Winchcombe Town Council

Playing Fields committee

Overall objectives

The Playing Fields Committee is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of King George V Playing Field, Jubilee Play Park, the Abbey Field and any other playing areas which may be transferred to Winchcombe Town Council.

Areas of responsibility

• To maintain a good standard of appearance in all playing areas and the Abbey Field
• To carry out weekly checks on equipment in Jubilee Play Park and King George V Playing Field and ensure all equipment complies with health and safety

Duties and powers

• To set the budget for the Playing Fields Committee for the financial year
• To determine how to spend money within the budget of the Playing Fields Committee on projects agreed by the Committee and, where necessary, full Council
• To agree projects/activities for the Committee on an annual basis to ensure that maintenance and improvement of Winchcombe’s play areas continues in a co-ordinated manner
• To ensure that annual safety checks and risk assessments are carried out by ROSPA on all equipment and any recommendations made are acted upon
• To co-ordinate any further projects that the Council agrees should come under the remit of the Playing Fields Committee

Members of the Playing Fields committee are:

• Matt Lennard
• Jim Mason
• Stuart Maughan
• Russell Parker
• Sue Sturgeon

*Committee Chair

• Forthcoming Playing Fields committee meetings:
  No details currently available

• Minutes of latest Playing Fields committee meeting:
  Wednesday, 22nd November 2023

To view a list of archived minutes for the Playing Fields committee†, please click here
†Minutes are archived online for upto two years, where available