Issue - meetings

To consider, as part of the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations, the dedication of the following key open spaces/playing fields for inclusion in the ‘Fields in Trust’ (FIT) programme.

(Report attached)

Members considered a report on the Fields in Trust (FIT) programme to dedicate, as part of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee celebrations, key open spaces / playing fields in the Borough as follows:

a)     Batchley Pond;

b)     Greenlands;

c)     Headless Cross Green; and

d)     Overdale Park.

Officers reported that dedication of the sites would enable them to be protected as local outdoor spaces, specifically for use as playing fields for sport, play and recreation as well as contributing to the overall legacy of Jubilee celebrations.  A dedication plate and notice board would be installed at each site.

Officers were requested to review and confirm the boundaries for the scheme at Headless Cross Green and amend the site plan accordingly.

Members were informed that further sites could be included in future FIT programmes.

RESOLVED, subject to the review of the site plan of Headless Cross Green, that

1)         approval be granted for the four sites, listed in the preamble above, to be formally dedicated for use as playing fields by way of a Covenant / Deed of Dedication under the Fields in Trust programme.

2)         authority be delegated to the Heads of Leisure and Cultural Services and Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services to take the necessary steps to finalise the agreement with FIT in relation to the four sites and complete the Deeds of Dedication.