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High Street Heritage Action Zone

Meeting: 10/03/2021 - Cabinet (Item 108)

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To consider the report of the Leader of the Council updating Members on the progress of the Historic England funded High Street Heritage Action Zone scheme in Gloucester’s Westgate known as Cathedral Quarter.

Decision:

RESOLVED it is noted that:

 

(1)            the scheme is making excellent progress despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic

 

(2)            the scheme will make a significant contribution to the post Covid-19 recovery of the city centre economy

 

(3)            due to the strong performance of the Cathedral Quarter programme, Gloucester has an opportunity to increase the level of funding from Historic England.

 

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council that updated Members on the progress of the Historic England funded High Street Heritage Action Zone scheme in Gloucester’s Westgate known as Cathedral Quarter.

 

The Leader of the Council highlighted the projects undertaken despite the challenges of COVID-19 and advised Members that Historic England were so impressed with progress that they were seeking to increase their funding.  The Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods noted the faith demonstrated by the extra funding and that money had been received from the Future High Street Fund established by government.  She commented that this was another case that revealed the high regard for Gloucester held outside of the city enabling the Council to punch above its weight nationally.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure reminded Members that this was yet another successful project reliant on partnership.  He stated that the historic Westgate Street deserved investment so that even more people can enjoy what it has to offer as they had done in the very popular Cultural Programme pilot event offered as part of the Gloucester History Festival in 2020 (4.7).  The Leader of the Council informed Members that the 3D artworks employed in that event were in storage so that they could be used again to the same effect.  The Cabinet Member for Economic Recovery and Growth advised Members that as a member of the project Steering Group she had seen the impressive depth of research conducted into the Westgate buildings by a team she understood to be widely seen as the best in the South West.

 

RESOLVED it is noted that:

 

(1)           the scheme is making excellent progress despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic

 

(2)           the scheme will make a significant contribution to the post Covid-19 recovery of the city centre economy

 

(3)           due to the strong performance of the Cathedral Quarter programme, Gloucester has an opportunity to increase the level of funding from Historic England.