Recreation and Leisure Committee – 02/12/2015

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
The Guildhall
Frankwell Quay
Shrewsbury
SY3 8HR

 

Meeting of the Recreation & Leisure Committee
to be held in Room SGH020, Guildhall, Shrewsbury
at 6.00 pm on Wednesday 2 December 2015

25 November 2015
 

To Members of the Recreation & Leisure Committee
 

Councillors Mrs B Baker, A Bannerman, I Jones, M Kenny, Mrs K Owen, K Pardy, K Roberts & J Tandy

All other members of the Council for information

 

Dear Councillor

 

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Recreation & Leisure Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at 6.00 pm in the Guildhall, in order to transact the following business.

 

Helen Ball

Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES

  To receive and accept apologies for absence

• 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct

• 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 14 October 2015

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20320Minutes_Recreation2020Leisure201520102014

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

• 5QUARRY

  To receive an update from the Outdoor Recreation & Assets Manager on the following matters involving the Quarry:
  (i)    Update of events in the Quarry for 2016;
  (ii)   Update on Western Power network upgrades through the Quarry
  (iii)  Update on request from the Shropshire Horticultural Society to relocate drainage pipes to facilitate toilet facilities improvements for the Flower Show
  (iv)  To consider a requests to support various recreational activities in the Quarry including:
  mini steamboat trips from the Quarry
  creation of a Junior Parkrun Route every Sunday morning
  canoe hire

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20528i2920-20QUARRY20EVENTS202016
  • Agenda20528iii2920-20Toilet20location20Quarry20Avenue
  • Agenda20528iv2928a2920-20Steam20Boat20picture
  • Agenda20528iv2928b2920-20JPR20Route20081115

• 6MARKETS

  To receive an update by the Outdoor Recreations & Assets Manager on the work of the general market including general arrangements, uptake and waiting lists.

• 7PLAY

  (i)  To receive an update on the development of the Greenfield Play Area
  (ii)  To receive an update on the working of the all-party Working Group in redeveloping the Quarry Play Area and Paddling Pool

• 8RECREATION GROUND & OPEN SPACE MATTERS

  (i)    Monkmoor Recreation Ground – to receive an update on recent repairs undertaken
  (ii)   Springfield Recreation Ground – to consider a request from the Disc Golf Club to expand the Disc Golf facility on site
  (iii)  Kynaston Road Recreation Ground – to consider a request from the local member for improvements to fencing around the curtilage
  (iv)  St Mary’s Church – to receive an update on repairs to the pedestrian area and approve restrictions on carparking within the closed church yard

• 9CHRISTMAS

  To receive an update on Christmas activities and the Town Councils involvement in those activities

• 10TEAM SHREWSBURY

  (i)   To receive an update on the expansion of the Team Shrewsbury Operational Meetings and how members can feed into the process
  (ii)   To receive an update from the Operations Manager on collaborative work around Nuisance Week and Bonfire Night
  (iii)  To receive feedback from the Town Clerk regarding the recent Purple Flag Accreditation Visit

  Attachments:

  • Agenda201028i2920-20Team20Shrewsbury

• 11DEVELOPER DISCUSSION

  To receive an update on the following discussions:
  (i)  Weir Hill Development;
  (ii)  Shrewsbury South Community Centre Feasibility Study.