Agenda item

To receive the public minutes of the Hampstead Heath Sports Advisory Forum meeting held on 4^th February 2013.

Members received the minutes of the Hampstead Heath Sports Advisory Forum meeting held on 4th February 2013 and received a verbal update from Bob Slowe (representative of clubs using facilities on the Heath) about the walk that took place on Sunday in respect of securing funding from Places People and Play to build a new cricket pavilion.  It was noted that funding remained a challenge.

In respect of the separately circulated paper relative to the Hampstead Heath Draft Charging Policy, Bob Slowe explained that the paper had been drafted to reflect a number of factors that ultimately affect charging for a wide range of informal and formal sports and recreational activities on the Heath.  It was hoped that the suggested framework for charging would, at a more strategic level, enable the Sports Forum and the Superintendent to review and agree future charging increases in a consistent and considered manner.

With reference to the long term possibility obtaining a second lawn for the Croquet Club, Ian Harrison explained that informal discussions had taken place with the Superintendent in respect of the possible location of a second croquet lawn, subject to securing appropriate funding and approval in the long term.

RESOLVED - That:-

(i)         that the minutes of the Hampstead Heath Sports Advisory Forum meeting held on 4th February 2013 be received; and

(ii)        the Committee endorse the Draft Charging Policy as set out in the separately circulated report (appended to the Hampstead Heath Sports Advisory Forum Minutes).