixton 72281 4933 4108 3318 36618 48977 Streatham 56344 2646 2146 2081 30404 37277 Norwood 42429 2698 2279 2119 19930 27026 299001 18404 15238 13620 151331 198593

5.3 SUPPLY OF PITCHES IN LAMBETH

5.3.1 Details on all available playing pitches and their ancillary facilities within Lambeth have been complied from the following main sources:

• Lambeth Sports & Recreation Facility Audit (October 2009) Lambeth Council 42 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

• Scott Wilson - Lambeth Open Space Strategy (September 2004) & Quality Audit Update (February 2007) • Sport England - Active Places Power (2010) • MTW’s 2009/10 survey of all schools, sports clubs and voluntary organisations in the borough • League Secretaries • Regional NGB Officers

5.3.2 The overall number of grass pitches in Lambeth which are available for community use is summarised below by type of ownership and by sport. In the case of school or college pitches, only those which were used as home grounds genuinely for clubs playing local league matches have been included.* 3

Total no. of grass pitches in Lambeth available for community use

Rugby Football Pitches League Senior Junior Mini Cricket & Union Soccer Pitch Council 20 4 3 1 1 Education 2 3 3 0 0 Voluntary 0 1 1 0 0 Private 0 1 0 1 0 Total 22 9 7 2 1

Sources: Lambeth Sports & Recreation Facility Audit (October 2009); MTW’s 2009/10 survey of all schools, sports clubs and voluntary organisations in the borough; Sport England - Active Places Power (2010)

A complete database of all the pitches together with details of their ancillary facilities is shown in Appendix 3. The database is also shown in a map format on the next page showing the location of all known sites.

Lambeth Council Pitches

5.3.3 Football The Borough Council has a portfolio of 20 senior football pitches, 4 junior pitches and 3 mini-soccer pitches on 12 sites.

Ancillary Facilities 5.3.4 The majority of these sites have team changing rooms, toilets and showers. However there are 4 sites with 2 senior football pitches and 2 mini-soccer pitches, which do not have any ancillary facilities at all. Only two of the sites have disabled access provision. For more detailed analysis of the pitches and ancillary facilities at each council owned site, refer to section 5.4 and the full site survey results in Appendix 5.

* Defined as those schools which have regular league games played on them by a club(s) and which are considered, as the ‘home pitch’ of one or more clubs). Lambeth Council 43 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Cricket 5.3.5 The Borough Council maintains one grass cricket pitch located at Kennington Park. Kennington Park is leased to Kennington Park United Cricket Club. The site has a changing room, showering and toilet facilities. There are cricket practice nets at three other parks and an artificial cricket wicket in Archbishop Park. There is of course scope to bring other playing fields into use for cricket at the end of the football season.

Rugby League / Rugby Union 5.3.6 The Council owns an unmarked rugby pitch on Clapham Common, which can be marked on request but the pitch has no goal posts. It was being used for junior football. The only Rugby League club in the borough was playing all its matches at Storm Park in Croydon. The borough also owns 3 rugby-netball pitches, 4 touch-rugby pitches and 2 additional grass pitches that are used for touch-rugby. Only one site has changing rooms, showering and toilet facilities, none of the sites have clubhouses, catering provision or car-parking facilities.

Hockey 5.3.7 The Borough Council owns one full-size floodlit artificial turf pitch at Kennington Park which can be used for hockey. The site has changing rooms and a café but no car-parking provision.

Educational Pitches 5.3.8 A comprehensive survey of all 100 schools and colleges in Lambeth was carried out to establish the extent of community use of their playing pitches. (The questionnaire used is shown in Appendix 4). The response rate for primary schools was 46%, 67% for secondary schools, 67% for higher education and 57% for special education needs schools. In the case of secondary schools and HE & FE colleges which did not respond, the information was obtained through a third party or from the Lambeth Facilities Audit or Building Schools for the Future documents.

In this report, secured community use of school pitches is defined as those schools whose pitches are regularly used by clubs for league matches. This questionnaire also asked each school whether they had secured a community use agreement in place and whether they intended to permit community use for at least the next two years.

Community Use 5.3.9 A total of 21 education sites had community use of their pitches, representing 21% of educational sites.

No. of Schools with Community Use in Lambeth Type of School No. Total schools % of Total Primary 13 67 19% Secondary 6 15 40% Special Educational 1 7 14% Needs Higher Education 1 11 9% Total 21 100 21% Lambeth Council 44 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Source: MTW survey of site owners in Lambeth, 2009/10

From the questionnaires returned and information available, the schools with community use provided the following outdoor facilities: 2 senior grass pitches, 1 junior grass pitch, 3 mini-soccer pitches, 1 full-sized sand filled ATP, 3 small-sided 3G ATPs, 2 small-sided sand based ATPs, 6 tennis courts, 2 grass rounders pitches, 14 MUGAs, 1 basketball court and 8 hard courts.

For indoor sports, the schools also provide 9 sports halls, 26 activity halls, 6 fitness gyms (63 stations), 6 dance studios, 1 swimming pool, 1 hydrotherapy pool and 2 assembly halls.

Primary Schools’ Indoor Facilities Available for Community Use Activity Fitness Dance Swimming Main Primary Schools Hall Gym Studio Pool Hall Archbishop Sumner CE Primary 1 Christ Church (Streatham) CE Primary 1 Crown Lane Primary 1 Durand Primary School 1 1 1 Glenbrook Primary School 2 Granton Primary School 1 Immanuel & St Andrew C.E. Primary 1 Jessop Primary School Loughborough Primary 1 Rosendale Primary 1 St Bede's RC 1 St Mark's CE Primary 1 St Stephen's CE Primary 1 Stockwell Primary 3 1 Sunnyhill Primary

Primary Schools’ Outdoor Facilities Available for Community Use Senior Junior Small Small Football Football Mini- 3G Sand Outdoor Tennis Hard Primary Schools Pitch Pitch Soccer ATP ATP Basketball MUGA Court Court Archbishop Sumner CE Primary 1 Christ Church (Streatham) CE Primary 1 1 1 Crown Lane Primary 1 1 Durand Primary School 1 Glenbrook Primary School 1 2 2 2 Granton Primary School Immanuel & St Andrew C.E. Primary 1 1 Jessop Primary School 1 1 Loughborough Primary 1 Rosendale Primary St Bede's RC 1 St Mark's CE Primary 2 St Stephen's CE Primary Lambeth Council 45 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Stockwell Primary Sunnyhill Primary 1

Secondary Schools’ Indoor Facilities Available for Community Use Activity Fitness Dance Main Secondary Schools Sports Hall Hall Gym Studio Hall Archbishop Teninson's CE Secondary 1 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic 1 2 Charles Edward Brooke CE Secondary 2 Dunraven 1 1 1 The Elmgreen School 1 1 Lambeth Academy 1 1 Lilian Baylis Technology 1 1 1 London Nautical School 1 Norwood School 1 2 The Park Campus 1 1 St Martins in the Fields 1 1 Streatham & Clapham HS 1 1 1

Secondary Schools’ Outdoor Facilities Available for Community Use

Senior Full Small Small Football Mini- size 3G Sand Tennis Rounders Hard Secondary Schools Pitch Soccer ATP ATP ATP Court Pitch MUGA Court Archbishop Teninson's CE Secondary 1 Charles Edward Brooke CE Secondary 1 3 1 The Elmgreen School 1 1 Lambeth Academy 1 Lilian Baylis Technology 1 1 Norwood School 1 The Park Campus 1 1 1 Streatham & Clapham HS 1 1 2

Higher Education Indoor Facilities Available for Community Use Fitness Dance Higher Education Gym Studio Kings College London Student Union 1 1

SEN Schools’ Indoor Facilities Available for Community Use Hydrotherapy SEN Schools Sports Hall Activity Hall Pool MUGA Elm Court School 1 1 The Michael Tippett School 1 1

SEN Schools’ Outdoor Facilities Available for Community Use

SEN Schools MUGA Elm Court School 1

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A number of the secondary and special schools which do not currently open for community use, are likely to do so following their upgrading through BSF as well as the new Academy being built.

5.3.10 Seven schools, would like to provide community use of their outdoor facilities but do not do so at present, as shown below.

Schools who would like to offer Community Use but do not at present

Pitches Football Hard (Grass) ATP MUGA Court Name of School Senior Mini Small 3G Crown Lane Primary 1 Elm Wood Primary 1 Evelyn Grace Academy 1 2 Julian’s Primary 1 Richard Atkins Primary 1 Rosendale Primary 1 Sunnyhill Primary 1 Source: MTW survey of site owners in Lambeth, 2009/10

5.3.11 Based on the survey results, the times that a school/college’s pitches were available for community use was once a week on weekdays and weekend mornings.

5.3.12 Of the 21 schools who permitted community use, 6 had team changing, showering and toilet facilities, a further 2 had changing and toilet facilities without showers, 7 had car parking space and 8 had disability access provision (DDA compliant).

5.3.13 The education sites with pitches available for community use were mainly used for football. Five of the schools felt their pitches were neither overused or underused. One felt their pitches were overused and four felt their pitches were underused.

5.3.14 None of the schools had hockey or cricket facilities.

Private Pitches 5.3.15 Details of those private sports clubs or institutions owning their own pitches were obtained from the sports club survey and Active Places Power (Sport England).

Football 5.3.16 A total of one junior pitch was identified. The facility is listed below.

Privately owned Football Pitches in Lambeth Name of Ground Junior Horizon's Health & Fitness Club 1 Lambeth Council 47 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

(Streatham) Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10; Active Power Places (2010)

Horizon’s had a team changing room, showering and toilet facilities.

Cricket 5.3.17 There was 1 private cricket ground in Lambeth at the Oval with its own changing, showering and toilet facilities as well as a clubhouse with bar and catering provision. The site had car parking provision (For a full list of ancillary facilities see Appendix 3).

Privately owned Cricket Pitches in Lambeth Name of Ground No. of Pitches Brit Oval 1

Rugby Union and Rugby League 5.3.18 There were no private Rugby Union or Rugby League pitches in Lambeth.

5.4 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF PITCHES

5.4.1 In order to assess the adequacy of pitches in different parts of the Borough, the distribution has been analysed in terms of the five town centre areas. The number of pitches for each sport in each of the five town centre areas is shown in the tables below for each category of ownership:

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Grass Football Pitches in Lambeth by Town Centre Area and Ownership

Town Centre Area Council Education Voluntary Private

Snr Jnr Mini Snr Jnr Mini Snr Jnr Mini Snr Jnr Mini

North Lambeth 3 1 1 1 1 Clapham and Stockwell 12 2 1 Brixton 3 1 3 Streatham 2 2 1 Norwood 1 2 1 Total 20 3 3 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 0

Sources: MTW survey of site owners in Lambeth, 2009/10; Active Power Places (2010)

Grass Cricket Pitches in Lambeth by Town Centre Area and Ownership

Ward Council Education Voluntary Private

North Lambeth 1 1 Clapham and Stockwell Brixton Streatham Norwood Total 1 0 0 1 Sources: MTW survey of site owners in Lambeth, 2009/10; Active Power Places (2010))

The majority of playing pitches are concentrated on Clapham Common which is by far the largest expanse of open space in the borough and had 12 senior and 2 junior football pitches owned by the Council. Streatham had 4 senior and one junior pitches half of which are on educational sites. Although Clapham Common straddles two boroughs, Lambeth and Wandsworth, Lambeth Council has the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of all football pitches and changing rooms on the Common. Norwood is again the poor relation in terms of provision with the lowest number of pitches: 2 junior and one mini.

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5.5 DEMAND FOR PITCHES

5.5.1 The existing demand for football pitches in Lambeth has been derived from a survey of all football clubs in the borough, information from the local leagues on the number of teams participating as well as the London Football Association. In total 148 football clubs, 1 cricket club and 1 Rugby League club were identified in Lambeth.

5.5.2 The clubs were all sent an email with attached questionnaire (those clubs that did not have email addresses were sent a postal questionnaire and reply-paid envelope (see Appendix 4). After a 2 week period, the clubs who had not replied were sent a reminder email enclosing another copy of the questionnaire. The clubs that did not respond 2 weeks later were phoned several times in order to fill the questionnaire over the phone. An overall response of 93 clubs equivalent to 62% was achieved. Of the 57 clubs that did not respond to the survey, 31 clubs proved impossible to contact despite every effort made to do so. Many of these may no longer be in existence. If they are excluded, the response rate rises to 82%.

Lambeth Sports Club Survey Sample Achieved

Total Sent Total Response Rate Type of Club Out Returns % Football 148 91 61 Cricket 1 1 100 Rugby League 1 1 100 Rugby Union 0 0 - Hockey 0 0 - Total 150 93 62 Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10

FOOTBALL

Demand 5.5.3 In order to calculate the demand for grass pitches during the peak periods it is necessary to know how many teams, senior and junior, are playing in the various district leagues on which days and at what times. The senior teams within Lambeth play in 9 different football leagues, while the junior and mini soccer teams play in 7 leagues.

Analysis of Senior and Junior Football Teams in Lambeth by Local League and Match Days & Times Adult Leagues No. of Day Time Teams Central London Super Sunday League 5 Sun PM Colombian Football League 14 Sun AM Greater London Regional Women's Football 10 Sun AM + League PM London & Kent Border Football League 1 Sun AM + PM Morden & District Sunday Football League 4 Sun AM Southern Sunday Football League 12 Sun AM STEP League 1 Sun PM Lambeth Council 50 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

West Fulham Sunday Football League 1 Sun AM Wimbledon & District Football League 4 Sat PM Total Adult teams 52

Junior and Mini-Soccer Leagues No. of Day Time Teams Juniors (15-18 years) London Saturday Youth Football League (15-18) 2 Sat AM + PM South East London & Kent Youth Football League 1 Sun AM + PM Tandridge Junior Football League (15-18) 2 Sun AM + PM Sub total 5

Juniors (11-14 years) Clapham Little League 6 Sat AM London Saturday Youth Football League (11-14) 5 Sat AM + PM Tandridge Junior Football League (11-14) 8 Sun AM + PM Sub total 19 Mini-Soccer (5-10 years) Clapham Little League 6 Sat AM Jason Roberts Foundation Lambeth Football 18 Wed PM League Lambeth & Southwark Primary Schools Football 26 Sat,Wed AM + + Thur PM London Saturday Youth Football League 1 Sat AM + PM South London Girls Football League 12 Wed PM Tandridge Junior Football League 6 Sun AM + PM Sub total 69 Total Junior teams 93 Total No. of Teams 145 Source: Local Football Leagues; London Football Association 2010

5.5.4 There are 52 senior teams and 93 junior teams in Lambeth, playing in local leagues. Of the juniors, 5 teams are 15-18 year olds who can play on adult pitches, 19 are aged 10-14 years who need a junior size pitch and 69 are 5-10 year olds who play mini-soccer which is played on half of a full-size pitch. i.e. two matches can be played simultaneously on a full size pitch. Mini-soccer is a player development initiative from the Football Association which was introduced in 1997. A junior league which does not play mini-soccer for under 10’s is no longer recognised by the F.A. There are also 15 recreational teams (5 of which replied to the questionnaire) playing friendly matches during the weekday afternoons who play mainly on artificial turf pitches.

There are 13 female football teams and 12 junior female football teams in Lambeth playing in local leagues

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Among the ethnic communities in Lambeth, there are 14 Colombian teams playing in their own league, 7 Portuguese teams and 5 Somali teams who play in various non denominational leagues and one Caribbean club with 5 junior teams and 2 senior teams.

Home Football games per week 5.5.5 It was assumed that 50% of all games played by the teams would be on their home ground and that each team would play 1 game per week in the peak season. Based on the estimated 52 senior teams, 5 junior teams aged 15-18 years, 19 junior teams aged 11-14 and 69 junior teams playing on half-size pitches in Lambeth, there would therefore be a demand of 29 full size pitches from seniors and older juniors, 10 junior pitches, and 35 mini-soccer pitches every week.

Temporal demand for Football Games 5.5.6 The temporal demand for football pitches is based on the playing days and times of the leagues and is as follows:-

Temporal Demand of the Ashford Football Leagues (% of all home matches played by day and time by age group) Seniors Juniors (15-18) Juniors (11-14) Mini-Soccer AM PM Total AM PM Total AM PM Total AM PM Total Wednesdays 23% 23% Thursdays 2% 2% Saturdays 3% 3% 1% 1% 2% 6% 2% 8% 18% 18% Sundays 25% 8% 33% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 6% 2% 2% 4% Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10

The majority of senior matches take place on a Sunday morning, more Junior 11- 14 years are spread between Saturday and Sunday. Mini-soccer is played on Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. This skews the peak demand fairly heavily on to Sunday morning with 31% of all matches played during this time. Cup matches have not been included in this report because they are less easy to predict in terms of the number of home games that will be required. But nevertheless, they will have an impact on the demand for pitches.

Adequacy of Existing Supply 5.5.7 Using Sport England’s methodology for assessing Playing Pitch requirements, the current demand was compared with existing supply.

LAMBETH FOOTBALL PITCH ASSESSMENT FOOTBALL STAGE ONE Senior 52 Identifying teams Junior 15-18 5 Junior 11-14 19 Mini 69 STAGE TWO Senior 0.5 Calculate home games per week Junior 15-18 0.5 Junior 11-14 0.5 Mini 0.5 STAGE THREE (S1 X Senior 26 Lambeth Council 52 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

S2) Assessing total home games per week Junior 15-18 2.5 Junior 11-14 9.5 Mini 34.5 STAGE THREE (S1 X S2) Wednesday PM Senior 0% Assessing total home games per week Junior 15-18 0% Junior 11-14 0% Mini 48% Thursday PM Senior 0% Junior 15-18 0% Junior 11-14 0% Mini 4% Saturday AM Senior 0% Junior 15-18 20% Junior 11-14 45% Mini 38% Saturday PM Senior 8% Junior 15-18 20% Junior 11-14 13% Mini 1% Sunday AM Senior 70% Junior 15-18 30% Junior 11-14 21% Mini 4% Sunday PM Senior 22% Junior 15-18 30% Junior 11-14 21% Mini 4% STAGE FIVE (S3 X S4) Wednesday PM Senior 0 Defining pitches used each day Junior 0 Mini 16.6 Thursday PM Senior 0 Junior 0 Mini 1.4 Saturday AM Senior 0.7 Junior 4.3 Mini 13.1 Saturday PM Senior 2.1 Junior 1.2 Mini 0.3 Sunday AM Senior 19.0 Junior 1.9 Mini 1.4 Sunday PM Senior 6.4 Junior 1.9 Mini 0.3 STAGE SIX Senior 22 Establishing pitches currently available Junior 9 Mini 7 STAGE SEVEN (S6 - S5) Wednesday PM Senior 22 Identifying shortfall Junior 9 Lambeth Council 53 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

(-) Mini -9.6 Thursday PM Senior 22 Junior 9 Mini 5.6 Saturday AM Senior 21.3 Junior 4.7 Mini -6.1 Saturday PM Senior 19.9 Junior 7.8 Mini 6.7 Sunday AM Senior 3.0 Junior 7.1 Mini 5.6 Sunday PM Senior 15.6 Junior 7.1 Mini 6.7 Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10 The analysis showed a peak demand for 19 senior pitches (including the 15-18 year olds) on Sunday mornings, 4 junior pitches on a Saturday morning, and 16 mini-soccer pitches on a Wednesday afternoon. In Lambeth, there is a margin of only 3 full size football pitches to cover the peak use on Sunday mornings. This also includes the matches for 15-18 year olds. However, this does not allow for pitch rotation required to rest certain pitches each season to enable them to recover. In Lambeth, about 25% of senior pitches are rested each year. This reduces the capacity available to only 16 senior pitches, a shortfall of 3 at peak playing times. Two adult pitches at Streatham Common were derelict and only suitable for recreational use. This increased the shortfall to 5 adult pitches on Sunday mornings . In the case of Junior pitches, there is a surplus of nearly 5 pitches on Saturday mornings which is adequate to cater for demand as these pitches are generally not rested. There is however a shortfall of 10 mini-soccer pitches on Wednesday afternoons and a shortfall of 6 on Saturday afternoons, their peak playing times.

Carrying Capacity 5.5.8 Another measure of supply takes into account the carrying capacity of the pitches. The weekly average capacity of the football pitches based on discussions with the local authority and other site owners is 2 games per week for the Council and private pitches and 1 game per week for educational pitches.

Existing Capacity of Lambeth Borough Pitches compared with demand Average No. of Games Average Capacity: No. of No. of Pitches per week per Pitch Games per week Senior Junior Mini- Senior Junior Mini- Senior Junior Mini- Soccer Soccer Soccer Council 13* 4 3 2 2 2 26 8 6 Voluntary - 1 1 - 2 2 - 2 2 Private - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - Educational 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 Total Pitches 15 9 7 Total Capacity 28 15 11 Total No. of home games required per week 29 10 20 Surplus (+)/Shortfall (-) -1 +5 -9

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*(5 pitches deducted for pitch rotation, and 2 are not useable for competition) Source: MTW, 2009/10 This indicated that Lambeth’s senior pitches could not absorb the demand nor could the mini-soccer pitches.

Views of the Governing Body 5.5.9 The Regional Football Development Officers confirmed that there was a shortage of pitches in Lambeth, particularly for mini-soccer, youth and women’s football. They felt that most parks did not have the facilities to play weekend youth and adult football. As Astroturf pitches are corporately booked, this also makes it difficult for community groups to train during the week. The FA would like more grass pitches and additional full sized 3G pitches. The officers also stated that there are a high level of one team clubs and few Charter standard clubs. They would like to have multi team clubs, catering for different ages. By setting up youth clubs, this will help sustain adult teams in the future.

Views of the Adult Football Leagues 5.5.10 The secretaries of the adult leagues felt there was a shortage of senior pitches to meet their needs and some were aware of clubs experiencing difficulties in securing pitches for their home matches. The main compliant from the secretaries was related to the condition of pitches and ancillary facilities. Most notably, the state of the pitches and changing rooms in Clapham Common, which were noted as serious concerns. The changing rooms were variously described as “disgusting”, “atrocious”, “a disgrace” and “the nastiest in London.” According to Sporting Brixton, Southern Sunday Football League (their former league) banned matches at the Common due to the state of the changing rooms. The pitches at Clapham Common have been described by some club secretaries as “terrible” and “avoided like the plague.” Greater London Women’s Football League may ban matches at Clapham Common as the cross bars are against the FIFA Laws of the Game, and the FA Ground Grading Document for Clubs at Step 6 of the Women's Pyramid. The cross bar must be 2.44m high (8ft), yet it is estimated that the cross bar is 9ft high. There have been numerous complaints to the league regarding this issue and some games have had to be replayed as result.

Lambeth & Southwark Primary Schools Football have expressed deep concerns over the future of Rosendale Playing Fields. The league uses Rosendale and London South Bank University (LSBU) Grounds (the latter at great expense), and worry that Rosendale might lose one of its junior grass pitches due to BSF redevelopment. If this does happen, the league would have problems accommodating all their matches and are worried it could be their downfall. It will be too expensive for L&SPSL to play all their matches at LSBU due to the high costs. The league secretary also has to often add his own line markings and cut the grass as this is not done regularly by the council.

The Columbian Football League has expressed their desire to play matches all year round, which is not currently possible. For this reason, the league also uses redgra pitches. The London Saturday Youth Football League may move their home matches from Tooting Bec (where 90% of games are currently played) to Clapham Common next season. West Fulham Sunday Football League recommends that Lambeth improve its current facilities rather than construct new ones.

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Views of the Adult Football Clubs 5.5.11 The club secretaries of Lambeth’s football clubs have expressed similar opinions to those of their league secretaries. Primarily, the key complaints are in relation to the poor state of the playing pitches and changing rooms. The majority of these complaints refer to Clapham Common and Kennington Park . There are several specific problems clubs have with Clapham Common’s changing rooms. Clapham Alexandra have stated “the fact the changing rooms have no lighting at least to speak of is unacceptable.” Wandsworth Warriors: “Improving the changing rooms and shower area - these are very, very poor.” Improved toilets for both male and female players are needed urgently at Clapham Common. South London Studs “The changing facilities at Clapham Common are appalling. Men and women share one toilet - which is accessed through the male urinals. It is usually blocked with excrement.” The Club secretary also complained that “the changing rooms themselves are cold [and] dirty.” There are numerous complaints of a lack of heating and the lack of cleanliness at Clapham Common’s changing rooms.

5.5.12 Many of Lambeth’s clubs are suffering from a lack of funding. This not only limits the number of teams and players each club can sustain but threatens their very existence. Some of these clubs would like to receive community rates to lower the costs. St Matthew’s Project states “Ferndale should be free or offer greater discounts to community groups. The taking over Ferndale in the evenings by City employees and their friends should be stopped immediately.” Mogadishu Stars Football Club adds “we need long term funding as we are paying from our pockets. I am worried that young players will not be able to play due to the lack of facilities and high prices… Club membership is going up constantly but there is not enough training due to a lack of funds. Lambeth Council should have their own football league, in which teams do not have to pay to play. The games should be on Saturday or Sunday, this would be really viable for players in the borough. But it is still necessary to train, and without funding this is very difficult.”

There is mixed feeling about value for money at Lambeth’s facilities, while some clubs feel they are not getting their value for money, other clubs believe that the prices are very competitive. Several clubs have not received replies to their complaints, sent to Lambeth Council and GLL. These complaints include issues with double bookings, and a lack of grounds keeping.

Where Members Live 5.5.13 60% of the clubs said the majority of their members were drawn from Lambeth with 40% drawing some members from Lambeth and the neighbouring boroughs, i.e. Southwark and Wandsworth.

Growth Trends 5.5.14 65% of the clubs had a growing membership, 28% had a static membership and 7% of clubs had a declining membership.

Distance Travelled 5.5.15 Travelling distance was within an average 3 mile radius of the club’s home pitch and players would be willing to travel an average 4 miles to the club’s home ground.

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Adequacy of Ancillary Facilities 5.5.16 4% of clubs had no access to changing rooms, 25% of clubs had no access to showering facilities. The availability of various ancillary facilities among the clubs in the sample and their condition is shown below.

Availability and Rating of Ancillary Facilities among Lambeth Football Clubs

(% of total respondents) Ancillary Facility Good Adequate Poor VeryPoor None

Changing facilities 11% 29% 18% 38% 4% Showers 11% 23% 25% 16% 25% Clubhouse 17% 4% 17% 14% 48% Bar / Catering 13% 17% 13% 9% 48% Team shelter 7% 11% 18% 25% 39% Disabled access 17% 29% 25% 8% 21% Parking 8% 38% 12% 23% 19% Value for money 12% 35% 29% 24% - Overall quality of pitch 14% 27% 35% 24% -

Source: MTW Survey of Sports Clubs in Lambeth, 2009/10

56% of clubs felt their team changing facilities were poor or very poor compared to 40% who thought they were good or adequate. 41% rated the showering facilities as poor or very poor compared with 34% who thought they were good or adequate.

Problems with Home Ground 5.5.17 46% of clubs cited dog fouling as a problem at their home ground, 26% complained of unauthorised use and 2% of clubs complained of vehicular trespass at their home ground. On average, 3.04 matches per club were postponed last season.

Pitch Ratings 5.5.18 The average pitch ratings (out of good, acceptable and poor) given to their home ground by the clubs is shown below.

Good Acceptable Poor Firmness of surface 24% 58% 18% Grip underfoot 22% 58% 20% Bounce of ball on pitch 22% 49% 29% Evenness of pitch 11% 49% 40% Length of grass 14% 60% 26% Grass cover 12% 59% 29% Floodlights 12% 16% 72% Posts and sockets 17% 40% 43% Line markings 29% 46% 25% Practice area other than pitch 7% 52% 41% Free from litter, dog fouling etc 16% 49% 35% Source: MTW Survey of Sports Clubs in Lambeth, 2009/10

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Improvements to Home Grounds 5.5.19 Listed below are the priority improvements that clubs would like to see made to their home grounds.

Improvement % Changing facilities 29% Pitch Maintenance (grass cutting, rolling, spiking etc.) 13% Goal posts 8% Flatten pitches 6% Build more pitches 5% Efficient booking (GLL) 3% Source: MTW Survey of Sports Clubs in Lambeth, 2009/10

Cross Borough Issues 5.5.20 The football club survey revealed that 17 Lambeth based clubs did not use Lambeth pitches as their home grounds which highlights the shortage of pitches in the borough. The neighbouring pitches used were, Tooting Bec Common (Wandsworth), South Bank University Grounds (Southwark), PowerLeague Norbury (Croydon), Dulwich Sports Ground (Southwark), Wandsworth Common (Wandsworth), Trinity Playing Fields (Wandsworth), Southwark Park (Southwark), Battersea Park (Wandsworth), Sydenham Sports Ground (Lewisham) and Garrett Park (Wandsworth).

Two clubs from outside Lambeth makes use of pitches within the borough. AFC Fulham Belles from Fulham (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) and Barking Mad FC from Wandsworth and Surrey use the pitch at Clapham Common.

Projected Football Demand

Growth Trends in Football 5.5.21 The most authoritative survey of sports participation in England is the Active People Survey, which is the largest ever survey of sport and active recreation to be undertaken in Europe. Active People Survey 1 was a telephone survey of over 360,000 adults in England (aged 16+). A minimum of 1,000 interviews were completed in each English local Authority. Active People Survey 2 was done between the 15 th October 2007 to 14 th October 2008.

% of Lambeth adults participating in football 4 weeks Number of sessions participated at least 30 mins moderate intensity in football in the last before interview 4 weeks 1 to 3 sessions 4 to 7 sessions 8 to 11 sessions 12 or more sessions APS 1 - APS 2 - 2006 2008 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 6.45% 8.52% 1.93% 4.30% 2.86% 3.00% 1.23% 0% 0.44% 1.22% Source: Sport England, Active People Survey, 2006-8

The data shows that demand has grown by over 2 % during the period with 8.52% of adults participating in football in 2008 compared to 6.45% in 2006. This ties in with the growth reported by the football clubs of which 65% reported a growth in members compared with 7% a decline. Lambeth Council 58 London Borough of Lambeth Playing Pitch Assessment 2010-2015

Team Generation Rates 5.5.22 The rate of senior and junior teams per thousand population is calculated by dividing the number of senior and junior teams in the borough by the predicted number of residents, divided by 1000 in each of the football playing age groups.

Football Team Generation Rates No. of Teams per 1,000 population in Lambeth 2010* Mini- Senior Junior Junior Soccer Age Group (20-45) (15-19) (11-14) (5-10) Lambeth TGR 0.34 0.38 1.3 4.01 Source; GLA Ward projections

5.5.23 If Lambeth’s current TGR’s were applied to the 2015 population, this would result in the same number of senior teams, again in 1 junior team (11-14), the same number of junior (15-18) teams and an increase in 5 mini-soccer teams due to the increase in population.

To model the potential growth in football participation over the period, a 10% growth rate on the current TGR’s has been assumed and applied to the 2015 population for the four age groups. This is in line with Sport England’s ‘Towards a Level Playing Field’ as well as reflecting the growth rate for Lambeth in the Active People survey. This will result in an extra 5 senior teams, 1 junior (15-18) team, 3 junior (11-14) teams, and 12 mini-soccer teams.

The number of additional teams would require 2 senior pitches, two additional junior pitches and 6 additional mini-soccer pitches.

5.5.24 Below is the predicted demand for football pitches in Lambeth in 2015. This is for the four broad football playing age groups: 20-25 years, juniors 11-14 and 15- 19 and mini-soccer, 5-10 years old.

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Projected No. of Football Teams in Lambeth in 2015 based on increase in Population and growth in participation

Change in Number of Pitches TGR's No. of Teams 2015 Change in Teams Required Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior (11- (15- Mini- (11- (15- Mini- (11- (15- Mini- (11- (15- Mini- Senior 14) 19) Soccer Senior 14) 19) Soccer Senior 14) 19) Soccer Senior 14) 19) Soccer Current TGR 0.34 1.3 0.38 4.01 52 20 5 74 0 +1 0 +5 0 0 0 +1 Current TGR increase by 10% (2015) 0.37 1.43 0.42 4.41 57 22 6 81 +4 +3 +1 +12 +1 +1 0 +3 Source: MTW, 2010

The formula for calculating the number of pitches required is as follows:

Number of teams x the %age playing at peak 2

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CRICKET

5.5.25 There is one cricket club in Lambeth, Kennington United CC, affiliated to Surrey Cricket Board. The club was surveyed and returned their questionnaire. They had 2 senior teams (one female and one male team), and 1 junior team in Lambeth. Details of the club are shown below:

Survey of Cricket Clubs in Lambeth: Sample achieved

Total No. of Respondents Response Rate = 100% No. of playing Members Adult male 25 Adult female 16 Junior 30 No. of Teams Adult male 1 Adult female 1 Junior 1 Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10

Temporal Demand for Cricket 5.5.26 All senior and junior matches take place on Sunday afternoons. The Club plays 1 home match per week on average. The adult women’s team has not played a match at home for 2 years due to the state of the pitch.

Comparison of demand and supply 5.5.27 There was one cricket pitch in Lambeth at Kennington Park which adequately supplied the current demand. There were several other playing fields in the borough often with cricket nets which could be brought into use if cricket expanded significantly.

Views of the Governing Body for Cricket 5.5.28 The County Cricket Development Manager felt that cricket is poorly catered for in Lambeth due to a lack of facilities and cricket clubs. The manger mentioned that Kennington United (the only community club in the borough) are facing facility and funding issues. However there are schools programmes at the Brit Oval, such as ‘Playing for Success’, which is run by Surrey Cricket and combined educational aspects, as is the case for ECHO, Gifted & Talented and the Pinnacle Club. In addition, there is the Wyck Gardens After School Programme and Maurice Fulcher Cricket Competition.

Views of the Club 5.5.29 Kennington Park United Cricket Club has cited numerous issues that they were facing. The head coach has complained about the state of the facilities, requiring major repairs for the cricket nets, resurfacing of the outfield and new signage. There was also issue with the groundskeeper, as it was felt that the playing pitch was not maintained and cleaned properly. Due to the state of the pitch, the Surrey

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Women’s League has not allowed the women’s team to play home matches at Kennington Park for 2 years. The head coach wanted to resurrect the ‘Lambeth Mayor’s Match’ which would take place in Kennington Park and become the pinnacle of the cricket season. The coach hopes that Lambeth Council, England Cricket Board and Surrey Cricket decide on their final decision for the reconstruction of Kennington Park; as the lease for Kennington Park runs out in 2014.

Growth Trend 5.5.30 Kennington Park United said their membership has remained static. The reason given for the static trend is because the club are waiting for a pavilion to be built at Kennington Park, their home ground.

Ownership of Pitches 5.5.31 The club’s ground was owned by Lambeth Council and was leased to the club.

Distance Travelled 5.5.32 The Club membership currently travelled an average of 3 miles to use their home ground and would be “prepared to travel any distance” to use home facilities.

Adequacy of Facilities 5.5.33 Kennington United said they had access to outdoor nets and changing rooms, but had no clubhouse, bar or catering. The availability of ancillary facilities and the rating of their condition are shown below.

Availability and Rating of Ancillary facilities at Kennington Park

Very Ancillary Facility Good Adequate Poor Poor None Changing Facilities - - 100% - - Showers - - 100% - - Clubhouse - - - - 100% Bar / Catering - - - - 100% Team Shelter - - 100% - - Disabled Access - - - - 100% Parking - - - - - Value for Money - - 100% - - Overall Quality of Facilities - - 100% - - Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10

5.5.34 Desired Improvements Kennington Park United of clubs would like to see improvements made to the pitch and new equipment installed. Other priority improvements include improved outfield and signage. Kennington Park United cited dog fouling, vandalism and unauthorised use of the pitch as problems.

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Name of Ground Improvement Priority Cricket nets need major repairs Outfield needs resurfacing Kennington Park Signage needed when matches are played Groundskeeper need to properly maintain ground and ensure it is clean

Ratings of Home Ground 5.5.35 Below are the ratings of the home ground for Kennington Park:

Rating of Home Ground by Kennington Park United Cricket Club Good Acceptable Poor Firmness of surface - - 100% Grip underfoot - - 100% Bounce of ball on pitch - - 100% Evenness of pitch - - 100% Length of grass - - 100% Grass cover - - 100% State of nets - - 100% Floodlights - - - Posts and sockets - - - Line markings - - 100% Practice area other than pitch - - 100% Free from litter, dog fouling etc - - 100% Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs, 2009/10

Projected Cricket Demand and Playing Pitch needs

Participation Trends 5.5.36 The Active People Survey showed that Lambeth’s cricket participation grew by 0.79% between 2006 and 2008 with 1.41% of adults participating in cricket in 2008 compared to 0.62% in 2006.

Team Generation Rates 5.5.37 Lambeth’s current number of cricket teams per 1,000 population (junior and senior), i.e. their team generation rate) is shown below:

No. of Cricket Teams per 1,000 population (2010) Senior Junior Area (20-55) (5 - 19) Lambeth 0.01 0.02 Source: MTW 2010

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In the next table, two different Team Generation Rates are applied to the Lambeth population of senior and junior playing age groups: the current one and a 10% increase on the current ones.

Projected Growth

5.5.38 The table below shows the forecasted number of cricket teams within Lambeth if the current TGR was increased by 10% by 2015.

Lambeth Population 2015 Seniors ('000's) 187431 187431 Juniors ('000's) 47262 47262 Current 10% TGR's: TGR Growth Seniors 0.01 0.011 Juniors 0.02 0.022 No. of Teams Seniors 2 2 Juniors 1 1 Net Increase/Decrease in Teams Seniors 0 0 Juniors 0 0 Source: MTW, 2010

If the current TGR was applied to the 2015 population, this would result in the same number of senior and junior teams. With a 10% growth in TGR up to 2015, Lambeth would still have the same number of senior and junior teams.

The analysis demonstrated that the current number of cricket pitches will be adequate to cover population growth up to 2015.

5.5.39 HOCKEY

There are no hockey clubs in the borough.

5.5.40 RUGBY UNION

There are no Rugby Union clubs in the borough.

RUGBY LEAGUE

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5.5.41 There is one rugby league club in Lambeth with 130 junior male members and 20 junior female members. Brixton Bulls Junior Rugby League Club runs 5 junior teams.

Brixton Bulls Junior Rugby League Club

Juniors No. of playing members (Boys) 130 Juniors (Girls) 20 Total 150 Juniors No. of teams (Boys) 3 Juniors (Mixed) 2 Total 5 Avg. No. of players per team 30 Source: MTW Survey of Lambeth Sports Clubs 2009/10

Temporal Demand 5.5.42 The temporal demand for rugby league training and matches is as follows:

Training Matches AM PM AM PM % % % % Thursdays - 100 - - Saturdays - - 80 20

The peak demand for training is on Thursday evenings with 100%. The peak demand for matches is on Saturday mornings with 80%.

Home Matches 5.5.43 There are 5 teams in the borough and during Saturday 2-3 teams will be playing home matches. The peak playing period is on Saturday morning when 2 pitches are required. There was no functioning rugby pitch in Lambeth so matches were played outside the borough at Storm Park in Croydon. Training was carried out on two grass football pitches at Rosendale.

Adequacy of existing pitches 5.5.44 Rugby league has currently one pitch available for matches. This is at Clapham Common North-West. However two issues must be addressed. Brixton Bulls do not use the rugby pitch at Clapham Common North-West. This could be because the pitch has no goal posts and that it is only marked when requested. Brixton Bulls U10 mixed teams train and play at Rosendale Playing Fields, which is not a purpose built rugby pitch (two junior grass football pitches). The U12s and U13s also train at Rosendale, but play their home games at Storm Park (Croydon). The

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U16s team both trains and plays at Storm Park as there isn’t sufficient space at Rosendale.

Capacity of pitches for Rugby League in Lambeth compared to demand

Average No Average of games total No No of per week of games Pitches per pitch per week Borough Council 1 0 0 Education (Junior) 0 0 0 Total Total Pitches 2 Capacity 2 Total No of home games required per week 2 Surplus/Shortfall -2 Source: MTW, 2010

Unless and until the former rugby pitch on Clapham Common is reinstated, there was a deficiency of two rugby pitches in the borough.

Views of the Brixton Bulls 5.5.45 The Development officer would very much like to be involved in the BSF redevelopment for Rosendale. The Brixton Bulls would like to establish Rosendale Playing Fields as the headquarters for the club. The club would like to have 2 flat pitches with floodlights which would allow them to train in the evenings. A clubhouse would be both used as the headquarters of the club and used for after match activities. The U12s, U13s and U16s have to play at Storm Park due to a lack of space at Rosendale. Brixton Bulls will consider using the rugby pitch at Clapham Common if goal posts will be added and if the pitch will have permanent line markings. The Brixton Bulls are concerned that they may no longer remain a Lambeth club if they do not find facilities for all their teams.

The officer stated that the changing rooms at Rosendale were in a bad condition. As the pitch is on a slope, it is at an angle, hence the pitches need to be levelled. Brixton Bulls are actively looking for funding and facilities in Lambeth and next season, the U16s team will develop into the U18s. The year after that, the U18s will become an open aged group. The club also occasionally use Brockwell Park for training when Rosendale is used for football competitions.

Growth Trends 5.5.46 The Brixton Bulls have a rapidly growing membership trend and this was due to active recruitment via the development officer.

Catchment 5.5.47 As well as Lambeth, the club also draws members from Croydon.

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Ancillary Facilities 5.5.48 Since the club played in Croydon the condition of their ancillary facilities was not relevant to the strategy. However it is worth noting that their team changing rooms, showers and shelter were rated as very poor. The overall quality of facilities was rated as poor.

Matches Postponed 5.5.49 The Brixton Bulls had 4 matches postponed during the 2009/2010 season.

Distance Travelled 5.5.50 The average distance club members travelled to use their home pitch was 3 miles. The club members would be willing to travel up to 5 miles to use their home ground. However, if this distance were to be any further, the development manager predicted that some players from poorer families would not be able to continue playing due to the cost of travelling.

Problems at Home Ground 5.5.51 Brixton Bulls did not experience any dog fouling, vandalism, or unauthorised use of their pitch. However, as previously mentioned, there was not sufficient playing space at Rosendale Playing Fields and the pitches are angled on a slope.

Additional Use 5.5.52 The club would like two additional training sessions during Monday and Saturday for two hours per session.

Projected Rugby League Demand

% of Lambeth adults participating in rugby league Number of sessions participated at least 30 mins moderate intensity in rugby 4 weeks before interview league in the last 4 weeks 12 or more 1 to 3 sessions 4 to 7 sessions 8 to 11 sessions sessions APS 1 - 2006 APS 2 - 2008 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 0.21% 0.46% 0.09% 0.30% 0.13% 0.16% 0% 0% 0% 0% Source: Sport England, Active People Survey, 2006-8

The data shows that demand has grown slightly by 0.25% during the period with 0.46% of adults participating in rugby league in 2008 compared to 0.21% in 2006.

Lambeth Population 2015 Seniors ('000's) 187431 187431 Juniors ('000's) 47262 47262 TGR's: Current 10%

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TGR Growth Seniors 0 0.005* Juniors 0.11 0.12 No. of Teams Seniors 0 1* Juniors 6 6 Net Increase/Decrease in Teams Seniors 0 +1*

Juniors +1 +1 No. of Pitches Required at Peak Time 2.5 3 No. of Pitches Available 0 0 Surplus/Shortfall -2.5 -3

- Note: Club plans to have open aged senior team by 2013.

The pitch requirement situation for rugby league will increase to 2015. There will be a need for 2.5 pitches during the peak period, and a need for 3 pitches with 10% TGR growth. The potential to accommodate all the club’s needs within Lambeth should be investigated.

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5.6 LOCAL STANDARDS FOR PLAYING PITCH LAND

5.6.1 The area of land required in hectares for each of the three sizes of football pitch and for rugby and cricket pitches has been taken from the National Playing Fields Association ‘Six Acre Standard’ Report and Sport England guidelines. The Sizes used include an allowance for run-off, spectators, car parking and ancillary facilities. They are approximations only and can vary from site to site depending on the number of pitches per site.

Land Type of Pitch Required Adult Football Pitch 1.21 hectares Junior Football Pitch 0.8 hectares Mini Soccer 0.6 hectares Rugby Union/League 1.26 hectares Cricket 1.5 hectares

Football 5.6.2 The total number of football pitches excluding educational pitches without community use is 22 senior, 9 junior pitches and 7 mini-soccer pitches. At 1.21 hectares per senior pitch, 0.8 hectares per junior and 0.6 hectares per mini-soccer pitch (including supporting areas), the total current land area for football would be 38 hectares (22 x 1.21) + (9 x 0.8) + (7 x 0.6).

The population of Lambeth is currently estimated at 290,718. There are therefore 0.13 hectares for football per 1000 residents in the London Borough of Lambeth. At the projected increased population level in 2015 of 299,000, the ratio would slightly decrease to 0.127 hectares per 1,000 population.

5.6.3 In order to set a local standard for the borough as a whole, the pitch requirements, based on current and forecast demand, have been converted to land area (hectares) for 2010 and 2015 below.

Lambeth Football Pitch Land Requirements 2010-2015 Local Standard No. of Hectares required per No. of Hectares No. of Hectares Surplus / 1,000 Available Required Shortfall population* 2010 38 45.2 -7.2 0.155 2015 38 49.0 -11.0 0.164 *Note: Based on Lambeth’s total population of 290,718 in 2010 and 299,001 in 2015. Source: MTW, 2010

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Lambeth’s current local standard based on actual needs is therefore 0.155 hectares per 1,000 population for football land. The local standard for 2015 is 0.164 hectares per 1,000 population after taking into account an expected 10% growth in participation and the growth in population.

Rugby 5.6.4 There was no land being used for competitive rugby in the borough although there was a need for 2 pitches in 2010 and 3 by 2015. At 1.26 hectares per pitch the requirements are shown below:

Lambeth Rugby Pitch Land Requirements 2010-2015 Local Standard No. of Hectares required per No. of Hectares No. of Hectares Surplus / 1,000 Available Required Shortfall population* 2010 0 2.52 -2.52 0.009 2015 0 3.78 -3.78 0.013 Note: Based on Lambeth’s total population of 290,718 in 2010 and 299,001 in 2015.

Lambeth’s current standard was 0.009 hectares per 1,000 population rising to 0.013 by 2015. This additional land was needed to prevent the only rugby club being forced out of the borough.

Cricket 5.6.5 In order to set a local standard for cricket pitch land for the borough as a whole, the pitch requirements have been converted to land area (hectares) for 2010 below:

Lambeth Cricket Pitch Requirements 2010 – 2015 Land Requirements Local Min. Standard No. of No. of Hectares Hectares Surplus / No. of Hectares per No. of Hectares per 1,000 Available Required Shortfall 1,000 population population Required 2010 1.5 1.5 0 0.005 0.005 2015 1.5 1.5 0 0.005 0.005 Note: Based on Lambeth’s total population of 290,718 in 2010 and 299,001 in 2015.

Source: MTW, 2010 - 2015

Lambeth had an adequate land supply for its cricket needs both now and by 2015 even after assuming a 10% growth in participation over the period. It had 0.005 hectares per 1,000 population and a local standard of 0.005 was required.

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5.7 SITE INSPECTION OF COUNCIL OWNED PLAYING PITCHES

Introduction

5.7.1 The majority of the Borough Council owned playing pitches were inspected during December 2009. Each pitch and ancillary facility was scored using pre- agreed criteria, set by Sport England’s ‘Towards a Level Playing Field’ – Pitch Quality Assessment. The scoring range for pitches was between ‘over 90%’ and ‘less than 30%’ with ‘over 90%’: excellent, 64-90%: good pitch, 55-64%: average pitch, 30-54%: below average pitch, ‘less than 30%’: poor pitch. This was a pitch score out of 53. The equipment scoring was out of 9. The total pitch score therefore was out of 62.

5.7.2 The condition of the pitches, the site, general environment and the condition of the changing rooms, showers, toilets and clubhouse were scored using the following system: ‘over 90%’: excellent, 60-89%: good, 40-59%: average, 30- 39%: poor, less than 30%: very poor. Also other ancillary facilities were recorded such as the number of car-parking spaces whether the changing facilities had disabled access, the number of seats for spectators and whether there was pitch floodlighting. Combined this was out of a total of 41.

5.7.3 Abbotswood Road: Grass football No issues at Abbotswood Road.

5.7.4 Agnes Riley Gardens: MUGA / New 3G Pitch No issues or priorities, well refurbished, well managed and no vandalism.

5.7.5 Archbishops Park: Redgra Football / Artificial Cricket Wicket / Tennis Courts / Netball Court Overall fencing to redgra pitch is in poor condition and requires work. The Asphalt surfacing to the tennis courts are covered in moss (which are situated under the trees) and continued maintenance is required. There is considerable moss growth to the cricket practice nets which also require maintenance. Overall, Archbishops Park is well maintained with good facilities.

5.7.6 Brockwell Park: Grass Football Pitches / Redgra Pitch / Redgra BMX Track / Bowling Green / Tennis Courts / Basketball Courts / Practice Cricket Nets For a park as large as this one, the football pitches are in poor condition. There are 3 pitches; only one is fully marked out. The goals require repainting, and the grass needs continued maintenance. Pitch 1 is heavily used, so the grass in front of the goals are worn away, and the rest of the pitch is uneven and undulating. Pitch 2 is marked out with obvious evidence of use, but on a slope, with many weeds present and again grass worn-out in the goalmouth areas. The redgra pitch is away

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from the other football pitches, close to Brockwell Lido and BMX track. The proximity to the BMX track is a problem, as there is evidence of bike damage to the redgra pitch surface. There is opportunity to convert the redgra pitch which is underutilized at Brockwell Park into a grass football pitch, which would be used extensively and enable the sloping pitch to be removed. A tennis court has been converted into a MUGA, with evidence of extensive use, the fencing needs to be replaced to provide adequate boundaries for the MUGA, as tennis court fencing is currently used which is insufficient. All 6 tennis courts are in good condition. There is a desire to improve the BMX track, this would provide a facility that is in high demand, and on a site that could accommodate it well.

5.7.7 Clapham Common: Grass Football Pitches / Redgra Pitches / Practice Cricket Nets / Tennis Courts / Bowling Greens / Australian Rules football / Rugby netball / Netball / Basketball Courts / MUGA / Softball Pitches / Skateboard Park There are not enough changing rooms to accommodate the number of users on Clapham Common. The current facilities to the northwest accommodate 110 people, enough for 5 pitches. There are 15 pitches, if all are booked simultaneously, the changing facilities would need to accommodate 330 people. The pitches currently marked out to the northwest are in good shape, with evidence of continued use. This means that some of the pitches are not utilised in order to allow the grass to recover. Currently the rugby pitch is marked out for football, if this were to be marked out permanently, then the 2 football pitches need to be re-sited. The redgra pitches are well maintained and popular and are currently being re-surfaced to accommodate high demand.

All the tennis courts are popular, with good surfacing and nets. However, the timber pavilions all need replacing as most are vandalized and damaged.As the park is open, the floodlights to the 5 tennis courts (southwest) enable the courts to be used during the evenings. The three other tennis courts are not floodlit, therefore one will need to investigate whether there is a requirement for them to be lit to accommodate the numbers who want to use the courts.

The large Australian rules football pitch to the East, and often is in conflict with organized events on the common, which damages the surface. Work will need to be undertaken to see how this issue can be remedied. The hard court to the East needs re-surfacing, as it is only half marked out, with remainder being loose gravel. To the north of the hard court skate facilities have been located, a decision to be taken as to which is to be accommodated, and money to be set aside to complete the court if desirable, re-siting the skate facilities. The cricket facilities are in poor condition despite the long association with the common. If cricket is to be developed, the pitch needs to be properly marked out and a pavilion provided, which could double up to relieve some of the pressure on the changing facilities for football.

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5.7.8 Hatfields Open Space : 5-a-side pitch No issues at Hatfields Open Space.

5.7.9 Hillside Gardens : Tennis Courts / MUGA There are no issues with the tennis courts or MUGA’s surfacing or facilities, as they are well marked out and maintained. Some of the fencing though needs to be replaced and repaired. There are no changing rooms, and there is an opportunity to convert the One O’clock club, which is run down and an eyesore, or to provide an alternative facility.

5.7.10 Kennington Park : Synthetic Pitches / MUGA / Grass Football Pitches / Cricket field / Tennis Courts / Skate bowl Kennington Park has good full-sized Astroturf pitch and tennis / hockey hard courts. It is well lit, marked out and managed. The changing facilities are also well managed, with separate male and female changing rooms, plus disabled facilities. There is conflict between the cricket pitch and football pitch, with the footballers currently using the cricket pitch for training, damaging the surface. The grass football pitch is overused, with very little grass left and the goals require re-painting (assuming following drainage measures). Both the basketball court and the skate park are in need of revamping, with problems with drainage to the concrete skate park and no marking to the basketball court.

5.7.11 Knights Hill Recreation Ground : MUGA / Grass five-a-side pitch The MUGA is well maintained and marked. The grass five-a-side pitch is level, but the grass is too long, and the margins are waterlogged. If this pitch is to be used regularly, then the council should consider marking it out and looking into drainage.

5.7.12 Larkhall Park : Grass football pitch / Astroturf pitch / Basketball Court Both the new 3G pitch, new MUGA and the grass football pitch well used. The MUGA and 3G pitch were well lit and serviced by changing facilities. Community facilities such as informal volleyball are not currently serviced, as the children’s play area is sited on an old pitch. Are these still facilities still required? If so, where are they to be accommodated?

5.7.13 Loughborough Park : Basketball Court There are limited sports facilities at Loughborough Park, only accommodating basketball. There is moss covering the surface where the court lies under the trees, and there is ongoing maintenance to restrict growth. Fencing is also required for minor maintenance.

5.7.14 Myatts Fields Park : Tennis Courts / 5-a-side Astro turf pitch Overhanging tree branches to be trimmed to maintain tennis court sight lines. Astroturf pitch’s surface is in a good state, but the goals are right up against the

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fencing where there are major sections of fencing missing. There is limited sports provision for such a large catchment area.

5.7.15 Norwood Park : MUGA There are no issues at Norwood Park, the tarmac football / five-a-side pitch is well surfaced, marked out and lit.

5.7.16 The Rookery : Tennis Courts There are no issues at The Rookery, as the tennis courts are well maintained, surfaced and marked out. As the tennis courts are in an out of the way location, there is a question on the number of users. If the facilities are popular, then there is a possible opportunity to provide more tennis courts and a possible pavilion?

5.3.17 Rosendale Road : Junior Grass Football / Basketball / Netball No issues at Rosendale Road.

5.7.18 Ruskin Park : Basketball court / grass football pitch / tennis courts / redgra pitch There are 2 informal football pitches which are well used. Is there a need for more formal allocation, as there is plenty of space? There are however no changing facilities. The tennis courts are clearly marked out and well maintained. The adjoining basketball court is satisfactory, although the surface is uneven, and the courts are not marked out. In addition, the playing surface is breaking up near edge and there is no lighting despite being situated in an open park. Thus, is there a need for extending sports provision at this Ruskin Park?

5.7.19 Stockport Road : Grass Football Pitches The grass football pitches at Stockport Road looks acceptable, but there is no entry, as access is closed off due to being on school grounds? How often can the public use these facilities? How well does the shared facilities work? The school grounds seem to have well, maintained, lit Astroturf pitches. Are these only for use by the school or can public clubs use them? We require more information from Lambeth Council.

5.7.20 Spring Gardens : MUGA There is limited sports provision at Spring Gardens. There is only a MUGA, which is well maintained and marked out. The remainder of the park aggregated with trees. There is evidence of unofficial use with tyre tracks etc (i.e. BMX), is this because of its out of the way nature?

5.7.21 Streatham Vale Park : Tennis Courts / Bowling Green Both tennis courts and bowling green are well maintained. There is minor damage to the tennis courts surface by tree roots which requires re-surfacing. The grass surface to the bowling green is patchy and uneven in places. The fencing is old and rusty and there are places where dog owners enter, using the bowling green as a dog run. How often is the bowling green used? If the facility is used on a

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regular basis, repairs will then be required. The pavilion is an eye sore and requires improvement. In general, t here is limited play provision offered to the local area by this park.

5.7.22 Valley Road Playing Fields: Grass Football Pitches There are some un-even areas that could be levelled, in particular the goal mouths need some filling-in and re-seeding. The remainder of the pitch seems to be regularly re-seeded. The goals need re-painting. The pitch is not marked out, there are no floodlights and the fencing is tatty. The training areas tend to be patchy and scrubby.

5.7.23 Vauxhall Park: Tennis Courts / Basketball Court Tennis courts are well maintained, surfaced and marked out. A former bowling green has been converted into lavender garden, however the drainage channel has remained, so could be converted back into a bowling green. Is there a need for the bowling green to return to Vauxhall Park, as the garden seems very popular. The MUGA is in poor condition, with no floodlights or marking. There is limited provision for such a large park and catchment area.

5.7.24 Wyck Gardens: Cricket / MUGA There are no issues, as the facilities are well maintained, well signed, with good surfaces and great cricket provision.

5.7.3 SITE INSPECTION OF COUNCIL OWNED FOOTBALL PITCHES

The council sites have been ranked below in order of quality of their pitches at the time of the inspection.

Total Pitch Ancillary Total Score out Total Pitch Facilities Ancillary Name of Ground of 62 Score % Rank out of 41 % Rank Brockwell Park Senior Pitch 1 44 71% 6 40 98% 2 Brockwell Park Senior Pitch 2 36 58% 10 40 98% 2 Brockwell Park Senior Pitch 3 42 68% 7 40 98% 2 Clapham Common North-West Senior 1-8 42 68% 7 36 88% 6 Clapham Common South Junior Pitches 16 & 17 49 79% 1 36 88% 6 Kennington Park Senior Pitch 40 65% 8 38 93% 5 Knight's Hill Recreation Ground Mini- Soccer Pitch 41 66% 9 - - - Larkhall Park Adult Football Pitch 48 77% 2 36 88% 6 Norwood Park Junior Pitch 36 58% 10 - - - Norwood Park Mini-Soccer 36 58% 10 - - - Rosendale Playing Fields Junior Pitches 48 77% 2 - - -

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Ruskin Park informal football pitch 46 74% 5 - - - Valley Road Playing Fields Senior Pitch 47 76% 4 41 100% 1

With the average scores calculated for each site, the ranking is shown below:

Average Pitch Total Average Score Pitch Ancillary Total out of Score Facilities Ancillary Name of Ground 62 % Rank out of 41 % Rank Brockwell Park 40.6 66% 6 40 98% 2 Clapham Common 45.5 73% 5 36 88% 4 Kennington Park 40 65% 8 38 93% 3 Knight's Hill Recreation Ground 41 66% 6 - - Larkhall Park 48 77% 1 36 88% 4 Norwood Park 36 58% 9 - - Rosendale Playing Fields 48 77% 1 - - Ruskin Park 46 74% 4 - - Valley Road Playing Fields 47 76% 3 41 100% 1

5.7.4 Pitch Quality The sites ranked highest for pitch quality were Rosendale Playing Fields, Larkhall Park, Valley Road Playing Fields and Ruskin Park. The lowest ranking sites were Norwood Park, Kennington Park, Brockwell Park and Knight’s Hill Recreation Ground.

5.7.5 Ancillary Facilities

5.7.6 The highest ranking sites in terms of the condition of the ancillary facilities was Valley Road Playing Fields. This was followed by Brockwell Park and Kennington Park. The lowest ranking sites were Clapham Common and Larkhall Park.

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5.8 SYNTHETIC TURF PITCHES

5.8.1 Methodology The need for additional or improved Artificial Turf Pitch (ATP) provision was assessed through consultations with clubs, the governing body and the use of Sport England’s Facility Calculator. The latter enables the population and demographic structure to be entered to give an overall requirement in terms of full size floodlit ATPs. The Facilities Audit and MTW’s survey of providers informed current provision and the Active Places Power database was also used to benchmark Lambeth with London as a whole.

Current capacity 5.8.2 The only full size ATPs in Lambeth are in Kennington Park and Streatham & Clapham High School. Kennington Park has a 3G ATP and Streatham & Clapham High School has a sand based ATP. The school ATP is not floodlit which severely limits its use for training in winter. This gave Lambeth a very low ratio of only 0.007 ATPs per 1,000 population compared with the London average of 0.03. Only two other boroughs have lower provision levels than Lambeth (Camden and Kensington & Chelsea).

5.8.3 However, Lambeth does have a good provision of fairly new small sided ATPs, many created from the Lottery funded PE & Sport programme and this has helped to alleviate capacity for football training and recreational small sided play. There were 17 small sided ATPs in the borough in 2010 of which 9 were either 3 or 4G and the rest were sand filled. Most were floodlit. All Lambeth’s ATPs are shown by Town Centre area in the table on the next page.

Capacity requirement 5.8.4 The current and future desirable provision levels for full size ATPs based on the growth in population were assessed using the Sport England Facility Calculator.

Artificial Turf Pitch Needs in Lambeth based on Population Year 2011 2016 2021 Population 290,718 300,542 309,036 No. of ATPs 10.15 10.42 10.71 Existing ATPs 2 2 2 Shortfall 8.15 8.42 8.71 Source: Sports Facility Calculator, Sport England January 2010

The population growth of some 20,000 does not materially affect the overall deficiency level in the borough which stands at up to 8 ATPs. With regard to spare capacity in the neighbouring boroughs, Southwark is very poorly provided with only two full size floodlit ATPs, both in the northern half of the borough while Wandsworth has only half the London average provision rate with its 4 ATPs.

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5.8.5 However, the survey of clubs showed that the small sided ATPs are being used by at least 16 Lambeth based football clubs for their training. The only other sport to benefit from full size ATPs is Hockey and there are no hockey clubs in the borough.

Lambeth Artificial Turf Pitches 2010 Small Small Full sided 3 sided Site Sub-Area Size or 4 G (Sand)

Ferndale Community Sports Centre Brixton 4 Marcus Lipton Youth Centre Brixton 1 Sub-total - - 5 Agnes Riley Gardens Clapham 1 Larkhall Park Clapham 1 Sub-total - 2 - Archbishop Davidson's Institute North Lambeth 1 Archbishop Sumner Ce Primary North Lambeth 1 Durand Primary North Lambeth 1 Former Lilian Baylis School North Lambeth 1 Hatfields Open Space North Lambeth 2 Kennington Park North Lambeth 1 Lilian Baylis Technology School North Lambeth 1 Myatts Field North Lambeth 1 Sub-total 1 4 4 The Park Campus (BSF) Norwood 1 The Elmgreen School (BSF) Norwood 1 2 Streatham & Clapham High School Streatham 1 Total 2 8 9 Source: MTW Consultants, March 2010

The small sided ATPs constitute the equivalent of 2.5 full size ones which reduces the shortfall to 5.5. If ATP investment is sought in the borough, the priority should be a site in Streatham or Norwood.

Planned new provision 5.8.6 Four more small sided 3G ATPs are planned of which three are on school sites. All will be floodlit. Two are in Brixton, one is in Clapham and there is one in both Norwood and Clapham. This will bring the number of smaller ATPs up from 17 to 21 which is equivalent to 3 full size ATPs. This would give Lambeth a total of 5 full size equivalent ATPs leaving a deficit of 3.4 by the end of the strategy period.

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5.8.7 The Kennington Park ATP was built in 1989 and refurbished in 2006. Greenwich Leisure who is responsible for managing the facility, said the changing rooms need to be replaced and there have been several comments from club users to this effect. There are no female changing facilities for example. The pitch surface itself is getting worn and having to be patched, due most likely to the intensive use of what is Lambeth’s only floodlit full size ATP, and will need to be replaced during the next 3 years.

5.8.8 The other full size ATP is at an independent school, Streatham & Clapham High School, which has community use by clubs and community groups but is not floodlit so is only useable at weekends during the season. The potential for installing floodlighting on this facility should be investigated.

5.9 SUMMARY OF DEFICIENCIES AND PRIORITIES

5.9.1 Football • Lambeth has a shortfall of senior and mini-soccer pitches. This shortfall is set to increase by 2015. Unless new pitches are constructed or expanded, it is likely that more teams will join those playing on pitches in neighbouring boroughs. • The changing rooms are generally rated as very poor with a lack of working showers, heating and lighting at Clapham Common, the main location for football in Lambeth. There is also a lack of any changing facilities at Streatham Common, Milkwood Road Open Space, Knight’s Hill Recreation Ground and Mostyn Gardens. • Streatham and Norwood have low football provision compared to Clapham & Stockwell, Brixton and North Lambeth. • The two pitches at Streatham Common are derelict and can not be used for competitions until they are renovated. • The pitches at Kennington Park, Brockwell Park and Ruskin Park are in poor condition. Pitch 2 at Brockwell Park is on a slope. Goal posts at Clapham Common are not the allowed height and are in a dangerous condition. • The junior pitches at Rosendale Playing Fields are not level, as the pitches are on a slope. There have also been complaints that the pitches are infrequently maintained. • There are many community clubs that are struggling to survive due to a lack of funding. The lack of community rates at Lambeth’s facilities decreases the number of matches and training these teams can afford. • Lack of contact (response) from Lambeth Council to football clubs. • Little if no information on pitch allocations at Clapham Common.

5.9.2 Cricket • Pitch conditions and nets at Kennington Park in very poor condition. Kennington United’s women team unable to play in Surrey Women’s League as result. • Only one community cricket club in the whole borough.

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• Cricket facilities at Ruskin Park, Streatham Common, Brockwell Park and Archbishops Park in poor condition.

5.9.3 Hockey • No hockey clubs in Lambeth. • Only two full-size Astroturf pitches (3G at Kennington Park, Sand based at Streatham & Clapham High School), the latter does not have floodlights, restricting hours of use.

5.9.4 Rugby Union • No Rugby Union clubs in Lambeth. • Only one rugby pitch at Clapham Common North-West that does not have permanent line markings and no goal posts. The pitch is also currently rotated as 2 junior football pitches.

5.9.5 Rugby League • Large shortfall of rugby league pitches which will increase by 2015. • Only one rugby pitch in Lambeth at Clapham Common North-West that is not used. Facilities at Rosendale Playing Fields are not adequate for the Brixton Bulls. • Brixton Bulls was the only Rugby League club in the borough. There was risk of it becoming a Croydon based club, as most games are played at Storm Park, Croydon and unless the Brixton Bulls can establish a proper home pitch (headquarters) in Lambeth, the club may no longer play or train for any of its matches in the borough.

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6. INDOOR SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FACILITIES

6.1 SPORTS HALLS

6.1.1 Introduction The main sources of information on the demand and supply of sports halls have included: the Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) analysis for Pro- Active Central London – Profile of Current Provision in October 2008 for Sports Halls and Swimming Pools in Lambeth (and other central London boroughs) which took into account the cross borough boundary use of facilities; the Sport England Sports Facility Calculator which was used to assess the impact of forecast population growth on facility needs; the Lambeth Facilities Audit; new sports halls planned under the Building Schools for the Future programme; surveys among providers and consultations with stakeholders. The key definition of a Sports hall in this context is a 3 badminton court size hall with a ceiling clearance of at least 5.7m. All references to courts in this context therefore mean badminton courts.

A complete database of existing and planned indoor facilities is shown in Appendix 3.

6.1.2 Current unmet demand for Sports Halls in Lambeth In the 2008 Sport England FPM run for Pro Active Central there were 14 Sports Halls on 9 sites in Lambeth available for community use of which 4 sites were in public leisure centres and 5 were on school sites with a total of 46 courts. The data on sites was taken from the Active places database of facilities at the time. For this purpose the facilities at the Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres have been counted in. The number of courts per 10,000 population in Lambeth was 1.6 compared with 1.9 for central London, 2.7 for the London Region as a whole and 3.8 for England.

Based on a Lambeth population of 285,580 and the FPM’s participation and frequency rates by age group, the theoretical demand from borough residents was 14,975 visits per week during peak periods (i.e. evenings and weekends) which was equivalent to 92 courts.

Due to reduced availability of community use on school sites, the actual number of courts which were publically available was estimated as equivalent to only 33 courts. This gave a notional shortfall of 59 courts which compared with an average deficit of 40 courts across the seven central London boroughs.

Although this capacity would indicate that Lambeth was meeting less than half its potential demand for courts (33 compared with 92), it was estimated that 33.6% of Lambeth’s demand was being exported to neighbouring boroughs within reach of

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its residents; so that in fact 76.4% of the borough’s demand for sports halls was being satisfied.

The unmet demand after taking account of facilities in neighbouring boroughs was 3,530 visits per week at peak periods, equivalent to 22 courts. This indicated that Lambeth’s local need for Sports Halls is 2.4 courts per 10,000.

It was estimated that 95.3% of Lambeth’s sports hall capacity at peak times was being utilised. This compared to an average of 88% across the central London boroughs and was the second highest, reflecting Lambeth’s greater shortage of capacity.

6.1.3 Existing & Planned Supply of Sports Halls Prior to the closure of the Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres, there were 14 sports halls in Lambeth on 14 sites which were available for community use, with a combined total of 62 courts. This was already 16 more courts than those taken into account in the 2007/8 analysis. Four of the sites were at Lambeth’s public leisure centres and ten were at secondary schools which limited their use by the community to evenings and weekends. Existing and planned sports hall capacity is shown in the table below:

Existing and planned Sports Halls in Lambeth

Sports Centre Town No. of Badminton Centre Courts Area Existing Planned Total Brixton Recreation Centre Brixton 8 - Flaxman Sports Centre Brixton 4 Elm Court School (BSF 1) Brixton 4 Evelyn Grace Academy Brixton - 4 Sub-total 16 4 20 Lambeth Academy Clapham 4 Clapham Leisure Centre* Clapham 4 Stockwell Park High School BSF1) Clapham - 4 La Retraite Girls School (BSF2) Clapham - 4 Sub-total 8 8 16 Charles Edward Brooke School North - 4 (BSF2) Coin Street CB/Doon St North - 4 Lillian Baylis Technology North 4 London Nautical School North 4 Former Lillian Baylis School North 5 Sub-total 13 8 21 Norwood School for Girls Norwood 4

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St Martins in the Fields Norwood 4 Sub-total 8 - 8 Bishop Thomas Grant School Streatham 5 Dunraven Lower & Upper School Streatham 4 Streatham & Clapham High School Streatham 4 Streatham Leisure Centre* Streatham 4 Sub-total 17 - 17 Total badminton courts Lambeth 62 20 82 *(Both Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres have recently closed but are due to be replaced with similar capacity so have been included as existing) Source: MTW Consultants, March 2010

In terms of existing provision in the Town Centre Areas, Brixton and Streatham had the highest provision with 16 and 17 courts respectively, and Clapham had the lowest with only 8 courts and now that the Clapham Leisure Centre has closed, this would reduce to 4. After the 5 new planned sports halls open, North Lambeth will have the highest provision with 21 courts. There will then be 20 sports halls (including the planned ones) on 20 sites of which 14 will be on school sites.

The Building Schools for the Future and the new Academies in Lambeth have brought a boost in Sports Hall capacity with 5 new sports halls of which two are due to open in 2010/11 both in Clapham, at Stockwell Park High School and La Retraite School. This would bring provision in Clapham up to 16 courts. The Doon Street wet and dry development by Coin Street Community Builders and the BSF new sports hall at Charles Edward Brooke School will bring provision in the North up to 21 courts during the life of the strategy and the Evelyn Grace Academy with a new sports hall is opening later in 2010. The total existing and planned provision of 3-4 court sports halls available for community use would then bring supply up from 62 to 82 courts . This is 36 more than the 46 courts identified by the Sport England analysis in 2008 and even though most additional capacity is on school sites, and therefore is reduced by a factor of 30% to reflect reduced opening hours, to 65 courts, this extra capacity of 19 courts (65-46), goes a long way to meeting the shortfall of 22 courts identified by Pro-Active Central.

6.1.4 Future demand The impact on sports hall demand of population growth during and after the period of the strategy have been calculated to assess future provision needs using the Sport England Sports Facility Calculator. The population estimates for Lambeth in 2015 and 2021 with their projected demographic profiles were entered and the results are shown below:

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Additional Sports Hall Demand Year 2010 2016 2021 Population 290,718 300,542 309,036 Population increase +5,140 +14,960 +23,456 (above 2007 base) No. of additional courts 1.4 3 6 Add Current Deficit 3 3 3 Total Deficit 4.4 6 9 Source: Sports Facility Calculator, Sport England January 2010

If it is assumed that the deficit of 22 courts in Lambeth, identified in the FPM run for Pro Active Central in 2007/08, will be reduced to a deficit 3 courts by recently built and planned new halls, then the strategic requirement would be for an extra 1.5 sports halls or 6 courts by 2015 and two new 4 court halls above the current level by 2021. This would imply a rate of 3.4 actual courts per 10,000, equivalent to 2.4 after adjustment for school sites.

Adequacy of current and planned provision by sub area The adequacy of sports hall court provision in the 5 Town Centre Areas of the borough is analysed below based on the projected population in 2016 and applying a local standard of 2.4 courts per 10,000 (see para 5.1.2).

Town Centre area Brixton Clapham North Norwood Streatham Total Population estimate( 2016) 72,689 74,690 54,017 42,630 56,516 300,542 No. of courts required 17 18 13 10 14 72 No. of courts (existing & 18 12 16 6 13 65 planned) less 30% of school sites Surplus/(Shortfall) +1 -6 +3 -4 -1 -7

The Clapham and Norwood areas should be the priorities for sports hall investment over the next 5 years in addition to what is planned if provision levels are to be maintained.

6.2 SWIMMING POOLS

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this context is an indoor pool of at least 20m length or 160m² of water area which is available for community use.

A complete database of existing and planned indoor facilities is shown in Appendix 3.

6.2.2 Current unmet demand for Swimming Pools in Lambeth In the 2008 Sport England FPM run for Pro Active Central there were 9 pools on 6 sites in Lambeth available for community use of which 3 sites were at public leisure centres and 3 were on commercial premises (generally health clubs). The data on sites was taken from the Active places database of facilities at the time. For this purpose the facilities at the Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres have been counted in. The total water space available in Lambeth was 1,767m² equivalent to 6.2m² per person which compares with the average for central London of 12.6 m². Lambeth had the lowest provision of all seven boroughs.

Based on a Lambeth population of 285,580 and the FPM’s participation and frequency rates by age group, the theoretical demand from borough residents was 18,212 visits per week during peak periods (i.e. evenings and weekends) which would require a capacity of 3,202m². In the FPM Lambeth’s total water area was adjusted down from 1,767m² to 1,630m² to take account of the hours available in the peak period across the Lambeth sites

Although this capacity would indicate that Lambeth was meeting approximately half its potential demand for swimming, it was estimated that 44.7% of Lambeth’s demand was being exported to neighbouring boroughs within reach of its residents; so that in fact 90.7% of the borough’s demand for indoor swimming was being satisfied.

The unmet demand after taking account of the use of pools in neighbouring boroughs was 1,691 visits per week at peak periods, equivalent to 297m².

This is equivalent to one 25m 6 lane pool. It was estimated that 63.3% of Lambeth’s swimming pool capacity at peak times was being utilised which was the highest across the seven central London boroughs and compared with the average of 56.8%.

6.2.3 Future demand The impact on swimming pool demand of population growth during and after the period of the strategy has been calculated to assess future provision needs using the Sport England Sports Facility Calculator. The population estimates for Lambeth in 2016 and 2021 with their projected demographic profiles were entered and the additional water area required to meet the growth in population above the 2007 baseline was calculated. The results are shown below:

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Population impact on Swimming Pool Capacity in Lambeth Year 2010 2016 2021 Population 290,718 300,542 309,036 Population increase +5,140 +14,960 +23,456 (above 2007 base) Additional Water area m² +34m² +144m² +238m² No.of 25m Pools 0.1 0.5 0.75 Source: Sports Facility Calculator, Sport England January 2010

The population of Lambeth is expected to increase by nearly 23,500 by 2021 which would generate demand for a further 238m² of indoor swimming water area equivalent to 0.75 of a standard 25m 6 lane pool. By the end of the life of the strategy in 2015, demand is expected to generate the need for an additional half of a standard sized pool. If this is added to the FPM shortfall of 297m², the total strategic gap would be 441m² in 2016 and 535m² by 2012 equivalent to 1.4 and 1.7 standard 25m pools respectively. However, as demonstrated below this shortfall is more than met by planned supply.

6.2.4 Existing & Planned Supply of Swimming Pools Existing supply is marginally higher by some 200m than the 2008 FPM analysis due to a new Fitness first facility opening in Streatham. Further, the two Council leisure centres at Clapham and Streatham are being replaced with a marginally larger water area and, more significantly, there are two new pools planned in Lambeth, one at Norwood Hall in the south of the borough which is a PFI project in partnership with Lambeth PCT and one in Doon Street in North Lambeth being implemented by the Coin Street Community Builders. This will bring on stream an additional 1,063m² of additional water area by 2013 which covers the strategic deficit now and for the foreseeable future with a contingency for any loss of access to pools in neighbouring boroughs.

Existing and planned Swimming Pool capacity in Lambeth

Sports Centre Town Centre Water Area Area m² Existing Planned Total Brixton Recreation Centre Brixton 669 Sub-total 669 Clapham Leisure Centre Clapham 375* +50 Virgin Active Clapham 144 Sub-total 519 Coin Street CB/Doon St North Lambeth - 563 Horizons Health & Fitness North Lambeth 144 Marriott Leisure Club North Lambeth 150 Sub-total 294 Norwood Hall Norwood - 325 Sub-total -

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Fitness First Streatham 200 Streatham Leisure Centre Streatham 300* +125 Sub-total 500 Total Water Area m² 1,982 1,063 3,045

*(Both The Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres have recently closed but are due to be replaced so their former water area provision has been included under existing)

The two developments at Doon Street and Norwood Hall plug the two main area gaps in Lambeth in North Lambeth and Norwood which have up to now had no pool (apart from a couple of small private health club pools).

6.3 INDOOR BOWLS

6.3.1 Methodology The need for additional or improved indoor bowl provision was assessed through consultations with clubs, the governing body and the use of Sport England’s Facility Calculator. The Active Places Power tool was used to benchmark Lambeth with London.

6.3.2 Capacity requirement Lambeth currently has 9 indoor rinks, 6 at the Brixton Recreation Centre and 3 at Temple Indoor Bowls Centre. Both venues are in Brixton. This gives it a provision level of 0.03 rinks per 1,000 based on 2010 population estimates which is slightly higher than the London average of 0.02.

The desirable number of indoor bowls rinks (lanes) and hence centres (of 6 rinks) required in Lambeth, based purely on estimates of its population and demographic structure, was computed for 2010 – 2021 using the Sports Facility Calculator.

Indoor Bowls Needs in Lambeth based on Population Year 2010 2016 2021 Population 290,718 300,542 309,036 No. of Rinks 10.9 11.6 11.9 Existing Rinks 9 9 9 Shortfall 1.9 2.6 2.9 Source: Sports Facility Calculator, Sport England January 2010

This showed a minor current deficiency of 2 rinks rising to 3 by 2021.

6.3.3 Facilities Improvements The English Indoor Bowls Association said that the Temple Indoor Bowls centre, which is a private facility, was very run down and the club was in their ‘intensive care’ unit as they have very few members and poor facilities. The EIBA would like to work with Lambeth to refurbish and upgrade the Temple centre. However,

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there is no capital funding available under their Whole Sport Funding Plan . If the site can accommodate a larger centre with 6 rinks and could be redeveloped it would cover the expected shortfall of nearly 3 rinks by 2016.

6.4 FITNESS GYMS

Current demand 6.4.1 The ‘Active People Survey’ carried out by MORI during 2007/08 on behalf of Sport England, found that 10.7% of the adult population participated in gym exercise at least once a month which was the third most popular sports/physical activity after walking and swimming.

Using the online evaluation tool of this survey, the ‘Active People Diagnostic’, MTW was able to obtain detailed profile of gym participation in Lambeth. More than 73% of these used a gym more than twice a week and 58% participated in gym activities at least 3 times a week. 4

Assuming 10.7% of adults in Lambeth regularly used a gym (excluding exercise bikes and rowing machines at home) an average of 2.4 times per week then there would be approximately 61,000 visits per week (based on 238,000 adults). 65% of this demand or 40,000 is likely to be expressed during peak periods.

Assuming that the peak period consists of 45 hours per week (5-10pm on weekdays and 10 hrs each on Sat & Sun), then the average peak demand would be nearly 900 visits per hour.

6.4.2 In Lambeth 22 publicly accessible health & fitness gyms were identified with a total of 1,647 work stations . A further 321 work stations are planned to be introduced over the next three years with an additional 71 planned at the replacement Clapham and Streatham Leisure centres, two new gyms with 25 stations each are due to be built on school sites, an 80 station gym will be included in the new Norwood Hall leisure and health centre and a 120 station gym is part of the Doon Street Community Leisure Centre in North Lambeth, bringing the total up to 1,968 . The details, including the number of workstations, were obtained from the Sport England Active Places database and MTW’s survey of facility providers and are summarised by Town Centre Area below:

Fitness Gyms and Workstations in Lambeth by Town Centre Area Town Cenre No. of Gym Area Stations BRIXTON RECREATION CENTRE Brixton 140 BROCKWELL PARK LIDO Brixton 100 FITNESS FIRST HEALTH CLUB (BRIXTON) Brixton 75 FLAXMAN SPORTS CENTRE Brixton 65

4 Active People Survey in England, MORI on behalf of Sport England 2005/06 (Sample size 363,724)

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TEMPLE INDOOR BOWLS CLUB Brixton 3 Subtotal 383 SOHO GYMS (CLAPHAM COMMON) Clapham 53 SOUTH BANK CLUB Clapham 130 VIRGIN ACTIVE CLUB (CLAPHAM) Clapham 70 CLAPHAM LEISURE CENTRE* Clapham 81 Subtotal 334 DUNHILL FITNESS CENTRE North Lambeth 31 FORMER LILIAN BAYLIS SCHOOL North Lambeth 25 HORIZONS HEALTH & FITNESS CLUB (STOCKWELL) North Lambeth 26 KINGS COLLEGE LONDON STUDENT UNION (KCLSU) KINETIC FITNESS CLUB North Lambeth 52 LILIAN BAYLIS TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL North Lambeth 11 MARRIOTT LEISURE CLUB (LONDON COUNTY HALL) North Lambeth 117 PARIS GYMNASIUM North Lambeth 94 SOHO GYMS (WATERLOO) North Lambeth 100 THE GYM North Lambeth 170 Subtotal 626 MCKENZIE BOXERCISE Norwood 10 Subtotal 10 FITNESS FIRST HEALTH CLUB (STREATHAM) Streatham 96 VIRGIN ACTIVE CLUB (STREATHAM) Streatham 150 STREATHAM LEISURE CENTRE* Streatham 48 Subtotal 294 Total 1647 Town Centre No. of Planned Gyms Area Stations EVELYN GRACE ACADEMY Brixton 25 CLAPHAM LEISURE CENTRE (additional) Clapham 19 NORWOOD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Norwood 25 NORWOOD HALL Norwood 80 STREATHAM LEISURE CENTRE (additional) Streatham 52 DOON STREET COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE North Lambeth 120 Total Planned 321 Overall Total 1968 *(The Clapham and Streatham Leisure Centres have recently closed but are due to be replaced so their pre-closure capacity has been included as existing provision) Sources: Active Places Database, Sport England Jan 2010; MTW Survey of Schools and Colleges, Clubs and Community organisations 2010.

The current provision level for the Borough as a whole works out at 5.7 workstations per 1,000 of population which compares reasonably well with 6.5 for London as a whole and 5.4 for England. The provision levels in 2016 would be 6.1 workstations per 1,000. The provision levels per 1,000 are shown below for the Town Centre Areas in 2010 and 2016 .

Town Centre area Brixton Clapham North Norwood Streatham Total

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Population 2010* 70,816 72,872 51,541 41,680 55,708 290,718 Existing No. of stations 383 334 626 10 294 1647 No. per 1,000 5.4 4.6 12.1 0.24 5.3 5.7

Population 2016 72,689 74,690 54,017 42,630 56,516 300,542 Planned No. of stations 408 353 746 115 346 1,968 No. per 1,000 5.6 4.7 13.8 2.7 6.1 6.5

Source: MTW, Jan 2010

North Lambeth is particularly well endowed for fitness gyms, mainly in response to the high concentration of large employers in the north of the borough and the inward migration of office staff who make use of the gyms during the day.

Adequacy of provision 6.4.2 Based on the theoretical current demand assessed earlier as 900 visits per hour during peak periods, the 1,650 workstations available would comfortably meet average peak demand. Naturally there would be higher levels of usage during certain peak hours which would reduce the apparent excess.

In Norwood, however, the provision level is less than half the borough average even after the new Norwood Hall development, so there is scope for encouraging higher provision here.

6.5 ATHLETICS

6.5.1 According to the Sport England ‘Active People Survey’ (2006) 0.2% of the adult population in London (16 years +) took part in track and field athletics at least once a month. 5 Based on Lambeth’s population of 290,700 it is therefore estimated that 581 (0.2%) people would be expected to participate regularly in track and field athletics at least once a month. This does not include road runners and joggers which offer further market opportunities.

The National Athletics Facilities Strategy recommended a benchmark market share of 300 track and field athletes (club members) available, after accounting for competing tracks with overlapping catchment areas, to justify a new synthetic 400m outdoor athletic track. This would require any track in Lambeth to command at least 52% market share of its population.

6.5.2 Even though it would be desirable for Lambeth to have its own synthetic 400m athletic track, there are two such tracks accessible in neighbouring Wandsworth (Battersea Park and Tooting Bec) and a further track in Southwark Park due to

5 Active people survey, Sport England, 2006

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open in 2011 serving the north of the borough. There was also no obvious site for a facility of this size.

6.5.3 England Athletics is currently working with the Sport Action Zone in North Lambeth as part of a project to get smaller scale athletic facilities into inner city areas. The plan is to construct a flexible 100m straight athletics track at the side of former Lilian Baylis School. A further such facility is planned for the Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton. It would be essential for Lambeth to help ensure that there is appropriate sports development activity e.g. through the SAZ and School Sports Partnership to make use of these new facilities.

These smaller scale options together with the use of tracks in neighbouring boroughs were considered the best way forward in respect of Athletics facilities in Lambeth over the next 5 years.

6.6 TENNIS

Theoretical demand 6.6.1 The theoretical demand for tennis in terms of the number of playing visits per week has been derived from Sport England’s Active People Survey 2, 2007/08 for Lambeth for adults and Sport England’s Facilities Planning Model demand parameters for under 16 yrs.

According to the Active People Survey 2, the participation rate for tennis in Lambeth was significantly higher than the London average at 6.65% for men (London: 3.6%) and 3.3% for women (London: 2.3%). Because the sample size was low and subject to error, the London wide average has been used to gauge current and future provision needs. The number of tennis games per week this would generate in 2011 and 2016 is calculated below using the Active People results for frequency of play in Lambeth.

Tennis Demand 2011 Age Partcptn Rate (%) Frequency Population Weekly Band Male% Female % Male Female Male Female visits 0-15 4.50 4.50 1.30 1.30 27,655 26,544 3,171 16+ 3.6 2.3 1.10 0.73 116,592 121,825 6,662 Total 9,833 Tennis Demand 2016 0-15 4.50 4.50 1.30 1.30 28,412 26,865 3,234 16+ 3.6 2.3 1.10 0.73 119,244 126,021 8,034 Total 11,268

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Source: derived from Active People Survey 2, Sport England FPM, GLA population projections

Required Tennis provision 6.6.2 To convert this number of playing visits into the number of tennis courts required, the following parameters were used based on the Facilities Planning Model.

Percentage of total demand expressed during peak time 70% No of peak hours per week during the peak season 29 Avg. No of players per court 3 Avg. Length of session 1hrs Maximum peak time capacity per court per week 58 visits (29/1.5 x3)

If these parameters are applied to the total weekly volume of player visits predicted, then the number of tennis courts required in Lambeth during peak times can be calculated as follows:

2011 2016 Total weekly visits (in peak season) 9,833 11,268 No of visits at peak time (70%) 6,883 7,888 Avg. no of players per session 3 3 Total no of court sessions at peak time 2,294 2,629 Total no of court hrs required (1 hr per session) 2,294 2,629 Total no of peak hours available 29 29 Total no of courts required 79 91 Existing Tennis Courts available: (excluding 79 79 educational courts) Surplus/Shortfall Nil -12

The analysis showed that the number of courts just meets current demand but with no scope for growth in the sport. By 2016 there was an expected deficit of 12 courts.

Geographical Analysis 6.6.3 The supply and demand for tennis courts is analysed below for the geographical sub-areas both in 2011 and for 2016:-

Theoretical Demand for Tennis courts by Sub- Area in Lambeth 2011 North Clapham Norwoo Streatha Brixton Lambeth d m

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Total weekly visits in peak season 1733 2482 1388 1827 2404 No of visits at peak time (70%) 1213 1737 972 1279 1683 Avg. no of players per session 3 3 3 3 3 Total no of court sessions at peak 404 579 324 426 561 Total no of court hours required 404 579 324 426 561 (1 hrs per session) Total no of peak hours available 29 29 29 29 29 Total no of courts required 14 20 11 15 19 Existing Tennis Courts available 13 11 4 38 13

Shortfall/Surplus -1 -9 -7 +23 -6 Source: MTW Consultants, Jan 2010

There is a large concentration of tennis courts in Streatham which had a large surplus of 23 courts. All other areas are in deficit. There was a deficit in Clapham of 9 followed by Norwood with a deficit of 7. The position by 2016 is shown below by Town Centre Area:

Theoretical Demand for Tennis courts by Sub- Area in Lambeth 2016 North Clapham Norwoo Streatha Brixton Lambeth d m Total weekly visits in peak season 2023 2820 1593 2078 2754 No of visits at peak time (70%) 1416 1974 1115 1455 1928 Avg. no of players per session 3 3 3 3 3 Total no of court sessions at peak 472 658 372 485 643 Total no of court hours required 472 658 372 485 643 (1 hrs per session) Total no of peak hours available 29 29 29 29 29 Total no of courts required 16 23 13 17 22 Existing Tennis Courts available 13 11 4 38 13

Shortfall/Surplus -3 -12 -9 +21 -9 Source: MTW Consultants, Jan 2010

By 2016, the deficits in all but Streatham would be expected to increase without any change in participation rates. Clapham in particular would experience a significant shortage.

6.7 OUTDOOR BOWLS

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6.7.1 The theoretical demand for bowls in terms of the number of playing visits per week has been derived from Sport England’s Active People Survey 2, 2007/08 for Lambeth for adults.

According to the Active People Survey 2, the participation rate for bowls in Lambeth was nil. Because the sample size was low and subject to error, the London wide average has been used to gauge current and future provision needs. The number of bowls games per week this would generate in 2011 and 2016 is calculated below using the Active People results for frequency of play in Lambeth.

Growth Trends in Bowls

% of London’s adults participating in bowls 4 Number of sessions participated at least 30 mins moderate intensity in bowls in weeks before interview the last 4 weeks 12 or more 1 to 3 sessions 4 to 7 sessions 8 to 11 sessions sessions APS 1 - 2006 APS 2 - 2008 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 APS 1 APS 2 0.52% 0.42% 0.12% 0.10% 0.14% 0.10% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12% 0.10% Source: Sport England, Active People Survey, 2006-8

The data shows that demand in London has decrease by 0.10 % during the period with 0.42% of adults participating in bowls in 2008 compared to 0.52% in 2006.

6.7.2 The total expected number of visits per week in Lambeth in 2011 and 2016 are calculated in the tables below based on the 2008 Active People Survey 2 by age and sex:

Theoretical Bowls Demand in Lambeth 2011 Partcptn Rate (%) Frequency Population Weekly Age Male Female Male Female Male Female visits Band 16 + 0.46% 0.39% 1.71 1.90 116,592 121,825 1820

Theoretical Bowls Demand in Lambeth 2016 Partcptn Rate (%) Frequency Population Weekly Age Male Female Male Female Male Female visits Band 16 + 0.46% 0.39% 1.71 1.90 119,244 126,021 1871 Sources: Sport England Active People Survey 2 (2008); GLA population projections

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6.7.3 The figures showed a projected increase in bowls demand of 2.8% between 2011 and 2016, due to the demographic shift toward older age groups as well as the population growth. The theoretical analysis showed the number of bowling visits was expected to increase from 1820 visits per week in 2011 to 1871 visits per week in 2016.

The total visits per week predicted are compared with the existing capacity below using the Sport England Facilities Planning Methodology supply and demand parameters for Bowls.

Comparison of demand for and supply of Bowling Greens in Lambeth 2011 2016 1 Theoretical No. of player visits per week 1820 1871 2 Proportion of visits during peak hours 0.8 0.8 3 No. of player visits at peak hours 1456 1497 4 Avg. No. of players per game 4 4 5 No. of games per week at peak times 364 374 6 No. of peak hours per week 43 43 7 Avg. length of games 3hrs 3hrs 8 No. of games per rink per week 14.3(43/3) 14.3 9 No. of bowling rinks required 25 26 10 No. of bowling greens required 6 7 11 Existing No. of bowling greens 3 3 12 Surplus/Shortfall in bowling greens -3 -4 Source: MTW Consultants, Jan 2010

Based on London participation rates, the borough had a theoretical deficit of 3 bowling greens rising to 4 by 2016. However these figures should be viewed with caution especially since the Bowls NGB did not suggest there was a shortage of bowling greens in Lambeth.

Geographical Analysis 6.7.4 The supply and demand for bowls rinks is analysed below for the geographical sub-areas both in 2011 and for 2016 :-

Theoretical Demand for outdoor Bowling Greens by Sub- Area in Lambeth 2011

Comparison of demand and supply of North Clapham & Brixton Streatham Norwood Outdoor Bowling Greens sub-areas 2011 Lambeth Stockwell Theoretical no. of player visits per week 320 442 427 358 256 Proportion of visits at peak per week 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

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No of players visits at peak hours 256 354 342 287 205 Avg. No of players per game 4 4 4 4 4 No of games per week at peak time 64 89 86 72 51 No of peak hours per week 43 43 43 43 43 No of games per rink per week at peak time 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 Average length of games 3hrs 3hrs 3hrs 3hrs 3hrs No of Bowling rinks required 4 6 6 5 4 No of Bowling Greens required 1 1.5 1.5 1 1 Existing No of bowling greens 0 2 1 0 0 Surplus (shortfall) in bowling greens -1 +0.5 -0.5 -1 -1 Source: MTW Consultants, Jan 2010

North Lambeth, Streatham and Norwood had an apparent deficit of 1 bowling green and Clapham & Stockwell had adequate provision.

Theoretical Demand for outdoor Bowling Greens by Sub- Area in Lambeth 2016 Comparison of demand and supply of North Clapham Brixton Streatha Norwood Outdoor Bowling Greens sub-areas 2016 Lambeth & m Stockwell Theoretical no. of player visits per week 335 459 437 365 262 Proportion of visits at peak per week 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 No of players visits at peak hours 268 367 350 292 210 Avg. No of players per game 4 4 4 4 4 No of games per week at peak time 67 92 88 73 53 No of peak hours per week 43 43 43 43 43 No of games per rink per week at peak time 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 No of Bowling rinks required 5 6 6 5 4 No of Bowling Greens required 1 1.5 1.5 1 1 Existing No of bowling greens 0 2 1 0 0 Surplus (shortfall) in bowling greens -1 +0.5 -0.5 -1 -1

6.7.5 The analysis showed that in 2016, there would be no change in the number of bowling greens required. However, as this data reflects the participation of London’s adults in bowls (as explained in 5.8.1), it is likely that there will be less bowling rinks/greens required, both for 2011 and 2016.

Views of the National Governing Body 6.7.6 The National Development Officer Bowls England felt the main concern was that the bowling greens were not maintained adequately

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7. FUNDING SOURCES REVIEW

The main possible sources of funding identified for Lambeth facilities improvement strategy were as follows:

• Mayor’s Legacy Fund • Lambeth Council • Section 106 • Football Foundation • London Marathon Charitable Trust • Building Schools for the Future • National Governing Bodies of sport • Big Lottery Fund – Changing Spaces: Community spaces • The Landfill Communities Fund • Private sector

The extent to which funding was available from these sources has helped to shape the development concept in line with the strategic priorities. Each potential funding source is reviewed below in terms of their priorities, the importance of Lambeth’s facilities to them and the amount of funding Lambeth can expect from them.

Greater London Authority The Mayor’s Legacy Fund Report was published in 2009 and indicated that a sum of £15 million of both capital and revenue funding would be available over 3 years from the Mayor’s Legacy Fund to the London boroughs. Applications for the Mayor’s Legacy will open in April 2010. £7m capital funding will be available of which £3m would be for multi sports hubs. A maximum of £250,000 can be funded for each applicant. The competition for the funding is likely to be intense and several well developed schemes are expected to be given priority.

Lambeth Council The Council has approved millions in investment to refurbish/redevelop its leisure facilities in its capital programme for 2010/11. This includes the redevelopment of Streatham Leisure Centre and Clapham Leisure Centre. The council has invested £14m for the redevelopment of Clapham Leisure Centre. In view of the investment already committed to renewing the leisure stock, any additional amount to help fund facilities improvements is likely to be modest.

Section 106 Section 106 funding can be negotiated from developers building residential developments in the borough. Potential s106 monies were likely to be confined to regeneration projects around Vauxhall and the Brixton Town Centre redevelopment.

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Football Foundation There was no specific project being worked up for Football Foundation funding in Lambeth that the FA was aware of. There had been preliminary discussions with Lambeth PCT regarding plans for an ATP as part of the Health and Leisure centre planned for Norwood.

Regarding potential funding projects, the current funding position with the Football Foundation is that it is closed for new applications while the current large backlog of schemes is processed. Demand currently far outweighed available budgets and therefore the FF has had to prioritise projects that are well advanced in terms of supporting for bids to Football Foundation up to the end of their existing funding agreement in May 2011. There may be future funding opportunities available post May 2011, but at this stage a 4th funding cycle has yet to be confirmed. Nonetheless, it would be valuable for the FA to understand more about what is required at say, Clapham Common and they can still offer technical advice .

London Marathon Charitable Trust The amount raised each year runs into millions and is used to help hundreds of projects in London and around the country. For example in 2008 £150,000 was donated to Greenwich’s AHOY Centre and used to help fund the restoration of a jetty, turning it into a watersports centre.

The Trust also sets aside money to buy sports grounds under threat from development, and provide facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Building Schools for the Future Currently there are two phases of BSF funding in Lambeth. Phase 1 is almost complete including 5 schools of which two were special needs schools; Phase 2 includes 11 schools and is due to start later in 2010 and complete by 2013. New sports facilities have been included in the plans for all schools except where the existing provision was already of a high standard. Community use of the new facilities is an integral part of the BSF strategy.

Surrey Cricket Board A final decision for the redevelopment of Kennington Park is needed between Surrey Cricket, English Cricket Board and Lambeth Council in order for the construction of a pavilion, new changing rooms, clubroom, kitchenette and refurbishment of the outfield to proceed. Surrey Cricket will part-fund this redevelopment for £800,000.

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League’s Development Manager for London (Dan Steel) stated, the funding available is significantly smaller than the Football Foundation.

British Cycling British Cycling has put up £75,000 match-funding for a new BMX track at Clapham Common. As yet, Lambeth Council has not matched this amount.

Canoe England Capital Grants Programme £2,400,000 of funding is available (provided by Sport England) from 2009-2013 for capital building projects. This funding is for capital building projects and there are two funding categories that clubs can apply for. Small grants are for £10,000 - £100,000, which will typically target improvements to existing facilities, such as changing rooms and showers and boat storage. Large grants are for £100,000 and upwards for facility redevelopment. There is also a third category for equipment grants which will be for boats in the community. The main conditions for both small and large grants are: - 1. A robust sustainable project showing contributions to "Grow, Sustain and/or Excel"; 2. Planning permission and any other consents granted (or not required); 3. Long term security of tenure or ownership; 4. Significant partnership funding; 5. Canoe England club accreditation or working towards it; 6. A robust business case showing that the money can be spent within the year that it is allocated (if not, the funding will be lost).

Jack Petchey Foundation The Jack Petchey Foundation funds organisations or groups providing a project or activity specifically for young people within the age range of 11-25 years. The foundation is unlikely to fund building or major refurbishment work. However, Lambeth might be eligible to apply for part revenue funding for a Football Development Officer post.

Big Lottery Fund – Changing Spaces – Community spaces This is run by Groundwork UK, the Community Spaces programme opened on 19th March 2008. The programme will fund community groups who want to improve local green spaces such as parks, play areas, community gardens, wildlife areas and village greens, kick-about areas and pathway improvements.

There are currently two types of grants available:

• Small grants from £10,000 -£25,000 • Medium grants from £25,001 - £49,999

The deadlines for these grants were as follows:

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• Small and Medium grants - available on a rolling basis until January 2011

All legally constituted community groups (e.g. tenants, community groups) are able to apply. Flagship projects require a lease for funding. The programme however does not fund individuals, local authorities, town councils, schools, profit-making organisations, and other statutory bodies.

The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) – Regulated by ENTRUST LCF funding can be obtained from: An organisation that distributes the monies on a landfill operator's behalf. These are commonly known as Distributive Environmental Bodies (DEBs) (e.g. Biffaward, SITA Trust, WREN, GrantScape etc). Each DEB has its own policies and application procedures. Some DEBs will require the applicant to enrol with ENTRUST first, while others will register projects on the applicant’s behalf.

Directly from a landfill operator. This is a less common method and not all landfill operators take part in the LCF.

Only not-for-profit organisations can apply (does not have to be a charity). Surplus must not be used to pay dividends or other rewards. Secondly the applicant organisation must not be controlled directly or indirectly by a Local Authority or be an LO registered for landfill tax. Not-for-profit projects within 10 miles of a landfill site must aim to achieve one of the following:

• Remediation or restoration of land which cannot now be used because of a ceased activity e.g. asbestos removal from a derelict building • Reduction of pollution • The reduction, prevention or mitigation of effects of pollution that has resulted, or may result, from an activity which has now ceased. • Provide or improve a general public amenity In the past these have included playgrounds, new or improved community or visitor centres, facilities for sports clubs, skate parks, disability access improvements, planting public gardens etc. • Protect or enhance a species or its environment where it naturally occurs • Restoration of religious buildings or historic structures • Provision of support services by one organisation enrolled with ENTRUST to another

Trusts who provide LCF grants are: Veiola, Sita, Biffaward, all of which have grants of £10,000 - £50,000, however 10% of the funding must be matched (paid). The nearest landfill sites are: Beddington Corner , Mitcham, CR4, and Beddington Farmlands Landfill , Beddington Lane, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 4TD which are both 5 miles away from Lambeth.

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The possibility of private sector investment in Lambeth has been explored with two football organisations: Goals and Top Corner.

Goals develops and manages football centres with multiple five-a-side pitches. However, its minimum economic size is 10 five-a-side pitches of 32m x 22m dimensions, 2.5 acres of land including parking and 460m² pavilion space including 230m² of open plan changing rooms with lockers, for which it would expect to invest £2m.

Top Corner is a privately owned football league organiser, which arranges long term agreements with site owners for block bookings during certain peak hours at their ATP facilities. In Lambeth, Top Corner currently operates at at Archbishop Sumner Primary School and Lilian Baylis School. Top Corner would have to borrow any funds that it invested and obtain concessionary pricing on facilities at peak time that reflected its costs of capital. The maximum it would be likely to put in would be around £150,000.

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8. STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS

8.1 VISION & AIMS Indoor centres The next 5 years will see the delivery of new wet and dry leisure centres in 4 of the Town Centre Areas together with new community use sports halls on 4 school sites, which will largely meet the strategic need for more swimming pools and sports halls across the borough and bring Lambeth up to average London levels.

Playing pitches The shortage of grass pitches will be resolved through bringing more land into use for playing pitches, better maintenance of existing sites and providing at least one more full size floodlit Synthetic Turf pitch to reduce the pressure on grass pitches for training. Improvements to changing facilities on key sites will also be carried out. Funding will come from s106 monies and grant applications.

Physical Activities and Preventative Health The Council in partnership with NHS Lambeth will help stem the growth in obesity and reduce cardiovascular disease in the borough through the targeted promotion of sport and physical activities for all age groups, including people with disabilities, through leisure centres, community centres and schools with appropriate support facilities such as crèches.

Other sports The Council will deliver improvements to specific sports on its own sites including Rugby League, Softball/Baseball, Bowls, BMX/Cycling, Canoeing and Athletics.

8.2 MAIN OBJECTIVES The main objectives of the strategy which will form the framework for the strategic action plan are as follows:

Indoor centres • To help ensure that the new centres at Clapham, Norwood Hall and Streatham are delivered in the next 2 years and reflect the needs of their areas. • To support the efforts of voluntary groups to develop new centres and hubs e.g. Doon Street Community Leisure Centre and the former Lilian Baylis school site. • To direct BSF funding into sports facilities in schools in areas of greatest strategic need. • To support the introduction of community use in those BSF schools with little or no previous history of such use. • To improve disability access at leisure centres and work more closely with disability organisations

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• To ensure that at least one of the planned new swimming pools caters for canoe clubs

Playing Pitches Football • To resolve the shortfall of 3 senior and 10 mini pitches in Lambeth. • To upgrade changing rooms at Clapham Common and double their capacity from 10 teams to 20 subject to funding. • To upgrade and bring into use pitches at Brockwell Park, Kennington Park, Streatham Common, Ruskin Park and Rosendale Playing Fields. • To deliver at least one further full size floodlit Synthetic Turf Pitch for community use. • To provide changing facilities on sites where there are none • To utilise the various external funding sources available to upgrade the pitches and ancillary facilities. • To increase the number of Charter standard football clubs in Lambeth Cricket • To provide a final decision with Surrey Cricket and ECB for the upgrading of Kennington Park cricket pitch and the construction of a pavilion. • To help Kennington United to build a cricket academy with strong links to schools in Brixton area at Brixton Recreation Centre. • To investigate ways of upgrading the cricket practice nets at Kennington Park, Brockwell Park and Archbishops Park. Rugby League • To establish Rosendale Playing Fields or alternative site as the headquarters for the Brixton Bulls. • To reinstate rugby pitch at Clapham Common • To work more closely with Rugby League NGB

Physical Activities and Preventative Health • To ensure there is an adequate capacity for GP Referrals for exercise and swimming for obesity and cardiovascular conditions • To ensure that the management of Lambeth’s sports and activity areas are linked to the NHS drive to increase physical activities among at risk residents. • To include fitness and exercise facilities in the design of any Polyclinics/Hubs • To review how concessionary prices can be introduced for all at risk users.

Other Sports Bowls • To review the feasibility of upgrading and expanding the Temple Indoor Bowls centre. • To upgrade at least one outdoor bowling green

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BMX/Cycling • To upgrade the BMX facility in Brockwell Park • To encourage Bishop Thomas Grant School (BSF funding) to construct a BMX / mountain bike course and trim trail on sloped grassland. • To construct a BMX track at Clapham Common with British Cycling Athletics • To develop more junior athletics in Lambeth based around new 100m straight synthetic tracks at former Lilian Baylis school and Evelyn Grace Academy. Watersports • To improve swimming pool facilities for Canoe training • To work more closely with Canoe England Basketball • To help the SAZ deliver a 500 seater national size basketball arena at former Lilian Baylis school as a home for Central Venue League and Brixton Topcats. Tennis • To increase the availability of public tennis courts in the north of the borough, centred on Clapham Common and upgrade pavilions

8.3 ACTION PLAN To assist with the implementation of the vision and strategy objectives, an action plan has been drawn up below which assigns responsibilities, partners where applicable, and an idea of timescale and possible funding sources. The strategy has assumed the continuation of the interdepartmental officer steering committee which is essential to ensure that objectives are pursued in a co-ordinated way.

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Appendix 1: List of Consultees

Contact Role Phone E-Mail

Lambeth Council Amy Vowler Project Officer - Cultural Services: Adult and Community Services 020 7926 6240 [email protected] Derek Prentice Interim Head of Sport: Adults & Community Services 020 7926 2642 [email protected] Mark Wright Programme Manager - Leisure centres and GLL: Cultural Services 020 7926 2896 [email protected] Peter Jones Divisional Director - Cultural Services 020 7926 0182 [email protected] Head of Youth Support Service - CYPS (Children and young peoples Sarah Warman service) 020 7926 8789 [email protected] Divisional Director – Community Learning: Children and young peoples John Readman service 020 7926 9703 [email protected] 020 7926 2268 Dean Brewer Extended Services Manager - Children & Young People Services [email protected] 020 7926 9797 Steve Bell Programme Manager - Children and young peoples service [email protected] Byron Miller Executive Director - Regeneration & Housing 020 7926 2582 [email protected] Team Leader Policy - Planning and LDF: Housing, Regeneration and Alan Vinall Environment 020 7926 1212 [email protected] Adam Platts Project Manager - Regeneration and Enterprise 020 7926 2765 [email protected] Clive Fraser Deputy Team Implementation - Lambeth Planning Service 020 7926 1178 [email protected] 020 7926 9419 Michel La Rue Programme Manager – Community and Primary [email protected] 020 7926 9953 Clovis Bergère Project Manager - Play & Sports [email protected] Rodney Craig Community Sports Officer - Registrars Sport & Leisure 020 7926 0396 [email protected] Physical Activity Project Development Officer - Registrars Sport & Marcia Dillon Leisure 020 7926 0617 [email protected] Principal Projects Officer - Parks, Green Spaces, Cemeteries & Jeffrey Raggett Crematoria 020 7926 0169 [email protected] Dennis Martin Programme Manager - Primary and Community 020 7926 9435 [email protected] Dave Paul Parks Client Manager: Parks & Green Spaces 020 7926 6214 [email protected] Alastair Johnstone Project Officer: Environmental Development 020 7926 6205 [email protected]

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Paul Cooper Assistant Director - Housing, Regeneration and Environment 020 7926 4208 [email protected] Jon Armstrong Head of 2012 and Cultural Strategy 020 7926 0035 [email protected] Stella Clarke Assistant Director: CYPS 020 7926 8512 [email protected]

Consultants John Chapman Genesis Consulting 01308 420600 [email protected] 07885 860 806 / Paul Hyman h2o Culture & Sport Project Management 0208 987 9750 [email protected] Scott Hartley Press Red Consulting 020 3286 5727 [email protected]

CSPAN Angus Robertson Director Pro Active Central London 020 7815 7851 [email protected] Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities: Lambeth Council (Chair 020 7733 7300 / Cllr Rachel Heywood – CSPAN) 07961 100198 [email protected] Andy Powlesland South Bank University and Chair of Brixton Top cats 020 7815 8267 [email protected] 020 7202 6919 / Brian Dickens Director – Sports Action Zone (SAZ) 07967 831341 [email protected] Sheila Kelly General Manager - SAZ 020 7202 6926 [email protected]

Greenwich Leisure Limited Joe Rham General Manager 020 7926 9780 [email protected] Sue Robinson Community Development Officer 020 8317 5000 [email protected] Chris Symons Development Manager 07966 647705 [email protected]

Lambeth Primary Care Trust Bimpe Oki Associate Director of Public Health - Lambeth Primary Care Trust 020 3049 4239 [email protected] N'Da Issa Bouadou Team Leader - Lambeth Health Trainers Service - Moffat Health Clinic 020 3049 5229 [email protected] Diane Skidmore Lambeth Health Trainer - Moffat Health Clinic 0203 049 4464 [email protected] Saba Welday Lambeth Health Trainer - Moffat Health Clinic 020 3049 4475 [email protected] Shaista Akhtar Lambeth Health Trainer [email protected]

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Community Organisations David Strong Director - Disability Advice Service Lambeth (DASL) 020 7642 0040 [email protected] Rhys Price Manager - People First Lambeth 020 7642 0045 [email protected] Tim Saunders Club Manager - Alford House 020 7735 1519 [email protected] Deborah Bestwick Director - Oval Theatre Project 0207 735 2869 [email protected] Sheila Hammond Project Manager - South Thames Crossroads, Young Carers Project 020 8678 5605 [email protected] Julie Fawcett Director - Stockwell Park Community Trust 020 7924 9899 [email protected] Duncan McDermid Head of Sport - Kids' City 020 8683 9613 [email protected] Bill Williams Centre Manager - Guernsey Grove Community Project 0208 674 7067 [email protected] Interim Facilities & Administration Manager - Streatham Darby and Joan Cheryl Edwards Club 0208 769 5922 [email protected] Lambeth Chinese Community Association 020 7733 4377 [email protected] Sharon Bailey Chair - Ethelred Estate Community Youth Club 020 7582 2012 [email protected] Joanna Barnett Head of Operations - Lambeth Voluntary Action Council 020 7737 9473 [email protected] Elisa Franken Chair - Hillside One O'Clock Club 020 8678 0698 [email protected] Suzy Holloway Head of Youth Services - The Baytree Centre 0207 7335283 [email protected] Scott Tweed Youth Co-ordinator - Rathbone Youth Club 020 8670 4039 [email protected] Janet Paske Manager - Wheels for Wellbeing 020 7346 8482 [email protected] Latin American Golden Years Club 020 7793 0469 [email protected] Chinedum Ukachuku Interim Regenration Coordinator - Kennington Park Youth Club 020 7346 6584 [email protected]

County NGBs 07824 302930 / Bob Smith London Development Manager - England Athletics 0121 7817271 [email protected] Paul Bickerton London Regional Manager - Badminton England 07500 084864 [email protected] Steve Alexander Regional Development Manager for London - England Basketball 020 7641 5878 [email protected] Jennifer Rugen Sport Development Officer - London & South East - Baseball Softball UK 020 7453 7007 [email protected] John Boyd Head of Development and Joint CEO - Baseball Softball UK 020 7453 7007 [email protected] National Development Officer - Bowls England and officer for Bowls Alistair Hollis Development Alliance 01903 820222 [email protected] Clive Whitton London Paddlesport Development Officer - Canoe England 0845 370 9501 [email protected]

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Simon Hards Inner London Development Manager - Surrey Cricket 020 7820 5675 [email protected] Corporate Responsibility and Fundraising Manager – Brit Oval (Surrey George Foster Cricket) 020 7820 5720 [email protected] Steven Blackwood Community Executive - Surrey Cricket [email protected] Peter Cattermole Regional Manager London - British Cycling 07534 281 269 [email protected] Regional Facility Manager - London and the South East - London Dylan Evans Football Association 0790 3248817 [email protected] Josie Clifford London FA Development Manager - London Football Association 07779 781467 [email protected] David James Senior Development Officer - London Football Association 020 7751 2424 [email protected] John Ransley London Regional Development Officer - Gymnastics England 07739 512165 [email protected] Administration Manager / Company Secretary - English Indoor Bowling Steve Rodwell Association and officer for Bowls Development Alliance 01664 481900 [email protected] Karen French London Development Manager - British Judo Association 07779 026346 [email protected] John Bell Executive Advisor - Karate England 07931 545924 [email protected] Dan Steel London Regional Development Manager - Rugby League 07595 520173 [email protected] Greater London & South East Chairman - British Weight Lifting Keith Morgan Association 07885 049435 Sam Jamieson Development Officer - British Weight Lifting Association 07766 918239

Primary Schools Extended Services Coordinator - Archbishop Sumner Church of England Babs Wright Primary School 020 7735 2781 [email protected] M Marshall Head Teacher - Beechwood School 020 8696 5514 [email protected] PE Coordinator - Christ Church Streatham Church of England Primary Michelle Jack School 020 8674 4308 admin@christc hurchstreatham.lambeth.sch.uk Pat Ellis School Business Manager - Clapham Manor Primary School 020 7622 3919 [email protected] Worrell Gayle PE Teacher / Primary Link Teacher - Glenbrook Primary School 020 8674 2387 [email protected] Linda Courtney Head Teacher - Granton Primary School 020 8764 6414 [email protected] Richard West Head Teacher - Hill Mead Primary School 020 7274 9304 [email protected] Robert James Paton PE Coordinator - Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 020 8674 9051 [email protected] PE Coordinator - Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary Jaynean Parks School 020 8679 5005 [email protected] Sonette Blignaut PE Coordinator - Jessop Primary School 020 7274 2333 [email protected] Diana Morgan Head Teacher - Johanna Primary School 020 7928 5814 [email protected]

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Nick Hague Head Teacher - Jubilee Primary School 020 8678 6530 [email protected] Lorna Dickson PLT - Julian's Primary School 020 8769 8698 [email protected] Marie Sinclair Extended School Manager - Loughborough Primary School 020 7274 8374 [email protected] Jawwad Malik Premises Officer - Orchard Primary School 020 8671 4400 [email protected] Catherine Shanley Head Teacher - Parkgate House School 020 7350 2452 [email protected] Julie Roberts Head Teacher - Richard Atkins Primary School 020 8674 5601 [email protected] Dominic Hughes PE Coordinator - Rosendale Primary School 020 8670 4962 [email protected] Catherine Brown Head Teacher - Rosemead Preparatory School 020 8670 5865 [email protected] Morgan Williams Head Teacher - St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School 020 7735 4516 [email protected] Deborah Hogan Head Teacher - St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Junior School 020 8673 2061 [email protected] Karen Wyatt Deputy Head - St Helen's RC Primary School 020 7274 4343 [email protected] Cindy Viljoen PE Link Teacher - St John the Divine Primary School 020 7735 4898 [email protected] Colin Edwards Head Teacher - St Leonard's CE Primary 020 8769 2712 [email protected] Michelle Oakey PE Leader - St Saviours CE Primary School 020 7274 7986 [email protected] Louise Salewski Head Teacher - St Stephen's CE School 020 7735 1023 [email protected] Paula Thomas Acting Deputy Head - Stockwell Primary School 020 7274 7687 [email protected] Neil Jones PE Coordinator - Streatham Wells Primary School 020 8674 3742 [email protected] Sharon Hall School Sports Coordinator - Walnut Tree Walk Primary School 020 7735 1402 admin@walnut-tree-walk-primary. lambeth.sch.uk

Secondary Schools Simon Rogerson Head of PE - Archbishop Tenison's Church of England School 020 7735 3771 [email protected] Tyrone Myton Head of PE - Bishop Thomas Grant School 020 8769 3294 [email protected] Agnieszka Radzka Charles Edward Brooke Church of England Girls' School 020 7274 6311 aradzka@charlesedwar dbrooke.lambeth.sch.uk Louise Duthart Finance and Resources Manager - Evelyn Grace Academy 0207 274 9395 [email protected] Mike Kirby Facilities Manager - The Elmgreen School 020 8766 5020 [email protected] Louise Williams Subject Leader PE - Lambeth Academy 020 7819 4700 [email protected] Mike Schofield Director of Sport - London Nautical School 07771 897674 [email protected] Richard Leonard Head Teacher - The Park Campus 020 7926 0631 [email protected] Helen Robson Head of PE - Stockwell Park School 020 7733 6156 [email protected] Catherine O'Neill Business Manager - Streatham and Clapham High School 020 8677 8400 [email protected]

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Higher Education Colleges Mr Tony Carter Principal - City and Guilds of London Art School 020 7735 2306 [email protected] Goldsmith International Business School 020 7820 8212 [email protected] Chris Sawyer Head of Sports - KCLSU 020 7848 1588 [email protected] Dr. T. Olarewaju Principal - London College Of Business & Computer Studies 020 7733 4868 [email protected] Dr. Ramses Seleem Principal - Sia Academy 020 7737 2260 [email protected] Julie Lombardo Bursars - St Michael & All Angels 020 7701 4166 [email protected] University of the Arts London - London College of Communication 020 7514 6500 [email protected]

SEN Schools Bill Hutcheson Head Teacher - Elm Court School 020 8674 3412 [email protected] Jamie Administrator - The Michael Tippett School 020 7326 5898 [email protected] Steve Green Head Teacher - The Olive School 020 7793 0747 [email protected] Stuart Green Premises Manager - Turney School 020 8670 7220 [email protected]

Lambeth School Sports Partnership 0207 928 5060 / Gillian Brunton Partnership Development Manager (Netball) 07918 744554 [email protected] Nicholas Smith Assistant Partnership Development Manager (Cricket / Multi Skills) 07765 981376 [email protected] Kate Mccauley Partnership Administrator 07841 327 720 [email protected] Rob Wilkinson Director Of Coaching / SSCO (Basketball) 07918 744557 [email protected] Daniel Jordon Competitions Manager (All Sport) 07765 981384 [email protected] Jimmy Goldsmith SSCO 07743 212110 [email protected] Ariana Rophia SSCO/SEN (SEN / Rugby) 07918 744553 [email protected] Conor Skews SSCO (Gym / Dance) 07918 744551 [email protected] Adam Cox SSCO (KS1) 07918 744552 [email protected] Mark Cochrane SSCO (Indoor Athletics) 07918 744556 [email protected] Michaela Clark SSCO (OSHL) 07918 744555 [email protected] Dave Sanders SSCO (Club Links & Assisting Comps. Manager) 07825 880 430 [email protected] Rosemary Powell FESCO 07887 621158 [email protected] Andrew Kirkpatrick SSCO (Cricket / OZ Rules) 07918 744552 [email protected] Fiona McHugh SSCO (Netball / Cheering) 07765 981384 [email protected]

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Sadie Clark SSCO (Gym / Dance) 07918 744551 [email protected]

Football Leagues Nana Sechere League Secretary - Ballerz League 0208 123 4581 [email protected] Charles Dugdale League Secretary - Battersea Football League 07917 072819 [email protected] David Halford League Secretary - Beckenham Hospital Charity Invitation Cup 020 8319 0440 Tom Ogg Chairman - Central London Super Sunday League 07947 359980 [email protected] Colin Harper League Secretary - Clapham Little League 020 7350 0313 [email protected] Hector Varela League Secretary - Colombian Football League 07799 562283 Ann Mason League Secretary - Greater London Regional Women's Football League 07973 674980 [email protected] Keith Davidson League Secretary - Jason Roberts Foundation Lambeth Football League 0208 621 5302 [email protected] League Development Officer - Lambeth & Southwark Primary Schools Gary Cornforth Football 07905 910575 [email protected] Ian Wallis Administrator - London & Kent Border Football League 01689 860980 Stephen Taylor- Palmer League Secretary - London Saturday Youth Football League 07903 520995 [email protected] Bob Watson League Secretary - Mitcham & District Sunday Football League 07850 420 630 [email protected] Louis Nelson Chairman - Morden & District Sunday Football League 07774 980 276 [email protected] Sally Dolan General Secretary - South East London & Kent Youth Football League 07956 592 601 [email protected] Emma Barnes League Secretary - South London Girls Football League 07921 050375 [email protected] General Secretary and Results Secretary - Southern Sunday Football Tony Eldridge League 07929 626690 Football Development Officer for Education and Disability - STEP Ben Dorsett League 07793 358134 [email protected] Derek Harris League Secretary - Tandridge Junior Football League 07831 146866 [email protected] Duncan Melville League Secretary - Thames Football League 07779 026140 [email protected] Clare Birchenhough League Manager - Top Corner 020 7700 1888 [email protected] Brian Fitzpatrick General Secretary - West Fulham Sunday Football League 07789 644 203 [email protected] David Blake Chairman - Wimbledon & District Football League [email protected]

Football Clubs Michael Moore Manager - Real Phoenix FC 07912 696978 [email protected]

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Steven Gower Club Secretary - Claremont AFC 07880 728957 [email protected] Tom Riley Director - Clapham Alexandra FC 07877 720123 [email protected] Club Secretary (Deputy Headmaster) - Henry Cavendish Primary School dpersad@henry-cavendish- Dawn Persad FC 020 8673 3376 primary.lambeth.sch.uk Scott Brown Club Secretary - Balham Bowling Club 07932 538225 [email protected] Gareth Daniels Manager & Club Secretary - Wandsworth Warriors Football Club 07967 656294 [email protected] Lee Dema Project Manager - St. Matthew's Project 07922 101134 [email protected] Gillian Wilson Club Secretary - South London Studs 07939 257414 [email protected] Sid Kamath Club Secretary - McKinsey & Company FC 07825 016 701 [email protected] David Kiobel Lambeth Community Football Coach - Lambeth Girls U-13's 020 7926 2631 [email protected] Matthew Crutchlow Chairman - Shantytown 07816 214699 [email protected] Miles Otway Manager and Club Secretary - Brixton Town Football Club 07736 675203 Gordon Skinner Club Secretary - Drayton Athletic 07779 596 244 Chris Smith Manager and Club Secretary - Cambozola FC 07956 142070 [email protected] Simon Allen Football Coach - Clapham Manor FC 0207 622 3919 [email protected] Laurence Gornall Deputy Manager - Jeff's Chippy 07966 170 872 [email protected] Zed Sevcikova General Secretary - London United LFC 07891 522297 [email protected] Charlie Pushman Captain - Llamas FC 07727 005 221 [email protected] Gareth Hughes Club Secretary - SS Ladzio 07973 243961 [email protected] Claire Townson Club Secretary - Axten FC 07958 198921 [email protected] Daniel Richards Manager - Northern Alliance Association Football Club 07738 478640 [email protected] Stuart Harris Interim Manager - Barking Mad FC 07905 917147 [email protected] Roger Soper Club Secretary - Albion 07957 881284 [email protected] Carla Randall Club Match Secretary - Panthers WFC 07845 320723 [email protected] Emily Turner Club Secretary - Clapham United WFC 07912 563252 [email protected] Hannah Martin Match Secretary - Clapham United WFC 07736 846534 [email protected] Sophie Nettleton Club Secretary - Clapham United WFC Reserves 07526 745411 [email protected] Brian Warner Parent Manager - Sudbourne Primary School FC 020 7274 5600 Emily Ewins General Secretary - Brixton Tigers LFC 07999 715585 [email protected] Aimee Parnell Chairman - AFC Fulham Belles 07968 976405 [email protected] Simon Byng Club Secretary - A.F.C. Pagliaccio 07973 625151 Fiona Ratcliffe Club Secretary - Comets FC 07734 867913 [email protected] Daniel Morris Club Secretary - Carpe Diem FC 07947 992186 [email protected] Sayed Fakrooden Club Manager / Secretary - Allen Edwards Primary School FC 07868 844022 [email protected]

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Chris Staples Coach - Crown Lane Primary School FC and Jubilee Primary School FC 07731 806144 [email protected] Paddy O'Regan Coach - Fenstanton Primary School FC 07946 579926 [email protected] Hugo Goucalves Club Secretary - F.C.A. Portugal 07852 721772 [email protected] Stephen Pollock Club Secretary - Ipcress XI 07985 754640 [email protected] Angus Club Secretary - Lambeth Rovers 07729 197743 Sarah Keane Club Secretary - London All Stars [email protected] David A. Lock Club Secretary - Lewin Sports 07957 392591 [email protected] Rui Reis Club Secretary - Central Desportivo Cultural Portugues 0781 027 5753 [email protected] Dudley Sawyer Club Secretary - Pelo 07984 466130 Gary Cornforth Club Secretary - South Bank Youth FC 07905 910575 [email protected] Marc Botsaris Club Secretary - South West Eleven 07799 412 626 Matthew Watts Club Secretary - Sporting Brixton 07768 275270 George Rolfe Club Secretary - St John Bosco 07939 568245 [email protected] Harvey McGavin Manager - St Leonard's Church of England Primary FC 07964 841876 [email protected] Matthew Griffin PE Coordinator - St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School FC 07787 887890 Gary Beart Vice Secretary - Streatham Stanley 07708 620612 [email protected] Jonathan Chapman Club Secretary - Real Donkeys 07776 180395 [email protected] James Kevin Peacock Club Secretary - Tulse Hill Junior Football Club 07525 773 865 [email protected] Edward Dawkins Club Secretary - Upsetters 07904 947910 [email protected] Maria Reynolds Club Secretary - Waterloo FC 07943 952007 [email protected] Chris Borck Coach - Richard Atkins Primary School FC 07956 418543 [email protected] Carlton Bennett Coach - St Jude's Church of England Primary School FC 07817 822287 [email protected] Darren Annon Coach - Macaulay Church of England Primary School FC 07951 324668 [email protected] Ben Woodside Club Secretary - Athletico Ofgem 07720 394221 [email protected] Kofi Asare Amaning Club Secretary and Coach - Santley Lions and Santley United 07960 987533 [email protected] Ayodele Awokiyesi Club Secretary - South East Elite 07957 936790 [email protected] Sharon Hall Coach - Walnut Tree Walk Primary School FC 07780 743859 [email protected] Jay Mackmo Club Secretary and Coach - Wandsworth Wands 07946 639780 [email protected] Trevor Bryan General Secretary - Norton FC 07831 276411 Mark Chan Poon Club Secretary - Guns of Brixton 07855 364016 Abdi Hassan Chairman - Mogadishu Stars Football Club 0798 483 1240 [email protected] Jabril Salad Senior Member (ex-Chairman) - Mogadishu Stars Football Club 07958 592 593 Lee Laing Club Secretary - Caribb 07958 515238 [email protected]

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Roger Sewell Manager - Lambeth All Stars 07958 281 475 [email protected] Fitz Davis Assistant Manager - Lambeth Classics Vets 07956 271 588 Andrew Fewster Club Secretary - Livingstone Rara Vets 07868 849 376 [email protected] Raymond Peart Club Secretary - F.C. Independent 07958 627 576 [email protected]

Informal Football Clubs Tim Ward Team Manager - Brixton Mondays 07803 950693 [email protected] Jean Carpetner Director - Moorland's Triangle Youth Group 020 7326 2687 [email protected] Johnathan Parker Club Secretary - Play The Game 0208 946 2384 Attique Saleem Manager 07857 274774 Linda Roberts Organiser - Brixton Ladies FC 07507 603624 [email protected] Paul McGraw Club Secretary - Anglesh Arms FC 075155 00607 [email protected] Daniel Glover-James Club Secretary 07810 357750 [email protected] Andre Burgess Club Secretary 07866 610754 [email protected]

Athletics Clubs Neil Aitken Chairman - Clapham Chasers 07970 189785 [email protected] Steve Bosley Club Secretary - Herne Hill Harriers 07721 555 688 [email protected]

Informal Badminton Clubs Ian Beard Club Secretary - Badminton Club 0776 9685916 [email protected]

Basketball Clubs Jay Williams Head Coach - Kennington Warriors 07931 622 461 [email protected]

Informal Basketball Clubs Veljiko Buncic Club Secretary 07846 836594 [email protected]

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Bowls Clubs Richard Long Club Secretary - Brixton Recreation Centre Indoor Bowls Club 020 8241 0231 [email protected]

BMX Clubs Jason Martin Club Secretary - Brixton BMX Club 07853 989 548 [email protected] Natalie Smith Club Co-cordinator - Brixton BMX Club 07939 151583

Cricket Clubs Tony Moody Head Coach - Kennington Park United Cricket Club 07904 746978 [email protected] Steve Wilson Manager - Playing for Success 020 7820 5743

Fencing Clubs Sarah Jones Club Secretary - Brixton Fencing Club 07958 323 842 [email protected] Nick Stuart Chairman - Streatham Fencing Club 07966 311485 [email protected]

Gymnastics Clubs Gina Anderson Senior Coach - Charisma Gymnastics Club 0208 462 8004 [email protected] Zoe Grundscoks Head Coach - Rosendale & Dulwich Gymnastics Club 07950 888233 Rachel Rose Administrator - Flying Angels Gymnastics Club 07951 833520

Rugby League Clubs Ben Cramant SLRLSA Development Officer - Brixton Bulls Junior Rugby League Club 07866 737905 [email protected]

Softball Leagues Jenny Fromer Manager and Coach for Indoor Softball League - Baseball Softball UK 07766 758529 [email protected]

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Garrie Rogers Captain - Panthers Softball Club 07828 557418 [email protected] Brian Frank Captain - Oblivion Softball Club 07543 664161 Matthew Davies Captain and GLSML Fixtures Secretary - Beyond Bermuda Guns 07833 763089 Tori Hainge Captain - Cheetahs Softball Club 07799 853583 [email protected] Alex Haddow Chief Exec. - Clapham Comets Softball Club 07723 028771 [email protected] Naomi Bennett Club Secretary - London Raiders Softball Club 07903 304304 [email protected]

Tennis & Squash Clubs Murray Sutton Chairman / Tennis Secretary - Grafton Tennis and Squash Club 020 7622 3628 [email protected] Juliet Griffiths Club Administrator - Telford Park Tennis Lawn Tennis Club 020 8674 5979 [email protected] Robert Allen Committee Coaching Liaison - Wigmore Tennis Club 020 8675 1680 [email protected]

Ultimate Frisbee Clubs Club Treasurer / Women's Captain - Brixton Angels Ultimate Frisbee Sasi Milmo Club 07912 057389 [email protected]

Volleyball Clubs Riccardo Palluotto Club Secretary - Flaming Six Volleyball Club 07920 064251 [email protected]

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APPENDIX 2

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