Community Wellbeing
We will continue to look after the vulnerable and support all of our communities to flourish and fulfil their
potential to be caring, healthy, connected and inclusive.
HOW
- We will work to invest in and improve sports facilities and playing fields.
- We will improve the Council’s leisure centres.
- We will support our cultural venues to enrich our communities through creativity and the arts.
- We will support parish and town councils to develop their own community facilities.
- We will continue to work with the Police and other agencies to ensure that the Borough remains one of the safest places to live.
- We will support the provision of new, modern healthcare facilities.
- We will maintain our parks and green spaces for all to enjoy.
- We will bring people together to engage in creative activities that improve emotional and mental wellbeing.
We average 290 health walks annually across nine locations.
378,000 council-owned leisure activities per year.
Our One You service now helps around 170 people each year with healthy living advice.
47,000 swim school session attendances.
96,000 fitness class attendances.
Our Creative Health initiatives engage 871 individuals annually across the borough.
Our exhibitions attract over 45,000 visitors a year.
30,000 racquet court hires.
Last school year, 5,516 students participated in our learning sessions.
We've supported 309 individuals experiencing loneliness, which is twice as harmful as obesity.
