The following was sent in by Cllr Hollinghurst as the Tring Liberal Democrat response to the DBC Consultation following Residents concerns raised about continued access to the shared use Leisure & Sports facilities in Tring:
1. How do you propose to encourage participation in sport e.g. through outreach, publicity campaign, special events, taster sessions etc in line with your Commitment 1 of the strategy?
2. How will this be managed through the contract with Sports and Leisure Management Ltd e.g. by KPIs, financial obligations etc
3. I note that the facilities in Tring were originally left with SportSpace, then transferred to Sports and Leisure Management Ltd, then the responsibility for running the Joint Use Community Sports Centre was taken up by Tring School who are currently employing Sports and Leisure Management Ltd to manage the Sports Centre on their behalf.
4. Has DBC carried out due diligence to the extent that it can point to satisfactory evidence to assure themselves and the residents that Castle View International Holdings Ltd, of which Sports and Leisure Management Ltd is a subsidiary company, has sufficient financial stability to be able to guarantee the satisfactory performance of the sports facility management company Sports and Leisure Management Ltd?
I trust that the Council officers will be able to address the concerns of the people of Tring – raised with me by residents, as above – in due course.
So far there has been no formal response or public announcement about the fate of Leisure facilities in Tring. Dacorum Borough Council are prepared to spend several millions on a car park in Berkhamstedof questionable utility – for a lot less, they could restore a well used resource used and enjoyed by the people of Tring.