FOI request (FOIR-576089434)

Sport and leisure services and facilities

Requested Wed 10 January 2024
Responded Thu 14 March 2024

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. How much has the council spent on sport and leisure services and facilities between 2018 and 2023? This includes leisure centres, parks, grass pitches, all publicly accessible swimming pools, health and fitness facilities, and sports halls.

Please provide a figure of how much was spent for each year in the five-year period by text on email, through an Excel spreadsheet, or a Word document.

2) How many sport and leisure facilities operated by the council have closed between 2018 and 2023?

Please provide the number of closures for each year in the five-year period?

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

1. Spend on sport and leisure services and facilities:

Parks and Playgrounds

2018-19 - £47,111.78

2019-20 - £44,080.22

2020-21 - £35,642.86

2021-22 - £44,816.68

2022-23 - £40,823.34

Leisure Centres, Swimming Pools, Fitness Facilities and Sports Halls

2018/19 - £63,852.05

2019/20 - £139,713.66

2020/21 - £294,586.47

2021/22 - £68,714.14

2022/23 - £146,560.19

Coastal and Commercial Services

2018/19 - £44,902.02

2019/20 - £32,054.54

2020/21 - £4,469

2021/22 - £22,083

2022/23 - £19,728

2023/24 - £21,630 (to date)

2. Alexandra bowls green has closed since 2018.