Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and leisure providing an update on progress made against the Cultural Strategy for the period October 2019 to March 2020 and recommending that the strategy be reviewed and updated to reflect changes and new priorities.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the report is accepted and progress against the objectives noted

(2)  a revision of the Cultural Strategy is undertaken in 2020 to cover the next 10-year period 2021 – 2031.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure that provided an update on progress made against the Cultural Strategy for the period October 2019 to March 2020 and recommended that the strategy be reviewed and updated to reflect changes and new priorities.

The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure introduced the report.  He informed Members that the Strategic Programming Group (3.3) was about to meet for the first time and begin the process of involving as many people and organisations as possible.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure advised that the transformation of Kings House into a creative hub and incubator (3.6) was progressing to bring activity to Kings Quarter and opportunities for young people to develop their talents in the city.  He commented that culture had to be the next big win for Gloucester.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  the report is accepted and progress against the objectives noted

(2)  a revision of the Cultural Strategy is undertaken in 2020 to cover the next 10-year period 2021 – 2031.