The following examples of indicators for cultural and sporting infrastructure provision and quality have been taken from Sustainable Community Strategies up to the end of 2007 and round 1-3 Local Area Agreements:

• The number of educational establishments with cultural and sports facilities available for community use.
• The number of voluntary and community organisations (i.e. sports clubs, music societies, drama groups etc) who make specific provision for participation by young people.
• The percentage of residents that find it easy to access cultural, play and sports facilities e.g. theatre, cinema, swimming pool.
• Percentage of the population that are within 20 minutes travel time (urban - walking; rural - driving) of a range of 3 different cultural and/or sports facility types, at least one of which has achieved a quality mark.
• Percentage of the population living within 1 mile of a public library.
• Percentage of public libraries that provide public access to ICT facilities connected to the internet.
• Number of workstations at public libraries per 10,000 population.
• Percentage take up of available ICT time in libraries.
• Number of completed planned public realm improvement schemes.
• £ investment in heritage conservation.
• Number of/amount of land (hectares) designated as Local Nature Reserves.
• Total number of conservation areas in the local authority area.
• Percentage of conservation areas in the local authority area with an up to date character appraisal/ published management proposals.
• Percentage of Site Management Plans adopted for Council open spaces.
• Number of Village Design Statements adopted by the District Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance.
•  The number of schools/college providing sport and leisure courses.
• The number of carnivals, exhibitions and events that are held.
• Number of constituted Park Friends groups.
• Number of after school cultural and sport clubs.
• The percentage of schools that have obtained Artsmark.
• The percentage of schools working towards/achieving the Healthy Schools Standard.
• The number of sports clubs achieving or working towards Clubmark and Club accreditation.
• The percentage of public facilities in a local area obtaining quality marks/accreditation:
  • Quest (arts, sport or leisure facilities)
  • Green Flag award (parks and open spaces) 
  • Blue Flag award (beaches)

• Number of accommodation providers across all sectors participating in Quality Assurance schemes.
• Mean quality rating of tourist accommodation. 
• Number of attractions that are signed up to a visitor’s charter.
• Number of hotels/attractions that have achieved accessible standards (above minimum requirements).
• Number of participants in green tourism business scheme.

• Number of play providers working to improve the quality of play provision.

• Percentage of playgrounds that conform to National Standards.

• Percentage of the population with accessible green space less than 300m from their homes.

• The number of safe play areas.

• Accessibility of play areas.

  
  

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