The Management and Development of

Hervey Road Playing Field as a

Sports and Disability Sports Venue

• 13 years delivering high level PE & Sports coaching in Primary School

• Over 70 schools in Lewisham, Greenwich, Southwark, Lambeth, Croydon and Bexley

• Kent Cricket Board partner delivering broad based PE & sport teaching & coaching programs throughout Kent, Greenwich, Lewisham & Bexley

• Preferred service provider to Lewisham Council across education & children’s services

• Not for profit CIC set up in 2010

• Delivers multi-sport & healthy living activities including Park Active funded by the Big Lottery

• Delivers EmployActive, employability, leadership & work placement programmes in partnership with JobcentrePlus

• Designs, co-ordinates & delivers community playing fields and open space regeneration programmes

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE CHART

Tender document

• Hervey Road Playing Field to be developed to its full potential

• Deliver the Council’s ambition of delivering a world class community sports centre for Greenwich residents

• Offer a wide range of sports for adults & children and improve the opportunities for participation in sport and physical activity for people with disabilities

• Consider using part of the site for informal access & dog walking

Preferred Supplier Agreement

• Lease of up to 30 years

• Service Level Agreement to manage site

• Development of capital projects

• Grounds Maintenance

• Site security

• Delivery of sports programme

BACKGROUND RESEARCH

• Sports Solutions & TGMS Reports

• Stakeholder consultation by Community Teachsport

BACKGROUND CONCLUSIONS

• Short fall of senior & junior cricket pitches

• Good level of football provision but need to address demand for 9v9

• Council wants to offer wide range of sports for adults & children to increase participation and to improve opportunities for disability participants

• Facilitate access to local schools

• Deliver programme that promotes community interaction, health & well-being

• Proposal for inclusive play facilities

• Government failure to deliver Olympic legacy and inspire next generation of young people to get involved

• Opportunity for Greenwich to create Paralympic legacy

OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS• Develop site as Healthy Lifestyle & Community Centre working in

partnership with local community

• Focus on inclusive educational and community sporting & recreational use

• Create a centre of excellence for school PE & sport

• A centre for junior cricket excellence

• A centre for disability sport & children's play in Greenwich

• Training & employment opportunities for young people in sports ground management/maintenance & catering

ACTIVITIES• Junior & senior cricket plus coaching

• Junior football 9v9 & 7v7

• Junior rugby

• Up to 10 disability sports

• School PE & sports days

• School holiday multi-sport activity

• Running, jogging, walking, dog walking, family cycling, outdoor gym & trim trail

• Community gardening, forest school, outdoor adventure & nature trails

• Outdoor & indoor disability play

• Employability, teacher & coach training

• Open 7 days a week 9.30am to 6.30pm

GROUND LAYOUT/FACILITIES

Healthy Lifestyle Hub BuildingExterior/Style Only

Healthy Lifestyle Hub Building

Interior

DRAFT TIMIMG PLAN

Preliminaries/Construction Completion Dates• Building Spring 2015

• Car Park Spring 2015

• Cricket nets Spring 2015

• Hard court Spring 2015

• Cricket grounds Spring/Summer 2015

• Disability formal play area Spring/Summer 2015

• Dog walkers/Runners/Joggers/Cyclists/Walking Trails Spring/Summer 2015

• Football pitches Spring/Summer 2015

• Outdoor Gym/Trim trail Spring/Summer 2015

• Nature trail/Adventure Play Area Summer/Autumn 2015

• Community Garden/Pond Summer/Autumn 2015

CAPITAL FUNDING STRATEGY

Funding required to date £995,000

Committed Funding

• London Marathon Charitable Trust £600,000

• Royal Borough of Greenwich £50,000

Potential Funding to date

• Sport England Improvement Trust £280,000

• Sport England Protecting Playing Fields £65,000

BUSINESS PLAN INCOME

• Based on income derived from trading activity – hiring pitches, coaching & training income, school holiday multi-sport & adventure activity income

• Social Enterprise income – cafe and grounds maintenance

• Partnerships – JobcentrePlus, Local Colleges including Hadlow College, Royal Greenwich Parks Department

• Revenue grants & loans

SITE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

• Facilities & Fundraising Project Manager

• Site Manager

• Grounds Manager

• Steering Group

SITE SECURITY

• Residents eyes and ears

• Rapid Response to vandalism

• Site in use 7 days a week

• Grounds staff local knowledge

• Roller shutters

• Police dog training site

• Pedestrian Gates for dog owners