Kirklees sports blueprint 2015

Memories

Whilst reading through some old links to Kirklees Council press releases I came across a report documenting the outcome of some work undertaken by an independent body reviewing the provision of sports facilities in Kirklees at the request of Kirklees Council in 2015. This external review covered a range of sports facilities provided across the Kirklees area including Football, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Cricket, Hockey, Tennis and Bowls.

The outcome was a 110-page report setting out a plan to cover the future provision of such sporting facilities across all parts of the Kirklees Council area. It is a detailed and comprehensive document although there is no cost associated with the programme of investment and work that it identifies. However it does offer a range of potential funding channels.

You can download your own copy of the full 110-page report at the bottom of this posting. I have cherry-picked all the Crown Green Bowling relevant points from the report to reproduce them here for your information.

Bowls summary Supply There are 83 crown green bowling greens in Kirklees. Of these, 22 are maintained by the council. The majority are private sports or social club greens.  In general the quality of bowling greens in Kirklees is considered good with nearly all sites being assessed as good quality. Only five sites rate as standard. 

Clubs using council greens rate quality as good (59%) or standard (41%). No clubs consider provision to be poor.  A total of 59% of clubs using council sites report that the quality of their home green has improved from the previous season. Just over a third (35%) state there has been no change.  Vandalism is highlighted at several sites; with incidents of ball games, bike use and fires being noted

Demand  Junior membership is more prevalent at private clubs compared to council-based clubs.  Analysis of club membership shows that demand has generally remained static over the previous three years. Nearly a third of clubs (29%) report increasing membership but none consider this to be restricting any further growth.  No club (private or based at council sites) suggest additional bowling greens would lead to increases in membership levels. Therefore it would appear that there are enough greens available for community use to accommodate both the current and future demand

Below are the headline findings on the present position of sites measured against the perceived demand.

The next section looks at the estimated future demand for each of the seven main sports covered in the report.

Here is your copy of the full 110-page report for you to download and read at your leisure.

Kirklees-Playing-Pitch-Strategy-And-Action-Plan-September-2015.pdf

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