Pursuant to the Cabinet decision on 14 November 2025 (Minute 76 refers) and further to the Clacton Town Board’s adoption on 26 November 2025 of its 10-year Vision and 4-year Investment Plan as part of the UK Government’s Pride in Place Programme:

(a)   that, following consultation with the Council’s Statutory Officers, to determine the Council’s ‘in principle’ support for the measures set out in the Clacton Town’s Board’s Vision and Investment Plan;

(b)   notes that a Memorandum of Understanding will be developed between the Board and the Council to ensure good governance and risk management is in place for the Pride in Place Programme and individual projects to be pursued within that Programme.

(c)   notes that specific projects, under the Pride in Place Programme, will be submitted to this Council and in turn will be subject to the Council’s own governance arrangements as part of their delivery.

(a)     To appoint MPC General Maintenance Ltd. and to award the contract to them to replace the wet side flooring at the Walton-on-the-Naze Lifestyles.

(b)     To enter into the contract with that company with a contract value of up to £28,600 including a 10% buffer for any unforeseen works that occur once the project commences.

(c)     To agree to fund these works from the 2025/26 Leisure Capital Projects Reserve.

To allocate £23,400 of the £122,530 Sport and Activity Strategy budget as follows:-

A)      to fund the Workforce and Coach Education grant (£10,000);

B)      to fund the Actives Spaces & Places grant (£10,000); and

C)      to fund the Active Travel grant (£3,400).