Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Environmental Services
Decision Minutes
The report provided an update on further investigations regarding the staging of the Festival of Music and Fireworks at Tonbridge Castle and brought forward a new proposal for an event in 2011.
Following consideration by the Leisure and Arts Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services resolved that:
1) the arrangements with Opera Brava to stage a 2011 Festival of Music and Fireworks at Tonbridge Castle as outlined in the report be confirmed; and
2) discussions and negotiations continue to take place with the Tonbridge Arts Festival Committee to consider proposals for the Festival in 2012.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Leisure and Arts Advisory Board of 1 March 2011 (contains exempt information).
[Councillor Coffin declared a personal and prejudicial interest as the owner of a pyrotechnic business and he withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.]
Signed O Baldock (Cabinet Member for Environmental Services)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 04 March 2011
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.
In accordance with Paragraph 2, Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules, the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Youth and Arts.