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Recreation & Leisure Committee

Recreation & Leisure Committee

SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St Johns Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

(Please note this meeting is not recorded)

To Members of the Recreation & Leisure Committee

Councillors Phil Gillam (Chair),Bernie Bentick, Mary Davies, Chris Lemon, Kevin Pardy, Elisabeth Addams, Alex Wagner & Becky Wall.

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Recreation & Leisure Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 6.00pm at St Johns Hill, Committee Room in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

  • 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  • 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

    To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct

  • 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

    To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2025.

  • 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

    To consider any matters arising from previous meetings

  • 5CAPITAL PROGRAMME

    To review the new Capital Programme for 2025/26.

  • 6FISHERIES

    (i) To receive an update on Shrewsbury Town Fisheries

  • 7TEAM SHREWSBURY

    (i) To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour
    (ii) Policing Charter – To receive an update on the Policing Priorities.

  • 8QUARRY

    To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2025

  • 9RECREATION GROUND MATTERS

    To receive a general update on Grounds Maintenance

  • 10STEPPING UP TEAM

    To update the committee on progress in establishing the Stepping Up Team

  • 11BEAVERS RELEASE

    To receive an update on the release of 2 Eurasian Beavers in the Old River Bed SSSI

  • 12SHREWSBURY IN BLOOM

    To consider outline plans for Britain in Bloom Campaign 2025

  • 13COMMUTED SUMS

    To receive an update on outstanding developer discussions/negotiations:

    (i) Copthorne Barracks Play and Open Space – offsite contributions to play (£30,498 – £20498 for Shorncliffe Drive & £10000 for Silks Meadow – to be paid on 75% occupancy) and open space (£115,000 for sports pitches & associated facilities at County Ground – paid on 50% occupancy) – funds in relation to landscaping at the County Ground have been drawn down

    (ii) Barratt Homes/Bovis Homes – Mytton Oak Road – Phase 1 adopted; Snagging Phase 2/3 commenced. No identified date for transfer

    (iii) Shrewsbury South Urban
    1. Sutton Grange site – ongoing – likely transfer in 2024/25 – recent meeting with Taylor Wimpey to discuss logistics for transfer
    2. Bellway Homes site – discussion on land adoption and adoption of acoustic fencing
    3. Galliers site – early discussions on land adoption
    4. Community Centre – location on the site

    (iv) Radbrook College site – Open space adoption – officers met with Floreat Homes on site – likely adoption once all phases are complete

    (v) Weir Hill – Agreements to adopt the land at a future time have been signed -meeting with Taylor Wimpey looking at the possibility of the countryside land to be transferred ahead of the POS on the development site