Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure providing a Review of Festivals and Events activity 2021 and the Proposed Civic and Cultural Events & Festivals Plan 2022.

RESOLVED that:

(1)    approval is given to the proposed civic events programme for 2022 set out in the table 1 Appendix B of the report to be managed by the City Council Cultural Services team

(2)    approval is given to support key city festivals and events programme 2022 as set out in table 2 Appendix B of the report.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure that provided a Review of Festivals and Events activity 2021 and the Proposed Civic and Cultural Events & Festivals Plan 2022.

The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure listed some of the many events staged in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and thanked the Head of Culture and his team for their achievements.  He drew Member’s attention to the enlarged programme proposed for 2022 and highlighted some of the opportunities such as the renewed Kings Square, Platinum Jubilee and return of the Tall Ships Festival.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure expressed his desire for every community, no matter how small, to become involved and be represented in their city’s cultural activities and urged them to do so.  The Cabinet Member for Environment stated that to produce a cultural programme so full and diverse as this in terms of content and community engagement despite COVID-19 was a credit to officers.

RESOLVED that:

(1)    approval is given to the proposed civic events programme for 2022 set out in the table 1 Appendix B of the report to be managed by the City Council Cultural Services team

(2)    approval is given to support key city festivals and events programme 2022 as set out in table 2 Appendix B of the report.