RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)    notes that the Joint Use Agreements between the Council and the Sigma Trust for the Harwich and Brightlingsea Sports Centres end on 31 December 2021;

(b)     agrees to the provision of transitional support from existing resources, for up to three months, to extend the community use of the facilities where possible;

(c)     invites representatives from the relevant Town Councils and the Sigma Trust to join an engagement group to meet during the transition period to work through the operations of providing community use from the facilities;

(d)     considers the development of the leisure and sports offer across the District through the Corporate Plan and emerging strategies; and

(e)    welcomes the opportunity for the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee to provide an input into the work identified in (d) above over the coming weeks with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Tourism and officers.