North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) is reviewing how sport, physical activity and leisure meets the needs, and delivers health and wellbeing benefits, for residents in local communities. The review will support the creation of an Active Communities Framework that will shape the way these services are delivered in the future to support the wellbeing of our communities.
To create the Active Communities Framework, NNC has commissioned Max Associates to look at three areas:
Active Communities – to provide outcomes for people, places, and partnerships to ensure residents have increased opportunities to be more active and build healthier active communities.
Leisure Facilities – an assessment of current use and future needs, focussing on quantity and quality in relation to supply and demand.
Playing Pitches – an assessment of current use and future needs, focussing on quantity and quality in relation to supply and demand.
The framework will align to the Council’s vision for North Northamptonshire of:
“A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life.”
A key element of the framework is to seek the views of residents, build partnerships with local stakeholders and increase the understanding of the impact that leisure, physical activity and sport has for the North Northamptonshire community, where they live, their health outcomes, general wellbeing and to determine the best use of all resources.