Issue details

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