Recreation Committee

Responsibilities of the Recreation Committee

The Recreation Committee attends to all matters in connection with Play Areas, Playing Fields, Open Spaces, the Spital Pavilion, Moira Dale Sports pavilion, Village Hall, the Turf Gardens, Community Hub (recreation booking aspects) and related Outside Bodies.

Objectives:

• To support and promote the long-term environmental, cultural and economic health and vitality of the Parish creating a vibrant, safe, healthy and inclusive community.
• To provide and maintain play areas, playing fields and open spaces to a high standard and to promote a safe and friendly environment.
• To protect and enhance free access to the countryside.
• To provide quality sports facilities to meet identified and future needs.
• To provide allotments to meet identified and future needs and associated infrastructure.
• To protect and enhance the biodiversity including habitats and protected species.
• To provide and maintain play equipment to a high and safe standard in line with nationally approved standards and to identify current and future needs.
• To provide and maintain buildings necessary for the provision of recreational objectives.
• To maintain good working relationships with all sporting and recreational bodies and interested parties.

The Recreation Committee shall have authority and consent to:

1. implement the Recreation Committee's aims and objectives.
2. implement the Parish Council's approved forward plan for play areas and playing fields.
3. deal with all matters relating to the maintenance and improvement of all open spaces, play equipment, related buildings and land, etc. within the control, responsibility and / or ownership of Castle Donington Parish Council.
4. responsibly and appropriately spend the respective amounts detailed and approved in that year's financial budgets except if the amount is of such significance then it is to stand as a recommendation to the Full Council.
5. decide who shall or shall not be permitted to hire the Community Hub for recreation purposes (possibly in conjunction with the Parish Amenities committee which also has responsibilities relating to the Community Hub), if the Clerk is concerned that an application is other than a standard application.
6. decide who shall or shall not be permitted to hire the Spital Pavilion and pitches at the Spital Park, if the Clerk is concerned that an application is other than a standard application.
7. decide who shall or shall not be permitted to hire the Moira Dale sports facilities and pitches at the Moira Dale and the Village Hall, if the Clerk is concerned that an application is other than a standard application.
8. work with the Bowls Club Committee and be involved through representation on the said committee.
9. decide who shall or shall not be permitted to take up a tenancy agreement at the Turf Allotments, if the Clerk is concerned that an application is other than a standard application.
10. work with all diversities (all ages) within Castle Donington to obtain their views and ideas for future recreational and leisure development.
11. instruct the Clerk to carry out the decisions of the Committee, prior to the minutes and with decisions of the Recreation Committee meetings being approved and signed at Full Council.
12. recommend items to be discussed at the annual budget meeting.