We’ve been working in the heart of the Garden of England looking to secure sports and leisure provision in Maidstone. We are working with the borough council on an assessment of indoor and outdoor leisure provision, Once again this is linked to the local plan and is to senure that there are sufficient, high quality…
When one thinks of a leisure or sports centre there’s a temptation to envisage the large, high profile centres such as XCel in Surrey and the Brentwood Centre in Essex. However, for many people their local sports centre is situated at the nearby secondary school. These dual use centres provide many grass roots clubs with…
Runnymede in Surrey is world famous at the site chosen by King John to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. It’s also the home of a go ahead local authority, Runnymede Borough Council, who are committed to the development of high quality leisure facilities. We are working with RBC on a playing pitch strategy linked…
Back in 2013 we worked with Elmbridge Borough Council to refresh their playing pitch strategy. This lead to a number of improved and developed facilities including the new football hub at the XCel Leisure Centre in Walton on Thames. They’ve now appointed us to produce an updated strategy to guide provision over the coming years.…
We are currently working once again with Folkestone and Hyde District Council (formerly Shepway District Council) in southeast Kent to update their sports facilities and playing pitch strategies linked to their Local Plan. We worked with the council in 2018 to produce both a PPS and a built facilities strategy using Sport England guidance. Our…
Harlow in Essex has historically been at the forefront of leisure provision. Way back in 1964 they built the first ever sports centre which was managed by George Torkildsen, the first ever recreation manager. George helped set up the Harlow Sports Trust which owned and operated the centre. In 2003 we worked with our friends…
Back in 2014 we drafted a cricket facilities strategy for the London Borough of Newham. We worked with Newham Council, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Essex County Cricket Board. the project is regarded as an example of best practice by the ECB and has lead to real improvements on the ground. We’ve now…
It’s always gratifying when a client asks us back. So we are pleased to be working on a review of Waverley Borough Council’s playing pitch strategy – we completed the original strategy back in 2012. One of the joys of this study was the variety of good, solid, old fashioned cricket pavilions across the area.…
One of the joys/hassles of working as consultants is that we travel to many different parts of the country. So it’s a rare event when we work locally. Last year Tony led our strategy work for Bedford where he lives and this year Jim is leading on a Open Space and Sport Assessment for Brentwood…
We have been working during the summer in Waveney, the most easterly local authority area in England. This area includes the rural towns of Beccles and Bungay, the attractive seaside town of Southwold and the main settlement of Lowestoft. We’ve been commissioned to carry out a playing pitch assessment using the new Sport England methodology…