Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

 

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 1

 

5 July 2007

 

Transfer of the Management of the Tower Arts Centre to Kings' School

Report of the Directors of Recreation and Heritage, Property, Business & Regulatory Services and Children's Services

 

Contact: Nicola Horsey (01962) 845423 [email protected]

 

1. Summary

 

1.1 The following decision is sought:

    That the Executive Members for Recreation and Heritage, Children's Services and for Policy and Resources approve:

    i) The management of the Tower arts centre be transferred from the Recreation and Heritage department to Kings' School on 1 January 2008.

    ii) The property be appropriated from Recreation and Heritage purposes to Children's Services purposes.

    iii) A further report is taken to the Recreation and Heritage Decision Day in September 2007 on the details of, and final agreement with, Kings' School.

 2. Reason

 

2.1 The opening of the Discovery Centre in November 2007 and the increased programme of community involvement at the Kings' School presents an ideal opportunity to transfer most of the Tower's activities to the Discovery Centre as soon as it opens. This will bring its much valued activities to the centre of Winchester and provide the Kings' School with extra capacity for developing its community links and offer.

2.2 This proposal contributes to the corporate priorities of Maximising Well-being and Enhancing our Quality of Place by improving services.

 

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected.

 

3.1 Maintain the status quo - rejected because all the County Council's Art Centres are being scrutinized as part of a re-modelling of the Arts Service.

3.2 Close the Tower and sell the site - rejected because there would be issues about the loss of the community facility and likely planning issues too.

 

4. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted.

    None.

     

5. Dispensation by the Standards Committee

 

    Not applicable.

  

6. Reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent.

 

    Not applicable

   

Approved by: Date:

 

 

 

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Councillor Mrs. M. Snaith