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Cultural Services Review

Meeting: 16/10/2008 - Cabinet (Item 215)

215 Transforming Wirral - Cultural Services Strategic Development Plan pdf icon PDF 207 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet agreed on 14 December 2006 to commission a Strategic Development Plan for Wirral’s Cultural Services.  The Director of Regeneration gave a presentation which set out the findings of that study and a proposed new vision for Wirral’s Cultural Services which was:

 

 “Through integrated management, deliver high quality multi-purpose facilities, concentrated on strategic locations to benefit the whole community of Wirral”.

 

The Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Leisure referred to the thorough process that had been undertaken by the consultants and emphasised the need to find out why the service was underused.  Councillor Moon also stated that there was a need to engage with other departments, the voluntary sector and the Council’s partners especially with regards to the co-location and accessibility of services.

 

The Leader of the Council felt that the Council needed to engage with service users regarding the vision for the service and that the aim was to provide better services in fewer locations, particularly with regards to rising energy costs.

 

With the permission of the Leader of the Council, the Leader of the Conservative addressed the Cabinet.  Councillor Green referred to the recent press coverage on this matter and the reported closures of libraries.

 

The Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Leisure denied that the press coverage contained these issues.

 

Resolved - That

 

(1)  the proposed vision for Cultural Services, the identified outputs for each of the services and the vision for future provision be agreed;

 

(2)  consultation be undertaken with staff and user groups on the visions and service outputs; and

 

(3)  the review of Cultural Services facilities be incorporated into the Strategic Asset Review.