Decision details

(i)        That the Council’s commitment to sports & swimming provision in

Kidsgrove be reaffirmed.

(ii)       That the re-opening of the sports centre as the vehicle for delivery of this

commitment, be agreed.

(iii)      That the progress made by the Kidsgrove Community Interest Group in the development of the design and business model and the new Board membership be noted.

(iv)      That the procurement of Willmott Dixon through the SCAPE national construction framework to establish a ‘build out cost’, with associated programme of work, be agreed.

(v)       That delegated authority be given to the Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Service Improvement, People and Partnerships, along with the Executive Director - Commercial Investment and Economic Development to progress the next stages of the scheme in consultation with the Kidsgrove Sports Centre Steering Group. Further Cabinet reports will be presented upon completion of the detailed business case review in Spring, 2020.

(vi)      That an all-party Cabinet panel be convened at the appropriate time to consider the revised cost estimates and business plan with a view to Cabinet making a recommendation to Council on reopening the existing Kidsgrove Sport Centre.