Action Plan

• Use initiatives e.g. Freestyle Card as a mechanism to promote healthy lifestyles.
• Pursue the provision of cultural facilities and activities, which are more accessible and local provision for residents.
• Make maximum use of the Sport England’s Active Sports/Active Schools/Active Community programmes.
• Support Healthy Living initiatives in Wallisdown and Boscombe.
• Support initiatives, which increase community use of schools, church halls and similar facilities.
• Work with AFC Bournemouth to optimise community use of their new facility.
• Develop a range of performance indicators and targets for Cultural Services, to include annual visitor and
household surveys.
• Encourage new tourism facilities aimed at the health/alternative health markets.
• Support small-scale community driven projects involving people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Increase opportunities for under represented groups in each Cultural Sector.
• Support the development of new volunteering groups where there are identified gaps in the provision of
Cultural Services.
• Identify current levels of voluntary groups; promote recruitment in volunteering; produce a Code of Practice for volunteering and promote examples of good practice.
• Highlight the importance of on going training and support for volunteers and recognise achievements through award schemes

Targets

• Increase number of people taking part in Wellness Initiatives by 5% each year.
• Promote increased membership of Freestyle Card by 20% and have at least 7000 Freestyle Cardholders by 2005.
• Develop health information provision in libraries through partnership projects by 2003
• Increase voluntary hours in Council led initiatives and services to meet the Community Plan target of 25%.
• Complete Private Finance Initiative scheme for new Central Library and retail development at Triangle by 2002.
• Achieve at least two National Lottery awards each year.