| Arts
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The Borough Council acts as an enabler of the Arts in providing a budget
for Arts activities, which is distributed after recommendation by the
Arts Development Steering Group. Projects that will be considered by the
group include public art performance and sculpture, arts activities designed
to encourage young people and arts activities that target disadvantaged
groups
| Cemetery
Service |
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The Cemetery Registrar located in the Civic Offices deals with the grant
of burial rights in the Council's Cemeteries and makes the necessary liaison
arrangements for funerals etc, a task requiring both efficiency and sensitivity
to the needs of bereaved families. The physical management and maintenance
of the Cemeteries is carried out with parks and amenities as mentioned
below.
| Chertsey
Museum |
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The Museum is run by the Council in premises in Windsor Street, Chertsey,
provided by the Trustees of the Olive Matthews collection. The Museum's
emphasis is on local and social history as well as the housing of the
important Matthews collection of period costume. The Museum offers a range
of services including exhibitions and displays, talks, interpretation,
identification of objects and education services.
| Leisure Development |
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The Leisure Development team are concerned with the development and promotion
of the Borough's play leadership and SPLASH (youth activity) schemes,
including the obtaining of outside support and sponsorship for them. Leisure
Development also includes the Sports Development role which includes giving
support to the local Sports Council, and encouraging and looking at opportunities
for developing sporting initiatives in the Borough. Emphasis is put on
opening up access, networking and developing effective partnerships as
well as giving advice on sports related grants, and preparation of the
Runnymede Sports Directory.
| Monitoring
of Contracts and Quality |
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Staff will monitor the performance of any services contracted out, or
which are performed in house after a successful CCT bid such as Egham
Sports Centre. Advice and assistance will also be given to relevant other
Leisure Managers on the preparation of peformance and quality specifications,
and their monitoring.
| Parks and
Amenites |
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The Parks and Amenities staff are responsible for management and maintenance
of the Council's parks, open spaces, allotments and cemeteries. The Parks
and Amenities section also arranges for the bookable spaces in parks,
Council housing amenity space, and similar small areas not provided directly
for public leisure purposes. Where contractors are used, staff will monitor
the quality of performance.
| Support Services |
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A number of crucial support roles are performed by the Support Services
Manager and two support staff. Essential clerical and administrative services
are provided here for the Parks including the booking of pitches and allotments
as well as providing a general clerical support for the reset of the division.
As well as these the Section provides valuable I.T. support in liaision
with the I.T. Section, co-ordinates the Division's Training needs, produces
the Division's management information, co-ordinates corporate Leisure
Advertising and the printing of a range of Leisure information leaflets.
| Public Halls |
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The Council manages three public halls within the Borough, which can
be hired for a wide range of uses from wedding parties to bridge evenings.
Many of the halls have stages making them suitable for dramatic productions.
They are also suitable for training events, conferences, children's activities
and general community events.
| Sports Centres |
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The Council has its own substantial Leisure centre - Egham
Leisure Centre -, at Vicarage Road, Egham offering a wide
range of indoor and outdoor "dry" sporting activities. For further
information contact Egham Leisure Centre on 01784-437695. AbbeyFit
Leisure Centre at School Lane, Addlestone has been provided
on the premises of Jubilee High School under a dual use arrangement with
the School and the County Council, and includes an open air swimming pool.
For further information about facilities see our sports centres web page
or contact Abbeylands Sports Centre on 01932-858966. Both sports
centres are managed in-house, in Egham's case following a successful compulsory
competitive tendering bid.
| Tourism |
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The Council recognises the need to ensure visitors to the
Borough are kept well informed of the facilities and sites to see, although
only minimal resources can be devoted to this at present. To this end
a Mini Tourist Guide and where to stay information is published.
There is also a Tourist Information Centre at Thorpe Park.
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