Health & Communities Committee THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CONDITION SURVEY OF COUNCIL PITCHES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A COUNCIL PITCHES STRATEGY

Health & Communities Committee

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2018

Methodology / Process

• ‘Towards a Level Playing Field; Playing Pitch Model’ Sport England.
• Focused research on supply, demand and quality to assess adequacy of

provision for matches and training.

• Association football, gaelic games, cricket, hockey, rugby.
• Fields in Trust; 3 acres of pitches per 1,000 population.

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Methodology / Process

• Governing bodies, Sport NI, EA consulted.
• Survey of all sports clubs.
• Council-owned pitches inspected.

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FINDINGS Clubs and T eams

Sport No of Clubs T eams Male Female T

• tal

Association Football 60 316 25 341 Gaelic Games 20 173 108 281 Cricket 14 71 10 81 Hockey 3 13 13 Rugby 2 20 4 24 99 580 160 740

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FINDINGS Participants

Sport Male Female T

• tals

Junior Adult Junior Adult Association Football 3,638 1,661 351 63 5,713 Gaelic Games 1,991 864 1,376 550 4,781 Cricket 432 563 166 193 1,354 Hockey 61 18 120 70 269 Rugby 320 180 49 20 569 T

• tals

6,442 3,286 2,062 896 12,686

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FINDINGS Comparison

Council Population Association Football Gaelic Games Cricket Hockey Rugby T

• tal

Derry City & Strabane 150,140 5,713 4,781 1,354 269 569 12,686 Lisburn & Castlereagh 134,841 4,216 1,317 202 365 305 6,405 Causeway Coast & Glens 140,877 4,096 6,470 364 754 856 12,540

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FINDINGS Supply (Adult and Youth Match Pitches)

Ownership Assoc Football Gaelic Games Cricket Hockey Rugby T

• tals

Council 47 4 1 1 53 Club/Community 9 21 18 5 53 Education 19 3 6 2 7 37 T

• tals

75 28 24 3 13 143

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FINDINGS Adequacy of Provision

Whole Council Area By Area Derry City Derry Rural Strabane T

• wn

Strabane Rural ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Adult Pitches + 3 + 2 + 1 + 3

• 3

GAELIC GAMES Go Games Youth + Adult Pitches

• 8
• 3

even

• 1
• 4

CRICKET Youth + Adult + 1 even even Even + 1 HOCKEY even

• RUGBY
• 2
• 8

OVERARCHING STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS

• Priority given to the development of multi-sport hubs which can accommodate a range of sports

including association football, gaelic, cricket, rugby, hockey and others.

• Invest in current playing pitch stock to improve quality and maximise usage.
• Establish a capital investment grant programme to assist sports clubs to further develop their own

facilities to cater for the needs of their membership – open to all sports.

• Support partnerships with the educational sector to expand on community use.
• Support sports development programmes in partnership with clubs, schools, governing bodies and

statutory agencies to maximise participation including underrepresented groups.

• Engage with clubs to build capacity in relation to preparing sports development plans and applying for

funding for community based projects.

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS-ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

• Donemana pitch upgrade
• Mitchell Park pitches upgrade
• Changing provision upgrade at Spamount Playing Fields
• Changing provision upgrade at Meadows Playing Fields
• Daisy Field Pitches upgrade - currently at concept design
• Melvin Arena grass pitch upgrade - pending business case approval
• Artigarvan pitch and changing upgrade - detailed design and planning submitted
• Review pitch maintenance regimes for all pitches

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS – ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

• Caw MUGA training facility - approved and funding in place
• Clondermott multi-sport facility - at design stage
• Templemore Playing Pitches - at design stage
• Lettershandoney 3G training pitch and changing - at detailed design stage
• Ballyfatten MUGA training pitch
• Clooney Park West – need for Masterplan to further utilise facility
• Culmore Country Park – Masterplan in progress (2 grass assoc f’ball pitches + 1 grass gaelic)

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS - GAELIC

• Install gaelic ball stop nets on all council owned pitches
• Further develop Ballyarnett Park to accommodate all gaelic clubs in the area
• Culmore Country Park – gaelic grass pitch on footprint of 2 association football pitches with ball

stops

• Corrody Road gaelic facility development for DoireTrasna GAC – 1 x grass floodlit gaelic pitch +

training pitch

• Thornhill College Gaelic 3G facility for school and community use
• Consider the development of a multi-sports facility in rural Strabane to accommodate gaelic and

association football training and matches

• *Clondermott + Templemore Multi-sports facilities to include gaelic pitches

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS - CRICKET

• Include cricket nets and training facilities in all multi-sport facility developments
• Liaise with Sion Mills Cricket Club – future use of current pitch is uncertain

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS - HOCKEY

• Develop a water-based Astroturf pitch at the Foyle Arena
• Liaise with Strabane Academy to facilitate community use of the new hockey pitch as part
• f new school build.

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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DRAFT ACTIONS – RUGBY

• Liaise with Strabane Rugby Club - need for a home pitch
• Liaise with City of Derry Rugby Club - aspirations to either further develop their current

facility at Judge’s Road or move to former Foyle College site

• All future multi-sport pitch developments to be suitable for rugby training and matches

Pitches Condition Survey & Strategy

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