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Our Business Plan for Culture & Leisuren A need to determine the future facility portfolioand consider rationalisation; some of which canbe achieved through devolving managementof facilities to the local community;n A need for change in the nature of the facilitiesprovided in Mablethorpe i.e. a focus on health andwellbeing will help to address identified deficienciesin community accessible health and fitness facilities;n A need to re-focus facility operation to increase usageand income generation, whilst working closely withdevelopment teams to encourage participation bylow and non-participant groups to improve health;n A need to be clear that any development undertakenis linked to ‘pathways’ for participation in termsof both sport and the arts and that healthdevelopment work is closely aligned to the provisionof opportunities to stay actively involved, overand above any specific programme or activity;n Health development services need to link intoboth sport and the arts given the known benefitsof activity on physical and mental health; andn A need to adopt the most cost effective operation forthe Embassy Theatre, building on subsidy reductionachievements to date, considering the future role of thebusiness including any potential future investment.DCMSThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)Business Plan 2011-2015 sets out the Government’s vision‘to create the conditions for growth in the creative, tourismand leisure economies, removing barriers to innovation andlevelling the playing field. The DCMS emphasises that itwants to play its part in the ‘Big Society’ and for everyone toable to play sport and enjoy their local and national culture.London 2012 and beyondThe 2012 Games offers the opportunity for a powerfullegacy within sport and wider cultural development. The roleof the Council Leader as the Lincolnshire 2012 Championcreates an excellent opportunity to gain maximum benefitfor the district. We already have an enviable record involunteer development and recruitment. Events such as theMablethorpe Marathon and SO Festival present opportunitiesthat will cement the volunteer legacy locally and start thenational Legacy Trust cultural agenda, whose first nationalevent, Games Time, will be staged in Skegness in July 2011,drawing all eyes to the East Coast.Sport England & Arts and HeritageSport England’s objective is to create a world-leadingcommunity sport environment and its strategy is designedto deliver three major outcomes: ‘Grow’ – increasingregular participation in sport by 1 million adults by 2012-13; ‘Sustain’ – sustaining current sports participation byensuring that participants enjoy a high-quality experience,and working to reduce the drop-off in participation betweenthe ages of 16 and 18 in nine designated sports; and ‘Excel’– ensuring that talent pathways exist for those who have theability to move on to elite programmes and achieve sportingsuccess. The programmes which form “Places People Play” willcontribute to the delivery of these strategic outcomes andwill be potential sources of funding for projects such as theMablethorpe facility development. The underlying principleof the Strategy is to ensure that a sporting culture andinfrastructure is left for future generations.Arts Council England (ACE) is maintaining its vision totake great art to everyone. New funding regimes provideopportunities as the old Regularly Funded Organisations cease,moving to 10 year-funded ‘portfolio projects’. Locally, ACE islikely to require organisations in the East Midlands to workwith the SO Festival, as a condition of their future funding.Lottery funding continues to be available with new streamsand revised criteria to allow repeat funds to existing projects.School Sports PartnershipsWith the School Sports Partnerships being scaled back; therewill be an immediate reduction of coaching within schoolsand organisation of inter schools competition. There could bebusiness opportunities for the District Council that need tobe investigated in the local and national context to ensuretheir future success.Public Health White PaperThe Public Health White Paper sets a wide-rangingframework for health improvement, with an emphasis onpeople taking more responsibility for their own health.Facilities and services, which also support the visitoreconomy, such as cycle routes, walking festivals and leisurefacilities, will play an important role in enabling people tolead active lives and maintain positive mental health. There isa new emphasis on ‘blue’ (waterway) and ‘yellow’ (coastline)spaces for healthy activity, alongside ‘green’ spaces, whichprovides ample opportunity in East Lindsey to utilise itsnatural resources more effectively. The abolition of PrimaryCare Trusts and development of GP commissioning consortiaprovides the opportunity for district-based services to delivermuch-needed local services, tailored to the needs of the area,whilst meeting national quality standards.Foreshore MasterplanThe District Council is producing a masterplan through 2011for the future development of the Skegness Foreshore. Thiswill have leisure and culture as a key feature and will be vitalpart of ensuring the District becomes a vibrant culture andleisure destination.Policy Changes as lifestyle change ‘Tools’Ongoing central government policy changes such as forexample, recent licensing and planning regulation changeswill provide the ‘tools’ with which the Council can seek toencourage and influence those most in need to adopt newlifestyles.County-level Health and Well-Being Boards will be requiredto develop strategies to improve health outcomes andcommission effective and efficient services.Local Enterprise Partnerships will be seeking to raise theprofile of culture through economic and cultural industrydevelopment.Page 57