Agenda and minutes

Cllr Sophie Davis, Chair of the Forest Hill Assembly welcomed everyone to the

meeting and introduced Cllr Peter Bernards and Cllr Leo Gibbons.

Lance Codling, Forest Hill Manager, gave an update:

·         Maintenance issues have been addressed, a new company is now

         responsible    for repairing the equipment in the gym. Where there was

         previously a lot of equipment out of order it has all been fixed now with

         only one out of order, due to be fixed next week

·         Leaks in the building which are being looked at

·         Problems with class cover and staff, Fusion LS are looking at recruitment

·         Cleaning issues are being addressed

Questions from the floor:

Q -Barrier should be repaired

A- Currently waiting on a company to come back with a date to fix the barrier, this

should be repaired over the next few weeks

Q- Yoga classes are oversubscribed, bookings are not managed correctly- the classes

are stated as full but there are spaces where people don't turn up that have booked.

There are also not enough classes, for example Yoga and Pilates

A – Fusion LS are currently looking for Yoga and Pilates instructors, they try to offer a

diverse programme and put classes on at the right time. They also advised that the class

programme is being reviewed and a new program will be available from April.

Q- Aqua aerobic class’s timings need to be looked at, it was pointed out that it clashed

with school pick up times and could there be another class during the day?

A -Customer surveys are going out to find out when and what people’s choices are to

help with the new timetable from April

Q- Concerns were raised over Fusion Lifestyles financial position and their recovery plan

Is there a recovery plan in operation?

Is the company making a loss or a profit?

A - Lance referred these questions onto higher management via the councillors in their

follow up meetings.

Q -The current Perception of Fusion LS is that it is not well run organisation

A -Lance commented that the issues that have been raised are been looked at and

they are not falling on deaf ears

Q- There was a comment on staff shortage and lack of staff cover for classes

A -Lance advised that they were currently running a pool lifeguard course and continue

to search for more staff and continue to develop staff.

They also run apprenticeships at Fusion Lifestyle

A comment was made on how helpful and friendly the Forest Hill pool staff are.

Q - Another comment was around there being less lockers available and are broken,

do the lockers have a Maintenance Plan?

A - Fusion don't have a contract for locker repairs but they have an in house Facilities

Management team that cover locker issues.

There was a security problem with the breaking in of lockers but this has been resolved

by the culprit being caught by Fusion staff and arrested

Q - There are 2 Diving blocks that not in use

A – They are due to be repaired shortly

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Presentation on their services that support families, victims and communities impacted by knife crime or serious youth violence

Presentation by Natalie Wright on their services that support families, victims

and communities impacted by knife crime or serious youth violence.

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•           What would you like to see at future assemblies?

•           What do you want from your local assembly? 

·         Are the ward priorities still the same?

·         Have some priorities changed

·         What priorities, if any, are missing?

Cllr Sophie Davis explained that the current assembly fund will be cut for 2019/20. This decision has been made as a result of the general council cuts, taking into account the protection of statutory services.

There may be CIL funding but currently the outcome is unknown.

Current priorities:

·         Youth engagement and provision

·         Making Forest Hill more attractive and healthy 

·         Community events 

·         Supporting local Traders

The assembly agreed that the priorities were still relevant and await an update on future

Funding.

•           Feedback forms – agenda items next meeting

Cllr Davis highlighted the importance of completing the feedback forms and invited members to join the coordinating group which plans the assembly and discusses local issues and updates. If you would like to join contact maya.onyett@lewisham.gov.uk

for further information.