The video begins with the Sport England logo centrally against a light blue frame. Underneath it the video title Leisure Local is written in white writing against a navy-blue text box. Beneath this is the subheading Indicative design features. An upbeat backing track begins and continues throughout the video.
The introductory frame clears. A woman’s voice can be heard over the rest of the video; her spoken audio is denoted by bold and italics through the following description. Subtitles appear at the bottom of the screen and continue throughout the video.
The video comprises of artificial scenes, described as architects’ impressions, and sketches that appear as drawings of the respective scenes. The first frame pans across an artificially designed outdoor scene. A grey sign, with white writing, is visible in the foreground reading Leisure local. In the background, a row of trees and a grass area appear to outline a car park, facility and outdoor activity space.
The audio begins: “The Leisure Local concept, developed in collaboration with Swim England, is a combination of small water activity space with health and fitness provision.”
During this audio, the frame pans out. The sign disappears from view and the scene now shows a facility central to the frame. Leisure Local appears on the side of the building, the facility has a partial glass frontage, bicycle racks by the entrance way and solar panels on the roof. In the foreground, a car park with some cars, electric charging points, disabled bays and perimeter bollards are visible. To the left of the building the outdoor activity area is clearer with some people appearing to play basketball. The scene is scattered with people using picnic benches at the front of the facility, accessing the bicycle racks and crossing the carpark.
The audio continues: “The flexibility of the configurations results in a smaller hub within local neighbourhoods, which can better meet the needs of local communities to support the health, physical and mental wellbeing of the individuals.”
During this audio the scene changes to focus in on the people sat at picnic benches at the front of the venue. Disabled parking bays are clearly marked in front of them and some gym equipment is visible through the facility’s front window.
The voiceover says: “There are many possible facility mix options depending on the needs of the community, any combination of spaces should comply with relevant standards.”
During the audio above, the scene pans from the front of the facility to take a birds-eye view above the venue. The roof of the facility fades to reveal the internal venue layout. The internal walls are clear and separate distinct features of the facility.
The audio continues: “The core elements include: Reception hub. Water space with pool and fun area. Health and fitness suite. Flexible activity space. Accessible and inclusive changing with toilets, and a plant room.”
In time with this audio list the screen clears. In the background of the new frame is a blurred image of a swimming pool. In the foreground a navy-blue textbox appears with white text reflecting the spoken audio, it reads: The core elements of a Leisure Local include:
- Reception hub
- Water space with pool and fun area
- Health and fitness suite
- Flexible activity space
- Accessible and inclusive changing with toilets, and a plant room
As the list concludes, the scene reverts to the bids-eye view of the facility. During the audio below different parts of the facility are highlighted with labels appearing above them.
First, a central rectangular area is outlined in orange, it’s labelled Reception hub. The orange highlight is transparent, through it you can see tables, chairs and an entrance way. Immediately after, a larger area towards the back of the building is highlighted in blue, it’s labelled Water space and has a swimming pool visible behind the shading.
A space running across the front of the building is highlighted red and reads Health and fitness suite, gym equipment is evident behind the red colouring. The largest area, on the left of the building, is filled with conference style seating and some carousel style tables and chairs at the back of the room. This area is shaded in purple with the text Flexible activity space appearing over it.
The central region of the building is highlighted in navy blue and titled Accessible and inclusive changing.
While the frame is highlighting these different building components the voiceover continues: “The hub offers a welcoming, inclusive environment emphasising flexible space for indoor and outdoor activity. The goal is creating places for varied activities.”
The screen clears and is now showing the entrance to the facility. Two sets of glass sliding doors are visible.
As the shot slowly moves into the main building the reception area becomes clear with a sign reading Reception hub on the back wall. The room is filled with café style tables, chairs and armchairs. A reception desk is at the back right corner of the room, a few shelves with files on and a noticeboard are visible. The room is filled with lots of different people to indicate how the space might be used.
There are multiple entrance ways coming off this main reception area, they’re signposted clearly. The Water space is indicated at the back of the room. Accessible and inclusive changing is signposted to the right of the room. The camera angle spins slowly to reveal another doorway on the right clearly directing people to the Health and fitness suite.
During this scene the voiceover can be heard: “The reception hub is the focal point of entry to the building, providing a welcoming and inclusive entrance where the main reception is highly visible, offering contact with staff, self service and general information. This space will be a flexible community area offering small vending, informal seating and various information and notice boards.”
At this point the architects’ impression on screen morphs into a sketch style image of the same room. A navy-blue textbox appears at the top of the screen, it reads: Reception hub.
The audio continues: “The space will include clear wayfinding and signage to allow all users to easily use the rest of the facilities.”
The scene return to the architects’ impressions and re-focusses on the entry to the Health and fitness suite. The shot moves slowly into the room. Along the right-hand side of the room several cardiovascular machines are visible, such as treadmills. On the left-hand side a row of other resistance machines are lined up. A few people are depicted across the room using different equipment.
The frame rotates to show an area with squat racks; a woman is seen squatting here alongside some mirrors. As it rotates the other way a few static bikes become visible.
The audio says: “Located next to the reception hub is the health and fitness suite, clearly visible from reception desk to allow easy control and management for staff. The health and fitness suite should include a range of cardiovascular, resistance and inclusive equipment to suit all users.”
As in the previous scene, the graphic switches from the architects’ impression to a sketched image of the same scene. A navy-blue textbox appears in the top right corner of the screen, the text within it reads: Health and fitness suite.
The voiceover continues: “The layout of the equipment can help to zone certain activities, combined with the use of colours and graphics this can provide a welcoming space for a diverse community.”
The screen reverts to the architects’ impression and moves to the entrance way of the clearly signposted Accessible and inclusive changing. The frame moves slowly into the room. The room has multiple lockers visible in the front and along the sides of the room. On the left-hand side a row of changing stalls are visible. There is a seating area and vanity unit on the right. A few people are visible in the foreground.
As the frame reaches the end of the room a side door is visible accompanied by a sign to the Fitness Studio. The scene rotates to show several doors with WC and Shower written on them and a sign directing users to the Pool.
The voiceover throughout this section says: “Also located off the reception is the changing facilities including accessible provision, this will offer changing for the wet and dry facilities. The changing facilities offer flexible inclusive and accessible changing accommodation incorporating a range of changing cubicles with appropriate toilet, shower, vanity and locker provision along with wheelchair and buggy storage.”
The scene switches to a sketch of the changing and toilet facilities. A navy-blue text box appears at the top right of the screen with the text Accessible and inclusive changing.
The voiceover continues during this scene: “Please see Sport England guidance including the new Accessible and Inclusive Sports Facility Guidance Document for relevant changing standards and requirements. The changing accommodation serves users of the wet and dry facilities.”
The scene changes and the image returns to an architects’ impression of the pool area. In the background a sign to the Changing Room is visible. A few showers are built into the wall alongside this sign. Railings run around the edge of the pool along with a row of chairs and a few wheelchairs.
The swimming pool is visible in the foreground. Entrance steps appear on the left with an accompanying grab rail, alongside these is a moveable platform to assist disabled users into the water. A few people are visible across this scene using the showers and pool. The frame pans to show the full length of the pool. As it approaches the end of the room the previous reception area becomes clear through a window and door at the rear of the room. A pool cover is attached to the end wall.
The voiceover says: “Accessed directly from the changing, the water space offers an accessible pool, 0.9 metres to 1.2 metres deep for varied swimming and exercise classes, for example aquarobics. Options for movable pool floor can be considered to maximise flexibility of use depending on proposed programming.”
The frame angle changes to show another view of the pool area. Eye-level windows are visible across the side wall.
The voiceover continues: “Pool surrounds will be set to suit the proposed uses with additional space where needed. The water space is supported by a pool store to suit programmed activities and first aid room. Water play features or splash pads can also be introduced to support water familiarisation and play for younger ages.”
During the audio above, the imagery changes to show the sketched version of the pool space. A navy-blue textbox appears at the top right of the screen. It reads: Water space.
The scene clears and moves to an architects’ impression of the flexible activity space. The space is clear and divided by a moveable wall. A door to the reception area is visible, alongside a few windows with blinds half drawn. On the opposite wall, large windows show the outdoor activity space.
The shot moves to the front of the room, the moveable wall is retracted, and chairs and tables appear in a conference style lay out to demonstrate the rooms versatility. At the back, a few people are visible alongside some fitness equipment. The reception area remains visible through the side windows; a number of people can be seen utilising this space.
The voiceover says: “From the Reception users can access the Flexible Activity Space, this area can accommodate a variety of opportunities for formal and informal sport, wellbeing and physical activities including small group sessions.”
The screen changes to show a sketched version of the room. The chairs and tables are no longer visible, instead a group of people are depicted on yoga mats, with further fitness equipment lined up behind them. A navy-blue box appears at the top right of the screen with the text: Flexible activity space.
Over this scene the voiceover continues: “A movable wall can be included to allow the space to be subdivided allowing more dynamic and adaptive programming of the space, with a dedicated store for items like chairs or sports equipment.”
The scene moves outdoors, with the architects’ impression of the outdoor activity space and side profile of the facility visible. The frame pans to reveal the corner of the facility and its signage: Leisure Local. In the background people play basketball. A fence separates a marked grass area surrounded by trees where people appear to be playing football.
The voiceover says: “The external spaces provided with the hub will vary depending on the chosen site, spaces such as Multi-use Games Areas can be provided to create opportunities for formal and wellbeing activities.”
The final frame is a sketch of the outside of the building. On the left the football pitch is evident. The building and sign Leisure Local is front and center, surrounded by several people on bikes, skateboards, scooters and sitting at picnic benches. Some younger children, wheelchair users and other adults are visible. A navy-blue text box appears in the top right corner of the screen, the text says: External activity space.
The voiceover says: “Other activities like running, cycling or skateboarding could also be considered to offer a range of opportunities to meet the needs of the local community.”
The voiceover stops. The scene clears to show a white frame. The Sport England logo appears centrally. Text below reads: For more detailed information on the design of Leisure Local, please visit the Sport England website www.sportengland.org. The music stops. The video ends and the screen goes black.
