Agenda item

There were four urgent items:

Ponds screening

The Chairman reminded Members that they were all invited to a special screening of ‘The Ponds’ to take place at the Barbican Cinema at 2pm on Sunday 17 March and that the tickets had sold out.

Hampstead Heath 30^th Anniversary

The Chairman thanked Members for their 30^th anniversary celebration ideas at the last meeting and advised that pin badges and special posters commemorating the anniversary had now been produced. An all Court visit to Hampstead Heath was being arranged and would likely take place on a Friday in June.

Following to recent 100 Freedoms for 100 Women event, the Deputy Chair had suggested a 30 Freedoms for 30 Years which was in progress. 

A community sports event was being planned for Autumn as an external celebratory event and all event sport leaders and Partners would be invited. 

Committee Dinner – January 2019

The Chairman was pleased that the Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood &

Queen's Park Committee Dinner on 6 February 2019 was well attended and advised that the next dinner was booked to take place at the Apothecaries' Hall on 30 January 2020.

Sports engagement

Members were advised that sports engagement had previously been managed by the Communications Team, but that this was now under Corporate Affairs and they were recruiting a full time Sports Engagement Officer. The Chairman stated that the Chairmen of a number of Committees incorporating sports engagement were concerned by the new structure which did not account for community sports engagement, health and wellbeing, etc, and a draft resolution had been prepared by the Chairmen with five pillars identified for consideration to go to the Policy & Resources Committee to bring in all work across the City and its Open Spaces.

It was noted that the proposed resolution was discussed at the Epping Forest & Commons Committee on 11 March 2019 and the Education Board, Children & Community Services Committee, Open Spaces & City Gardens and Epping Forest Committees were all aware of the resolution.

The Chairman proposed that the Committee send a resolution on this matter to the Policy & Resources Committee which would be followed by resolutions of other relevant Committees. Members agreed that sports effected the community on all levels from the grassroots up and were unanimously supportive of this action.

RESOLVED – That a resolution be made to the Policy & Resources Committee requesting involvement in the decision-making process regarding sports engagement in conjunction with other relevant Committees.