Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Bentley ARLFC have over the past 8 years have
grown from a single men’s team to a club that hosts 11 teams.
Including a Junior section which has a team registered at every
School Year up to U16 level, a Second Adult Men’s and a newly
established girl’s team. The club has over 170 playing
members and volunteers.
During this period of growth, Bentley ARLFC have been hosted at
various pitches and sites across the North of Doncaster and at
times had to play form 3 sites to accommodate the teams. This has
stifled the clubs growth and further development of the club and
its ability to further engage in the local community. In August
2019, Doncaster Council granted a long-term lease for the club to
operate from Bentley Recreation Ground.
With the announcement of Doncaster hosting the Rugby League World
Cup 2021 on 29th January 2019, came opportunity to secure funding
to support the build of a community pavilion at Bentley Recreation
Ground.
Following this announcement, the club developed plans to build 4
Changing Room Pavilion with Community space to maximize the
opportunity of potential growth from Doncaster Hosting the Rugby
League World Cup 2021 and to enable the club to secure its
future.
Bentley ARLFC have undertook rigours exercise to prepare a
comprehensive Business Plan that has enabled them to access
external funding from numerous partners including Sport England,
Rugby League World Cup 2021 as well as local business and
residents. This resulted in planning being granted in October
2021.
The club have now secured funding which has enabled Doncaster
Council to identify £100k to support this project, following
approval given in Quarter 4 Finance and performance Improvement
report on the 9th June 2021.
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paragraph 9 and 140. This support will enable the club to commence
build and access further funds to support the project.
To provide financial support of £100k to
match fund monies to enable construction of Bentley Rugby League
Community Pavilion.
To update the Council’s Capital Programme.
Not to provide support, which would result in
the club having to down size build and potentially put at risk
external funding being agreed.
Publication date: 15/06/2022
Date of decision: 13/06/2022
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