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This report advises the Nonsuch Park Joint Management Committee of the mid-year financial position for 2025/26 and the forecast outturn.

The Committee received a report advising the Nonsuch Park Joint Management Committee of the mid-year financial position for 2025/26 and the forecast outturn.

The Committee considered the following matters:

a)            Memorial Benches: In response to a question from a Member, the Director of Corporate Services confirmed that income from the memorial benches scheme was generating a surplus. The Interim Assistant Head of Service (Streetcare) explained that the agreement term for a bench differs depending on the type of bench – 7 years for a rustic bench and 10 years for a formal one – and that the cost of the bench agreement covers the installation and removal costs. She stated that, at the approach of the agreement expiry, the bench owner is notified and provided an opportunity to collect their bench – where contact details are unknown, a written notice is placed on the bench.

b)            Potential Cheam Charter Fair Joint Event: In response to a question from a Member, the Interim Assistant Head of Service (Streetcare) stated that Officers would investigate the possibility of holding a joint event at Nonsuch Park to coincide with the yearly Cheam Charter Fair. She explained that budget considerations would need to be taken into account, and that such an event would rely heavily on the support of volunteers owing to insufficient Officer resource. She stated that she would provide the Committee with an update at the January meeting.

c)            Cancelled Festival: In response to a question from a Member, the Interim Assistant Head of Service estimated based on calculations that the cancellation of the Summer Festival event had resulted in missing out on £6k income. The Chair pressed the importance of investigating the reason behind the cancellation in the interest of avoiding such instances from reoccurring.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Note the mid-year 2025/26 financial position and forecast outturn.