Issue - meetings

To consider the continuation of the Community Centre Saturday opening Provision.

The Committee received a report from the Strategic Lead, Independent Living on the continuation of the six day Community Centre Saturday Opening. The Committee were informally updated on this matter at the previous Committee on 28 November 2024, however this report requested to ratify committee approval. The report set out the proposal to continue opening the Fordbridge and Greeno Centres on alternate Saturdays for another six months with delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with Chair and Vice-Chair of Community Wellbeing to continue approval of extensions to this initiative within the permitted budget provision. This extension aimed to support vulnerable residents during the cost of living and energy crisis.

Committee resolved to:

1. Continue to endorse the Council’s approach of expanding the Community Centres provision to take account of the impact of current cost of living, energy and social isolation crisis on our communities.

2. Continue with the provision of opening at least one community centre within the borough of Spelthorne for 6 days a week, which is currently in place, engaging centre staff to provide the additional provision as per option 2.

3.To agree delegated authority to Deputy Chief Executive Terry Collier in consultation with Chair and Vice Chair of Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee to agree a continuation every 6 months within the permitted budget envelope.