Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile Draft 4 December 2011 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile CONTENTS 1.0 Bishop Auckland & Shildon Playing Pitch Profile 2.0 Pitch Provision by Sector 3.0 Teams 4.0 Consultation Profile 5.0 Provision 6.0 Pitch Capacity 7.0 Strategic Recommendations 2 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 1.0 BISHOP AUCKLAND & SHILDON PLAYING PITCH PROFILE 1.1 Area Action Partnership The Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership (AAP) serves the area highlighted in the map below. The geographical area covered by the AAP includes the major town of Coundon to the west along with other major settlements such as Shildon, Witton Park and South Church. Other settlements in the AAP include Leeholme, Toronto, Binchester, Woodhouse Close, Tindale Crescent, St Helen Auckland and Eldon. Bishop Auckland & Shildon includes the following wards: • Coundon • Bishop Auckland Town • Escomb • West Auckland • Woodhouse Close • Cockton Hill • Henknowle • Dene Valley • Byerley • Sunnydale • Thickley Note: All maps presented in this report are for indicative purposes only. A full set of larger scale detail maps are available separately. 3 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 1.2 Total Area Population: 41,416 Map 1: Bishop Auckland & Shildon AAP As highlighted in the table below, 63% of the population for Bishop Auckland & Shildon AAP is considered to fall within the active age group as defined by Sport England. Table 1: Bishop Auckland & Shildon Population by Active Age Groups Active Age Group Sport Male Female Mixed 0-5 years Non active 3,052 6-9 years Football 1896 8-12 years 2564 10-15 years 1511 1491 11-15 years 1269 1242 11-17 years 1809 1830 13-17 years Rugby 1283 1350 16-17 years Rugby 588 Football/ 16-45 years Hockey 7355 7972 18-45 years Rugby 6815 7384 18-55 years Cricket 9688 10324 Over 55 years Non active 12326 Total area population within Active 26038 Age Groups (6-55yrs) 4 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 2.0 PITCH PROVISION BY SECTOR 2.1 Public Sector Provision Map 2: Bishop Auckland & Shildon Pitches Managed by the Public Sector 5 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile Table 2: Names & types of grounds managed by the Public Sector Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Ward Changing Full size Junior Senior Junior Cricket ATP Total Binchester Recreation Ground Coundon N 1 1 Cockton Hill Recreation Ground Bishop Auckland Y 2 2 Coundon Gate Coundon N 1 1 Coundon Grange Recreation Ground Coundon N 1 1 Dovecote Hill Dene Valley N 1 1 St Helen Deborah Wood N 1 1 Auckland Escomb Recreation Ground Escomb N 1 1 Eldon Football Pitch Dene Valley N 1 1 Hackworth Park Shildon Y 1 1 Henknowle Recreation Ground Henknowle N 1 1 Jubilee Fields Shildon Y 1 1 Leeholme & Coundon Recreation Bishop Auckland Y 1 1 2 Ground Shildon Railway Sports Club Shildon Y 1 1 2 St Helen Auckland Recreation St Helen Ground Auckland N 1 1 Thompsons Fields Shildon N 1 1 The Shildon Scout Memorial Field Trust Shildon Y 1 1 Toronto Recreation Ground Bishop Auckland N 1 1 Town Recreation Ground Bishop Auckland N 1 1 Witton Park Recreation Ground Escomb N 1 1 1 22 0 0 0 2 0 24 1 There are also 2 senior football pitches at sites with unknown names (GIS ref: OSNA/3/266 & OSNA/7/295) – these are included in the total. 6 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 2.2 Education Provision Map 3: Bishop Auckland & Shildon Pitches Managed by Education Facilities 7 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile Table 3: Names & Types of Pitches managed by Educational Facilities Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Ward Changing Full size Junior Senior Junior Cricket ATP Total Aclet Close Nursery School Woodhouse Close N 1 1 Evergreen Primary School Cockton Hill N 1 (Informal) 1 Oakley Cross Primary School West Auckland N 1 1 Prince Bishop’s Community Primary Dene Valley N 1 1 Shildon/ Thornhill Primary Sunnydale N 1 1 Woodhouse Close Junior School Woodhouse Close N 1 1 Bishop Barrington School (Sports Centre) Cockton Hill Y 1 1 1 3 King James 1st Community Bishop Auckland College/ Stan Laurel’s School Town Y 4 1 1 6 St Anne’s C of E Primary School Cockton Hill N 2 2 St John’s CE Primary School Thickley N 1 1 St Chad’s RC Primary School Escombe N 1 1 St Helen Auckland Primary School West Auckland N 1 1 St Johns RC Comprehensive School/ Bishop Auckland College Woodhouse Close N 5 5 Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre/ Community College Thickley Y 8 1 9 18 12 1 0 2 1 34 8 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 2.3 Private Provision Facilities Map 4: Bishop Auckland & Shildon Pitches Managed by Private Sports Clubs 9 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile Table 4: Names & Types of Pitches Managed by Private Sports Clubs Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Location Changing Cricket ATP Total Full size Junior Senior Junior Heritage Park (Bishop Bishop Auckland Y 1 1 Auckland Fc) Kingsway (Bishop Bishop Auckland Y 1 1 Auckland Cc) Shildon Football Club Shildon Y 1 1 West Auckland Town Afc West Auckland Y 1 1 (Darlington Road Ground) West Mills (Bishop Wear Valley Y 3 1 4 Auckland Rugby Club) Shildon Stadium Sunnydale Y (restricted) 7 7 10 0 3 0 2 0 15 10 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 3.0 TEAMS 3.1 Football Team Information Table 5: Football Clubs & Teams Club Ground Mens Vets Ladies Total Senior Total Mini Total Junior Bishop Auckland Cricket Club Kingsway - Bishop Auckland CC 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland King James Academy King James 1st Comm. College (Stan Laurel's Sch) 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland Social Club King James 1st Comm. College (Stan Laurel's Sch) 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland The Welcome Tavern King James 1st Comm. College (Stan Laurel's Sch) 1 1 0 0 Shildon Grey Horse Over 40s Hackworth Park 1 1 0 0 Shildon The Flag & Whistle Hackworth Park 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland Beehive Cockton Hill Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland Hospital Club Cockton Hill Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Tindale Crescent WMC Cockton Hill Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland Masons Arms Escomb Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland The Cumberland Arms Escomb Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland The Sausage Escomb Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Witton Park Rose & Crown Witton Park Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Coundon & Leeholme Youth Leeholme & Coundon Recreation Centre 1 1 0 0 Coundon Forrester's Arms Leeholme & Coundon Recreation Centre 1 1 0 0 Coundon Miners Arms Leeholme & Coundon Recreation Centre 1 1 0 0 Shildon Athletic Thompsons Field at Waverley Terrace 1 1 0 0 Shildon Railway Shildon Railway Sports Club 1 1 0 0 Shildon FC Shildon Football Club 1 1 0 0 Shildon Elm Road WMC Shildon Football Club 1 1 0 0 Shildon Elm Road WMC (Sat) Shildon Football Club 1 1 0 0 11 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile Shildon Royal George Tavern Shildon Stadium 1 1 0 0 Shildon Three Tuns Shildon Stadium 1 1 0 0 Shildon Three Tuns Goodfellas Shildon Stadium 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland Bay Horse Shildon Stadium 1 1 0 0 Shildon Jubilee Jubilee Fields Community Ass. 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland FC Heritage Park 1 1 0 0 West Auckland Town West Auckland Town FC - Darlington Rd Ground 1 1 0 0 West Auckland Town U10s West Auckland Town FC - Darlington Rd Ground 0 1 0 West Auckland U13s St Helen Auckland Recreation Ground 0 0 1 West Auckland WMC St Helen Auckland Recreation Ground 1 1 0 0 Bishop Auckland College Bishop Auckland College/ St John’s 6th Form 0 0 0 Bishop Auckland St Marys Juniors Bishop Auckland College/ St John's 6th Form 0 9 12 Totals 28 1 0 29 10 13 There are 29 senior football teams in Bishop Auckland & Shildon AAP, one of which is a female team. There are 13 junior football teams including 2 junior girls’ teams and 10 mini football teams. The teams are all accommodated on 33 different pitches within the AAP as detailed in the table below. 12 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 3.2 Rugby Union Team Information There is 1 rugby union club in the Bishop Auckland & Shildon AAP, they play at West Mills Playing Fields. The ground is used by 9 rugby union teams and is combined with a cricket wicket. Table 6: Rugby Union Clubs & Teams Club Ground Mens Vets Ladies Senior Junior Mini Bishop Auckland RUFC West Mills Playing Fields 2 2 3 4 3.3 Rugby League Team Information Table 7: Rugby Union Clubs & Teams Club Ground Mens Vets Ladies Senior Junior Mini Durham Tigers ARLFC Shildon Sunnydale Leisure Centre 0 0 7 0 There are 7 junior rugby league teams registered in the Bishop Auckland & Shildon AAP who utilise the Shildon Leisure Centre. 13 Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Bishop Auckland & Shildon Area Action Partnership Profile 3.4 Cricket Team Information There are 8 senior cricket teams in Bishop Auckland & Shildon and 7 junior teams.