It was agreed at the 3 July 2017 Corporate Project Scrutiny Committee to establish a Leisure Strategy Working Group (LSWG) to inform and assist the Community, Health and Housing Committee in agreeing recommendations on each of the three phases of the Leisure Strategy.  These three phases were agreed by the Policy, Projects and Resources Committee on 20 June 2017.  The report before Members was an update on the progress under Phase 1. 

The LSWG consisted of Cllrs Pound, Middlehurst, Murphy, Davies and Hubbard and met on 2 August and 6 September 2017. 

Members debated the content of the report and the recommendations contained therein and concluded that the report lacked sufficient detail and background information to enable scrutiny of the recommendations and findings of the working group. 

Cllr Hossack requested that officers contact two major leisure operators so that they can provide a presentation and information to members to assist with their deliberations.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Tumbridge and SECONDED by Cllr Trump to require a full report including accompanying information is provided to the next committee meeting in order to enable full scrutiny of the working groups findings. 

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

1.    That a full report from officers and th eLSWG with annexes to be able to scrutinise the recommendations.   

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

The Council needs to ensure that its Leisure Facilities were fit for purpose, sustainable, accessible to the residents and visitors, and support the Council’s priorities of improving health and wellbeing of its residents.