Agenda and minutes

This was deferred until the next meeting.

Councillor Jon Collins

Councillor Georgina Culley

Councillor Brian Grocock

Councillor Nick McDonald

Councillor Jane Urquhart

Janine Bone    )  Intu

Adam Tansett  )

None

Last meeting held on 24 February 2014 (for confirmation)

The Forum confirmed the minutes of the of the meeting held on 24 February 2014 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Presentation by Nigel Turpin, Heritage and Urban Design Manager

Nigel Turpin, Heritage and Urban Design Manager, presented the Forum with the following information on the draft Nottingham Heritage Strategy:

(a)  it is an aspirational strategy for the next 10-15 years that will stimulate opportunity, maximise the benefit of heritage, get heritage working and encourage constructive conservation through new partnership ways of working;

(b)  motivations for the strategy include tourism, retail, economy, regeneration and growth, and community;

(c)  £1.38 million has been secured from the Heritage Lottery Fund to re-open the basement levels of the Malt Cross as an art gallery and event space. They have not been open to the public since the First World War;

(d)  Local Authority led heritage projects are securing £50 of external funding for every £1 contributed;

(e)  commercial investments in listed properties yield a higher level of return than unlisted commercial properties;

(f)  4 out of the top 10 visitor attractions in Nottinghamshire are heritage assets within the City boundary, including the Castle Museum and Colwick and Wollaton Parks;

(g)  the Council secured over £15.2 million from external funds, including the Heritage Lottery Fund and European Regional Development Fund, for restoration work at the Forest Recreation Ground and Wollaton Hall, Gardens and Deer Park;

(h)  Network Rail and East Midlands trains have collaborated to completely renovate the City’s Grade II* listed train station and infrastructure, at a cost of over £100 million;

(i)  to prosper Nottingham needs to diversify and readjust the balance of its economy and reconnect with its historical roots as a centre for manufacturing excellence and enterprise;

(j)  heritage is acting as a catalyst for regeneration and growth and it benefits from economic, development and environmental policies;

(k)  heritage isn’t only about the past, it’s a stimulant and inspiration for growth, and asset that can attract investment and provide the foundation for growth that celebrates and amplifies the City’s profile;

(l)  the Heritage Strategy will co-ordinate with the Nottingham Growth Plan, Retail Nottingham and the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies to build and promote a partnership approach;

(m)  the Strategy has 3 aims:

·  to understand the contribution that the historic environment makes to the City;

·  to capitalise on the existing and potential roles that heritage brings to city life; and

·  the celebrate the City’s rich past, promoting Nottingham as a distinct place to live and visit;

(n)  understanding will be achieved through:

·  thorough knowledge of the heritage of the City. There are 9 Grade I, 34 Grade II* and 750 Grade II Listed Buildings and 31 Conservation Areas in the City;

·  establishing an evidence base to ensure there is an evidence led approach to decision making and planning ahead;

·  ensuring information is accessible;

·  recognising the contribution heritage makes to the City;

·  establishing where heritage sites are and how they are valued;

·  challenges and opportunities;

·  a shared understanding;

(o)  capitalising will be achieved through:

·  well resourced plans;

·  attracting investment;

·  valued and healthy assets;

·  the City having a central role;

·  a strategic policy framework;

·  a pro-active planning system;

·  clear accessible guidance;

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Presentation by Jennifer Spencer, Chief Executive, Experience Nottinghamshire

Jennifer Spencer, Experience Nottinghamshire, presented the Forum with the following information on visitor economy opportunities for the City:

(a)  the sector is the UK’s third largest employer, accounting for 9.6% of total employment (3.1 million people);

(b)  tourism is the fastest growing sector in the UK in employment terms, responsible for almost one third of the net increase in UK jobs between 2010 and 2013;

(c)  there are 249,000 tourism businesses in the UK and they account for 9.8% of all business in the UK;

(d)  the Scarborough Tourism Economic Assessment Model (STEAM) shows the following changes in the visitor economy in Nottingham:

(e)  there was a £1.44b spend in Nottinghamshire in 2011 divided between shopping, food and drink, recreation, transport and accommodation;

(f)  the Colliers report, a visitor economy review and investment study, was carried out in May 2014 to assess what the City currently has and what it needs. It was a D2N2 funded project managed by the Visitor Economy Advisory Group and includes a summary of volume and the value of visitor economy, a summary of planned developments and a summary of priorities;

(g)  the priorities identified in the Colliers report are:

·  a Robin Hood themed attraction. The Sherwood Forest and Castle projects will help towards this;

·  to expand the role and sustainability of the conference and events bidding team. This will help to attract more events to the City and boost the economy;

·  having a dedicated convention centre. Evaluation needs to be carried out on the feasibility of this but the City currently struggles to hold events for 600+ delegates as there are no venues that are large enough;

·  industrial heritage and local distinctiveness themes;

(h)  secondary priorities include:

·  to support the actions identified in the City Centre Time and Place Plan and Retail Strategy;

·  tourist bus tours;

·  market towns and destination hubs;

·  food and drink festivals;

·  a review of the skills audit/small medium enterprise programme;

(i)  Experience Nottinghamshire now has over 450 members and this is increasing on a daily basis. 44% of members are within the City boundary. A membership survey was recently carried out with positive results;

(j)  evaluation of Year 1 of the One day in Notts is never enough campaign shows:

Level of incremental visitor expenditure

Total campaign  £4.8m

Regional Growth Fund funds  £3.1m

Jobs created or supported (£52,773 – 1 job)

Year 1

Total campaign  91 jobs

Regional Growth Fund funds  60 jobs

Year 3

Regional Growth Fund target  136 jobs

(k)  year 2 Regional Growth Fund primary campaign for 2014 includes:

·  in Notts we love to celebrate our legend;

·  in Notts we love dance;

·  in Notts we love to pedal faster;

·  in Notts we love a tasty brew;

(l)  year 2 results to date so far show there have been 3,000 competition entries, 280,192 unique web visits and a 22% increase on 2013/14.

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To consider meeting on the following Mondays at 3.30pm:

2014      2015

1 September    23 February

24 November

RESOLVED to meet at 3.30 pm on the following Mondays:

2014

1 September

24 November

2015

23 February