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The Assistant Director – Chief Regeneration Officer and the Senior Manager for the Culture Strategy presented a report which presented the final versions of the Culture and Heritage Strategy for Birkenhead, alongside the Assistant Director for Leisure, Libraries and Customer Engagement and Museums Manager who presented the Wirral Museums strategy.

The report sought approval to take the aims and priorities of the strategies and an endorsement of the joint action plan as set out in appendix 3. The strategy and action plan plays a key role in delivering tourism and culture outcomes for the Council.

Members commented that the report was overall very positive and remarked on engagement with the public and the numbers responding to public consultation. Members also queried funding from external sources. Officers commented that external agencies did seem keen to undertake further work with the Council and do want to get on board. In regard to consultation, Members were informed that this was largely target at certain groups. Challenges were noted in terms of infrastructure, but growth and public interest was increasing. Members also queried ventilation and increasing capacity as well as costing out the strategy.

Resolved, That

(1) the existing policies and procedures for the management of Wirral’s art and museums collections be approved;

(2) the draft Culture and Heritage Strategy for Birkenhead (Appendix 1) be approved;

(3) the draft Wirral Museums Service Strategy (Appendix 2) be approved; and

(4) the action plan set out at Appendix 3 be endorsed.

Resolved, That

(1) the existing policies and procedures for the management of Wirral’s art and museums collections be approved;

(2) the draft Culture and Heritage Strategy for Birkenhead (Appendix 1) be approved;

(3) the draft Wirral Museums Service Strategy (Appendix 2) be approved; and

(4) the action plan set out at Appendix 3 be endorsed.