Gedling Borough Council is asking its residents to help shape leisure services in the area. The authority has created a survey to better understand how people can be supported to become more physically active.
More than400 residents have responded so far, however, the council is aiming to get as many responses as possible to make sure the results reflect the borough’s diverse community and its needs.
Questions include asking what type of activities residents take part in, how much activity they currently do and what could encourage them to take part in more activities.
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Gedling Borough Council provides leisure centres at Arnold, Carlton and Calverton. It also manages and maintains over 50 parks and open spaces, including Gedling Country Park and Bestwood Country Park.
The results of the survey will be used as part of a strategic leisure review which aims to look at the council’s leisure and parks services and ensure the council has the correct service provision for the future.
It includes looking at the current physical state of its leisure centres, theatre and community centres, and a review of the playing pitches for recreational outdoor sports in the borough.
Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Henry Wheeler, said: “It’s really important that we get the views of local people, as part of our strategic review so I urge everyone to take part in the survey. We want to hear from everyone, that’s people who use our services and those who don’t, this is about us establishing the health status of our residents and what we need to make sure they have high quality and relevant services for many years to come.”
Residents can take part in the survey by visiting www.gedling.gov.uk/haveyoursay by 30 December and the results of the survey will be published next year as part of the strategic leisure review.
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