Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to note the current Events Calendar.

The Events programme for Nonsuch Park was discussed and the Committee agreed that the park’s historical importance should be advertised and celebrated.  To that end it was proposed that the forthcoming event, Nonsuch Awareness Day, scheduled for September presented a good opportunity to further promote the park.

For maximum impact it was suggested that the event could be rebranded to include a historical aspect and renamed to enhance public appeal.  It was agreed that a historical feature that could easily be linked to the event would be the 60^th Anniversary of the Nonsuch Park dig.

The importance of ecology and supporting conservation of the park was also highlighted and it was agreed that any event should be carefully managed to mitigate any risks and balance the needs and preferences of the existing park users.

It was decided that the best way to move forward with the many suggestions was to form a working group to collate ideas and progress the development of a theme.   It was pointed out that staff resources were limited and all those present were encouraged to get involved with planning the event. 

Officers agreed to develop a project brief and circulate to the Committee.

It was also agreed that a review of the event would be presented at the October Committee meeting.

The Committee is asked to note the current Events Calendar.

This item was deferred to the next meeting.