Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

The Strategic Development Lead (Leisure) presented the report on Your Leisure Covid Support Funding.

Members were informed that due to the Covid Pandemic, Tides Leisure Centre had been required to close on a number of occasions or subject to additional restrictions when open that had impacted on the financial risk facing Your Leisure. While the business was recovering it was not in a position to absorb its trading losses and the support funding would assist with this.

The future of the Tides Leisure Centre would be considered as the district emerged from the pandemic and it was noted that the whole project would need to be reviewed in light of the impact of the pandemic.

RESOLVED:            That it be recommended to the Cabinet that decision CAB34 be endorsed as follows:

(a)       That the business recovery measures undertaken by Your Leisure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic be noted and welcomed.

(b)       That the allocation of £80,000 as COVID-19 support funding for the Tides Leisure & Indoor Tennis Centre be approved.

(Councillor T A Bond declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (DPI) in Minute No. 59 (Your Leisure Covid Support Funding) on the grounds of his wife’s employment and withdrew from the meeting for the consideration of this item of business.)

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property

It was agreed:

(a)   That the business recovery measures undertaken by Your Leisure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic be noted and welcomed.

(b)  That the allocation of £80,000 as COVID-19 support funding for the Tides Leisure & Indoor Tennis Centre be approved.