Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Since 2020, The City of Doncaster Council has
embarked on an investment programme into the
leisure portfolio, addressing works in relation to health and
safety and refurbishing the assets as
a direct outcome of closures. This work continues in 2024-2025
under a planned venue by venue approach, which has enabled business
continuity for the Leisure Trust, however the stock ranges in age
from 60 years old through to 25 years and facilities out of scope
have now
reached a business-critical point.
Dearne Valley Leisure Centre has recently attracted funding via
Sport England from the Government’s Swimming Pool Recovery
fund. This allocation is primarily to address energy efficiency and
sustainability elements of the venue, however as part of the
research scope it is
apparent there are other elements of the venue that are nearing end
of life or will impact business continuity within the next 18
months.
This would mean that the venue could close to the public for an
extended period of time, preventing health and wellbeing programmes
and placing additional revenue pressure on service delivery
Allocate £75k from the Revenue
Contribution to the Capital Programme reserve (ref 2014-10) to
undertake condition surveys for Dearne Valley and Adwick Leisure
Centres as well as further feasibility work for Edlington Pool
development.
Not to allocate monies and allow commissioning
of these surveys will result in CDC being unbale to progress the
bids for capital monies to ensure future viability of Dearne Valley
and Adwick leisure centres.
Publication date: 02/10/2024
Date of decision: 02/10/2024
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