Agenda item

Events Programme

It was moved by Councillor Isobel Bowler, seconded by Councillor Peter Price, that this Council:-

(a)       welcomes the success of the recent World Snooker Championships, noting the 350m worldwide audience, confirming that the event continues to be important for the City;

(b)       notes the success of other recent events such as the half-marathon and food festival and believes that these events are important in contributing to the vibrancy of the City;

(c)        welcomes the support for the events programme, both for city centre and community events, noting that investment for past events was funded through resources from the Keep Sheffield Working Fund to boost the city centre and pro-actively support businesses;

(d)       notes that many events in the city centre are funded by local businesses and thanks local businesses for their contribution;

(e)       welcomes the events that are coming to the City in the summer and encourages local people to come along and enjoy as many of these events as possible, including:

(i)         Doc Fest, 5^th June - 10^th June

(ii)        Sheffield Design Week, 13^th June - 21^st June

(iii)       Sheffield Sky Ride, 5^th July

(iv)       Tramlines Music Festival, 24^th July - 26^th July

(v)        Sheffield by the Seaside in August; and

(f)        welcomes the development of the Business Improvement District (BID) as a private sector initiative, and further notes that the current Administration has supported the efforts of the BID team to date and that this Council looks forward to working in partnership with the BID to improve the vibrancy of the City moving forwards.

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Ian Auckland, seconded by Councillor Roger Davison, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the deletion in paragraph (b) of the words “such as the half-marathon and food festival” and their replacement by the words “many of which, such as the Food Festival and Tramlines, were initiated under the previous Administration”.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was negatived.

The original Motion as then put to the vote and carried, as follows:-

Resolved: That this Council:-

(a)       welcomes the success of the recent World Snooker Championships, noting the 350m worldwide audience, confirming that the event continues to be important for the City;

(b)       notes the success of other recent events such as the half-marathon and food festival and believes that these events are important in contributing to the vibrancy of the City;

(c)        welcomes the support for the events programme, both for city centre and community events, noting that investment for past events was funded through resources from the Keep Sheffield Working Fund to boost the city centre and pro-actively support businesses;

(d)       notes that many events in the city centre are funded by local businesses and thanks local businesses for their contribution;

(e)       welcomes the events that are coming to the City in the summer and encourages local people to come along and enjoy as many of these events as possible, including:

(i)         Doc Fest, 5^th June - 10^th June

(ii)        Sheffield Design Week, 13^th June - 21^st June

(iii)       Sheffield Sky Ride, 5^th July

(iv)       Tramlines Music Festival, 24^th July - 26^th July

(v)        Sheffield by the Seaside in August; and

(f)        welcomes the development of the Business Improvement District (BID) as a private sector initiative, and further notes that the current Administration has supported the efforts of the BID team to date and that this Council looks forward to working in partnership with the BID to improve the vibrancy of the City moving forwards.