Reference: D1550
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To request approval on the proposed financial
allocations to local sport and physical activity projects, from the
UKSPF Sports Facilities Fund and the establishment of relevant
community grant agreements.
Recommendations
1.The Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing
approves the proposed financial allocations to local sport and
physical activity projects from the UKSPF Sports Facilities
Fund.
2.The portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing
approves the establishment of community grant agreements with
Mellish Rugby Club, Paviors Rugby Club and Calverton Miners Welfare
Football Club.
It is proposed that the Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and
Wellbeing approves the allocations of the Sports Facilities Fund
Grants (in relation to the capital budget) set out below:
1. Arnold Leisure Centre: Plant room improvements- Total project
cost £27,556 - Proposed amount from UKSPF £26,119
2. Mellish Rugby Club: 2nd pitch floodlighting - Total project
cost£34,683.35 - Proposed amount from
UKSPF£31,500
3. Paviors Rugby Club: Borehole and portable floodlights - Total
project cost£43,150 - Proposed amount from UKSPF
£31,500
4. Calverton Miners Welfare Football Club: 3G pitch project - Total
project cost£889,102.29 - Proposed amount from UKSPF
£100,000
All projects have secured or are in the process of securing match
funding to make up the shortfall.
It is proposed that the Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles Health and
Wellbeing approves the establishment of community grant agreements
with Mellish Rugby Club, Paviors Rugby Club and Calverton Miners
Welfare Football Club.
Further information on each project is included in appendix 2
The need for investment into Gedling’s
Sport and Leisure facilities has been highlighted through the
strategic recommendations from the recent Built Facilities Strategy
and Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategy. These strategic
recommendations are also supported through local insight from
community partners and external organisations.
The UKSPF Sports Facility Fund provides the opportunity to invest
into Sport and Leisure Facilities across the Borough.
£300,000 has been secured towards the investment of Sports
Facilities through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. To date
£100,881 has been allocated, to support priority sites
operated by the Council, with the remaining £199,119
(£189,119 capital) to be allocated by March 2025.
In order to allocate the Sports Facility Fund in a transparent and
equitable way a Scoring Matrix (see Appendix 1) with a criteria has
been devised. This has been used to score the potential projects.
The Scoring Matrix scores the individual projects against the
following: 1. Strategic Outcomes Planning Model and Playing Pitch
and Outdoor Sport Strategy interventions met. 2. Feasibility of
capital spend during 2024/25 3. Shared Prosperity Fund
interventions met. 4. Affordability. 5. Gedling Plan 2023-27
priorities. The scoring matrix also includes the 2023-24 projects
that have been delivered.
A review group has been set up to score and review the projects
throughout the 2024/25 timeframe. The review group consists of the
following: Leisure Business Strategy Manager, Health Development
Officer and Principal Finance Business Partner.
High priority sites that have been listed in the Scoring Matrix
have been identified through the Built Facilities Strategy
Strategic recommendations and Playing Pitch Strategy Action
Plan.
In order to explore these high priority projects further and to
understand their deliverability, extensive engagement has taken
place with external partners including, sports clubs and national
governing body representatives. These conversations enabled a
shortlist of deliverable projects to be identified and scored
through the scoring matrix.
Progress on spending allocations and monitoring will be undertaken
through the UKSPF Working Group. The Health Development Officer
will act as lead officer for this programme. All progress will be
reported to the UKSPF Partnership Group.
To not approve the funding allocations towards
the outlined projects.
These projects have been selected based on a need highlighted
within Gedling Borough Council’s strategic documents, and the
feasibility of those projects being delivered by March 2025. If
these projects were therefore not approved there is a high risk
that the UKSPF Sports Facilities Fund would not get spent within
the timeframe. Without the funds the community clubs will struggle
to increase or sustain their current offer which will restrict the
number of members and participants taking part in sport and
physical activity.
Publication date: 01/10/2024
Date of decision: 01/10/2024
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