Laurelhill Sports Zone Partnership in Action

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Laurelhill Sports ZonePartnership in Action
LISBURN CITY COUNCIL
Alan PootsCapital Projects Officer
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DUAL USE

• Shared Vision (1997)
• Statutory Organisations.
• Culture.
• Steering Group.
• Sports Lottery Funding (up to 400k)
• Best practice visit.

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STEERING GROUP

• Lisburn City Council (2 Officers)
• South Eastern ELB. (2 Officers)
• Laurelhill Community College (3)
• Local Sports Clubs (2)
• Local Community Groups (1)
• Funding Concept Plan/Feasibility Study
• Public Meeting

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PROJECT

• Phase One (Outdoor)
• Sand Based Astro Turf (Hockey)
• Flood Lights
• 8 Unit Changing Pavilion
• Fencing Car Parking
• Existing Dust Pitch
• Phase Two (Internal)
• Fitness suite
• Dance/Aerobics/Martial Arts

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Funding Application

• Rejected
• Re-submitted Phase One only
• 280k Sports Lottery
• 310k LCC
• 120k SEELB (plus Land)
• 20k Laurelhill Community College
• 710k

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Project Delivery

• SEELB - Design, Tender Contract Supervision
• LCC - Business Case, Management Plan, Sports
  Development Plan, Legal Agreement

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Operational Plan

• Opened in August 2001
• Exclusive School Usage During the School Day
• Managed by School
• Community Club use Monday to Friday evenings
  and all day Saturdays to 500pm
• Managed by Lisburn City Council
• Available during School Holidays to LCC
• No Sunday Opening.

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Operational Plan

• Maintenance carried out by SEELB
• Insurance Issue
• LCC met own staff costs
• 65 of Maintenance Insurance Costs met by LCC
• Based on Hours Usage
• LCC meet all Energy Costs
• LCC gets the Income

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Management Structure

• Executive Committee
• 3 4 times per year
• LCC, SEELB, School, Club Community
  representatives.
• Serviced by Council School Officials
• Daily/On Going management
• LCC Manager and 3 Part Time Duty Officers
• Made ready for school use next day
• Liaise with school as and when
• Bookings at another Council facility
• No Money at Laurelhill

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Usage

• High demand Evenings by Clubs Youth Sports
  Development
• Midnight Soccer Venue
• IFA Grass Roots Soccer Centre
• South Antrim Hockey Club Home Pitch
• Strong Demand for more hours for soccer
• Strong Demand for more hours from South Antrim
• Currently over 900 Users per week, not including
  school use

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Issues/Lessons Learnt

• Legal Agreement finalised 2 years after opening
• Interface of LCC SEELB Revenue Funding not
  seamless.
• Usage by other schools not realised - Transport
• Sunday Opening to be reviewed.
• Carpet to be replaced probably 2-3 years.

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Future Development

• Article 40 Planning gain Matched funding to
  upgrade Dust Pitch to 3G
• Location of Basketball/Volleyball Olympic 2012
  elite Facility Stage II
• School use of New Centre/Sports Teaching
• New Legal Agreement
• Growing the Partnership

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