Purpose

 
On 26 May 2023 the
Grants Advisory Committee reviewed the proposal to create a one-off
grant fund the Dual Use Leisure Centres using £9,000
available funding held by the Council’s Physical Activity
Coordinator.
 
Such a
grant scheme would enable our leisure centres to introduce classes
to help draw back members to pre-pandemic activity levels and build
and maintain membership.
The
District Council play a key role in helping to improve population
health by creating opportunities to promote physical and mental
health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, obesity rates
and physical inactivity.  
Our
leisure centres play a key role in this agenda through provision of
local place-based initiatives. Attendance figures at leisure
centres remain lower than pre-pandemic levels
The
combination of rising inflation, high interest rates and energy
bills is proving to be a difficult economic environment for Centres
to introduce classes which may not attract full attendance
initially.
 
 

Content

Agree to recommend to the Lead Cabinet Member for Resources the
new grant proposal and proposed criteria.