Comment

Representation ID: 18935

Received: 19/02/2007

Respondent: Rother Voluntary Action

By lumping very different issues together it is difficult to define a coherent strategy. Using the term community facilities is now slightly out of date. Community Services is a probably more accurate description of this theme.

Physical infrastructure facilities should be covered under a revamped Social Sustainability theme - especially the availability of sport and community buildings which in Bexhill's case are completely lacking outside the traditional Church Hall.

However you should ensure that you have the right infrastructure through benchmarking against a "best in class" town and establishing the gap between what we have and the benchmark. In Bexhill's case there is no doubt that any such exercise would establish a serious shortfall for sections of the community e.g. young people.