Issue - meetings
Request for consent for the council to enter into a deed dedicating Weavers Field and The Burrows Playing Field as Queen Elizabeth II Fields with the organisation Fields in Trust
Meeting: 17/09/2013 - Cabinet (Item 7)
Report of the Cabinet Member Sustainability
Decision:
RESOLVED THAT
The signing of a Deed Of Dedication with Fields in Trust pertaining to Weavers Field and The Burrows Playing Field to protect their existing use be supported.
Minutes:
In the absence of the Cabinet Member Sustainability, the Cabinet Member Built Environment introduced the report and explained that the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge, operated by Fields in Trust, was a legacy initiative to mark both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics. Requests had been made by councillors to consider dedicating Weavers Field and the Burrows Playing Field to protect their existing use. These were important, much loved, and valued local amenities which would benefit from Fields in Trust status.
RESOLVED THAT
The signing of a Deed of Dedication with Fields in Trust pertaining to Weavers Field and The Burrows Playing Field to protect their existing use be supported.