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Place Select Committee Tuesday 24 October 2017 at 10.00 am in the Committee Suite, South Shields Town Hall

Agenda

1. Declarations of Interest

Members to declare an interest in any agenda item.

2. Minutes of Select Committee Meeting held on 12 September 2017

To agree the minutes of the meeting held on the 12 September 2017.

3. Update on the Commission on Litter and Fly Tipping

Members will be provided with an update on the recent Commission on Litter and Fly Tipping.

4. South Tyneside Destination Management Plan

This presentation will provide Members with information on South Tyneside’s Destination Management plan 2017-2022.

Contact Officer, Janet Mankin, Strategy and Democracy Support Officer – tel. 424 7710

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5. South Tyneside Cultural Strategy 2017 - 2022

Members will receive a presentation on South Tyneside Cultural Strategy 2017-2022.

6. Select Committee Work Programme 2017/2018

This item will look at how to make Scrutiny for challenging for Members and present a Work Programme for Members’ consideration and comment.

7. Chairman’s Urgent Items

To consider any items that the Chairman has agreed to accept as urgent business.

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Place Select Committee 24 October 2017

Place Select Committee Minutes 12 September 2017

Present: Councillors: McMillan (Chairman), Boyack, Cunningham,

K Maxwell, N Maxwell, Meling, McHugh, Purvis, A Smith, S Stephenson and Welsh

Also in attendance:

John Sparkes (Head of Regeneration), Richard Barber (Arts and

Heritage Officer), Gary Frazer (Parks Development Officer), Paul Baldasera (Strategy and Democracy Officer) and Janet Mankin (Strategy and Democracy Support Officer)

Shobha Srivastava (External Representative) There were no members of the public in attendance at the meeting.

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1. Declarations of Interest

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests There were no disclosable pecuniary interests. Other Interests Declared

There were no disclosable interests.

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Contact Officer, Janet Mankin, Strategy and Democracy Support Officer – tel 424 7710 1

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Minutes of 12 September 2017

2. Minutes of the Select Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 25 July

2017

Agreed: That the minutes of the Select Committee Meeting held on Tuesday 25 July 2017 be accepted as a true and accurate record.

3. North Marine Park Heritage Lottery Fund Developments

Members received a very detailed presentation on North Marine Park Heritage Lottery Fund Developments, from the Arts and Heritage Officer and Parks Development Officer. The presentation included information on:

• History of the Site • Understanding the Heritage • Significance • Key Issues • Restoration of Grotto • Reinstatement of Promenade, Terraces and Steps • Pier Parade Boundary • Sea Road Boundary • New Sea Road Entrance opposite Eye Sculpture • Interpretation • Park Promenade Shelter – Existing and Proposed • Bowling Club Provision of Facilities – Existing and Proposed • Park Pavilion – Existing and Proposed • Restoration of Bowling Green Activity Area

In addition to the above, Members noted that the Council’s bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was in three stages. Officers had now submitted the second part of the application and representatives from the Heritage Lottery Fund would carry out a visit to the location early on in October. The HLF Committee was to meet on 13 December where an indicative decision would be made on the application and consideration given as to whether there were any conditions the Council needed to address. If the application was successful, it would then take a further two/three months before being granted ‘permission to spend’. As the park had changed a lot since inception it was proposed to restore heritage value to the location. Landscape architects had been employed and plans of the park had been instrumental in gathering data on original features.

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The Chairman thanked Officers for their presentation, commented positively on proposals and invited Members to comment on the information provided. In response to queries on access and use of the bowling greens, Members noted that:

• A disability access study had been carried out and as much as possible had been applied, given financial restraints, with winding footpaths providing access to the different levels of the park and bowling greens.

• The Heritage Lottery Fund had stipulated the need to make

the bowling greens within the park accessible to members of the public and the proposal was to safeguard one green for competition use and use another for public use.

During further discussion, Members were informed that initial proposals included a café offer but following further investigation it was accepted that to have a permanent café on site was unrealistic and mobile concessions would be a better proposal over which the Council would have more control. Agreed: That the contents of the presentation and the plans/

proposals for developing the North Marine Park be noted.

4. Heritage Index – Commemorative Blue Plaque Scheme

Submitted: Report of Corporate Director Economic Regeneration This report provided Members with an update on actions taken to improve the Heritage Index score for South Tyneside (specifically the establishment of a formal Commemorative Blue Plaque Scheme in the Borough) and sought views on the scoring of public nominations to date. Full details from website submissions and the blue plaque score sheets were attached as appendices to the report, for Members consideration. Members welcomed the report and discussed the information provided, noting that the proposal was to award 3/4 plaques initially and a further plaque on an annual bases. Further discussion related to the possibility of residents themselves campaigning for recognition of a person/place and obtaining their own plaque.

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Agreed: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; and (b)

that Members support the four prioritised (top scoring) applications outlined within the appendices to the report.

5. Select Committee Work Programme 2016/2017

Submitted: Report of the Corporate Director Business and Resources

During discussion on the contents of the report, requests were made for the following items to be added to the Work Programme:

• An update on the Commission on Litter and Fly Tipping (October meeting).

• An update on Jarrow Hub. Agreed: That the Work Programme for 2017/2018 be approved

as presented, subject to the inclusion of reports requested above and during the course of the meeting.

6. Chairman’s Urgent Items

There were no urgent items.

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Update on Commission on Litter and Fly Tipping to follow

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South Tyneside Destination Management Plan

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Contents

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4 Introduction

6 Our Vision & Objectives

7 The Value of the Visitor Economy

8 The Tourism Offer

12 Target Markets

14 Strengths, Gaps and Opportunities in the Current Offer

31 Priorities 2017 – 2022

32 Action Plan 2017 - 2022

34 Appendix A

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South Shields Groyne Lighthouse

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regeneration projects, the promotion of the destination to organising cultural events. The Council manages or financially supports a number of the area’s attractions and works in partnership to develop initiatives with them. South Tyneside are also part of the Northern Tourism Alliance, a partnership of North East destinations, and work with VisitEngland/VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, to further increase the profile of the area.

We have a relatively small amount of attractions but their forward thinking approach and numerous activities, many of which are in partnership, have helped to drive the visitor economy forward.

There are a number of other businesses too, many of whom are SMEs such as guest houses and restaurants, that are a key element of our visitor industry and collectively ensure a quality experience for visitors.

South Tyneside has a well-established and good quality visitor offer and recent investment has resulted in this offer going from strength to strength. There is however lots of potential for future growth and activity that can help us to attract more people to visit the area and, when they are here, have the best possible experience. This plan will help us to achieve this.

Introduction

The South Tyneside Destination Management Plan is a statement of intent that sets out how South Tyneside plans to grow the volume and value of its visitor economy between 2017 and 2022.

Providing impetus and direction, a Destination Management Plan is a key tool in delivering a successful visitor economy, a sector that is hugely important to South Tyneside and its ongoing transformation.

This Destination Management Plan will help to lead, influence and co-ordinate the management of all aspects of the area that contribute to a visitor’s experience, taking into account the needs of the visitor, local residents, businesses and the environment.

The visitor sector impacts on the area in many ways. It of course helps to support businesses, creates jobs and raises the profile of the Borough, but it also celebrates the community, our culture and heritage, and raises the quality of life for local people.

South Tyneside’s visitor sector comprises a range of public, private and voluntary sector businesses, all of whom have a huge part to play in ensuring it flourishes to its maximum potential.

The local authority, South Tyneside Council, is charged with managing the South Tyneside Destination Management Plan and is responsible for a range of activities, from beach management to initiating


Building sandcastles at Sandhaven Beach

Hebburn Central Cleadon Mill

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The Value of the Visitor Economy

• The visitor economy is worth an estimated £280 million to South Tyneside (2016).

• South Tyneside received more than 5.9 million visitors in 2016.

• The number of overnight visitors to South Tyneside stands at 391,000 in 2016. These visitors generated £67.74 million into the local economy.

• Around 5.58 million day visits were made to the area in 2016, which generated £212 million into South Tyneside’s economy.

• Tourism directly supports more than 2,776 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs in South Tyneside. When indirect employment in the supply chain is taken into account total employment stands at 3,547 FTE jobs.

Source: STEAM 2016

Our Vision & Objectives

To make South Tyneside the number one visitor destination on the North East coast

Four objectives will help South Tyneside to achieve this vision. They are that by 2022:

• South Tyneside will become an established year round visitor destination.

• Day visitor numbers will have increased by 500,000 to 6 million per annum.

• Visitor spend will be worth £300 million, an increase of £20 million.

• 90% of visitors to the Borough will rate their trip as good or outstanding, an increase of 4% on current levels.

David Baddiel at the opening of The WordThe spectacular coastline at Marsden Bay Summer Parade, South Tyneside Festival

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Fun with the family at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

The Tourism Offer

South Tyneside is blessed with stunning natural assets, a rich heritage and a number of attractions which has made it a popular visitor destination for a number of years. Visitors in particular are attracted to the beautiful coastline, our family friendly attractions and excellent event programme.

The beautiful South Tyneside coastline is the backdrop for many a visit. Award-winning sandy beaches in the resort centre of South Shields lead to soaring cliffs and beautiful bays that stretch for miles. As well as amazing views, the coastline offers a great location for a multitude of activities, from surfing to cycling. The cliff path makes for a lovely mid-length walk, and a popular pastime is a simple stroll along the promenade of Littlehaven and Sandhaven Beach.

Just behind the promenade are a range of restaurants and bars for people to sit and watch the world go by, with Colmans Seafood Temple a great new addition to the mix. There’s also a range of attractions for people to enjoy alongside the sandy beaches, particularly for the family market.

The North East’s only seaside funfair, Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, has numerous rides and attractions.

Just next door is the Dunes, a great indoor entertainment complex which has seen major investment, as with a number of our attractions, over the past couple of years. It is home to a massive soft play area. There’s a ten-pin bowling alley too, along with arcades, restaurant, pub and function rooms.

Other firm family favourites at the seafront include Haven Point, with its indoor swimming pools and water splash area with slides, sprays and bubbles. While pirate themed adventure awaits at Smuggler’s Cove, a 12-hole miniature adventure golf course.

At the heart of the seafront is beautiful parkland. South Marine Park is much loved with a boating lake that is circled by a miniature steam railway and a Victorian restored bandstand which is the setting for regular music events in the summer. North Marine Park offers amazing views along the whole coastline. A location for many visitors particularly during the summer months is Bents Park, where on most weekends between May and September there’s a fantastic event to enjoy.

In fact the area’s events programme is one of the key attractors for visitors to the area. Council led events include the South Tyneside Festival, a huge favourite with three months of music and family fun activities all of which are free to enjoy.

Throughout the year the event programme is used to encourage visitors to the area, with other events including Heritage Open Days, South Tyneside Restaurant Week and Christmas Wonderland.

Many other events take place by a range of organisers and include the Proper Food and Drink Festival, craft markets, The Customs House pantomime, the South Tyneside Comedy Festival and many more, all of which make a huge contribution to the visitor economy.

Souter Lighthouse

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

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One of the very first volunteer life brigades in the country was at South Shields. Their Grade Two listed Watch House contains a unique collection of shipwreck material and lifesaving equipment.

Shipwrecks were a common occurrence along the coastline so when Souter Lighthouse opened in 1871 it was very welcome indeed. It was also at the time the most advanced in the world, the first lighthouse in the world to be specifically constructed for electric illumination. Today the property is operated by the National Trust and visitors can explore the lighthouse and keepers cottage, and enjoy fabulous views of the coastline from the top of the tower.

A must visit attraction to find out more about the area’s history is South Shields Museum and Art Gallery. This free museum at the heart of South Shields Town Centre offers a range of permanent and rolling exhibitions and through interactive displays and activities tells the story of South Tyneside’s fascinating history.

Another firm favourite is The Customs House, a cultural venue offering everything from pantos to plays, live music to comedy nights. As well as hosting national tours it is a hotbed for new and undiscovered talent.

Eating out is also a key part of the area’s offer, with South Shields’ Ocean Road in particular well known for its many Indian restaurants and Colmans Fish and Chips. Away from South Shields our other towns and villages have some popular restaurants and cafes to enjoy a relaxing lunch or evening meal.

Another attractor for the area is some fabulous and unique pieces of art and sculptures. In particular, Conversation Piece, The Sail and The Eye at South Shields Seafront are firm favourites.

Of course, the area is also well known as the seaside finish of the Great North Run, the greatest half marathon in the world attracting thousands of runners and their families to the area every September and showcasing South Tyneside to millions of people around the country and beyond in televised coverage.

Helping to gain the area lots more coverage is The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, which has proved to be a huge hit with visitors since it opened in late 2016. Through rolling exhibitions and events it celebrates the written word in all its forms.

Another new addition to the area’s visitor offer is Jarrow Hall. It offers an Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and the Bede Museum, with something for all ages to enjoy.

Just next door to Jarrow Hall is St Paul’s Church and Monastic Site, a working church where remarkably the chancel still stands from the 7th century.

It would have stood during the time the Venerable Bede lived here and it was from this area that he made his many writings that have changed the world we live in today, making this site a centre of pilgrimage with international significance.

As well as a rich Christian heritage we also have a strong Roman history. Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum, is the most extensively excavated Roman military supply base in the Empire. Built in AD160, this UNESCO World Heritage Site stood guard at the mouth of the River Tyne. Today, Arbeia is a fascinating place to visit which combines the excavated remains of the original fort with excellent reconstructions of buildings.

The area also has a strong shipbuilding and seafaring history. The first purpose built lifeboat was built in the Borough in 1789, while the second oldest preserved lifeboat, The Tyne, can be seen at the Wouldhave Memorial in South Shields’ Ocean Road.


Kids discovering the newly opened Jarrow Hall One of the popular Indian restaurants on Ocean Road

Miniature steam train, South Marine Park

St Paul’s Church & Monastic Site in Jarrow

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In the last five years the area has seen overall visitor numbers increase by around 13%. The day visitor market accounts for around 90% of our visitors, most of whom are from within a 90 minute drive time of South Tyneside especially the northern parts of County Durham and Tyne & Wear. We must continue targeting day visitors, where we have seen most growth in the last few years, but also attract more overnight visitors, although this is influenced by a relatively limited capacity in accommodation. To create a real step change in overnight visitor numbers will require an increase in overnight accommodation stock.

Almost 9 out of 10 visitors (86%) rate their trip to the area as 8 out of 10 or higher. The high proportion of repeat visitors the area receives is also testament to the high levels of visitor satisfaction. We must continue to strive for excellence to ensure that visitors return, and develop existing and new products as well as enhancing our marketing to attract new visitors to the area.

By shaping our product around our current strengths and offer, and aiming promotional activity at people who like what we offer, we are most likely to retain our existing visitors and grow both the volume and value of the visitor sector.

Target Markets

We have always been seen as a family friendly destination, and we will continue to focus on this. Parents bring their children to our attractions to learn new things and gain new experiences. They want to spend quality fun time together, building memories, as well as sandcastles, at the seaside.

Our fascinating heritage and cultural attractions are a draw for another target group, which we describe as Cultural Enthusiasts. This is another target audience we will focus our promotion and activities at and is a good fit with our existing offer.

The Word is already attracting huge numbers of Cultural Enthusiasts from far and wide to the Borough, building on those already visiting our other key attractions.

We must ensure our cultural programme continues to attract large numbers of these potentially high spending visitors.

South Tyneside is predominantly a leisure destination. Although we do receive visitors who are here on business, this is mainly those who are working in the area and staying in our accommodation rather than attending a major conference or meeting in South Tyneside.

Visitor Segments

Family Fun • Looking to spend time together as a family

• Children learn and have new experiences

• Have fun and create memories

• Visiting attractions and the outdoors, particularly the coast, is popular

Cultural Enthusiasts• Couples and friends

• Looking for stimulating, authentic experiences with a strong sense of place

• Good market for heritage attractions and cultural experiences

• Leisure shopping, local producers and eating out are also important


Making memories at The Word Conversation Piece

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery

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Strengths, Gaps and Opportunities in the Current Offer

IntroductionSouth Tyneside has a well-established and good quality tourism offer in a number of parts of the Borough. South Shields seafront in particular is well known as an excellent family destination.

Recent investmentRecent investment across the Borough has resulted in the offer developing rapidly and going from strength to strength. Examples of major projects include:

• The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, which has provided a major boost to the area’s cultural offer since it opened in late 2016. Through a rolling programme of exhibitions, events and writers in residence The Word celebrates the written word in all its forms. This amazing new venue is the centre piece of the first stage of South Shields 365, a £100 million regeneration plan for South Shields Town Centre. It has won numerous awards for its architecture, and this stunning building also offers some fine views of the bustling River Tyne.

• Haven Point, a fantastic £16 million swimming pool and leisure complex, opened in October 2013 and has proved a popular indoor facility at South Shields seafront. Leisure facilities in the area have also been enhanced by the development of venues such as Hebburn Central.

• The enhancement of the beautiful Sandhaven Beach in 2009/10 involved the development of new boardwalk areas, an improved seawall, outdoor performance space, art and sculptures, new lighting, extra seating and improved access.


South Marine Park Picturesque villages

Haven Point and Littlehaven promenade The Word

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• The Customs House theatre was refurbished in 2016, which included new seating, and enhancements were made to the Green Room restaurant area.

• Groundwork STAN took over the running of the former Bede’s World and launched the new Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm and Museum of Bede on the site after considerable investment in the product offer.

• The opening of Colmans Seafood Temple on South Shields Seafront has provided the Borough with a high quality destination restaurant housed in an iconic building. This has been a huge success since opening in May 2017 and is attracting visitors, often for the first time to the Borough. This is a superb example of how investment in the public realm helps to generate private sector investment and job creation.

There has also been a huge amount of private investment in the likes of our pubs, restaurants, and accommodation providers, all of which have had an important impact on the quality of the tourism product.

Investment in the area will continue over the next 5 - 10 years and will further transform what the Borough can offer potential visitors. This presents many opportunities which are outlined in the following section of the plan along with a gap analysis where additional investment would further strengthen the depth of product offer.

• The opening of Littlehaven Promenade and Sea Wall in early 2014 complemented the work to the south of the pier at Sandhaven. This major project involved improving sea defences and introduced an attractive promenade with more seating and new artwork, including two impressive sculptures by artist Stephen Broadbent, The Eye and The Sail.

• The enhancement of one of our most popular attractions South Marine Park involved a number of improvements such as the restoration of the bandstand to its former Victorian splendour, improved street furniture, landscaping and lighting. Improvements to neighbouring North Marine Park are currently being developed.

• The development of Harton Quays Park, a new park which opened in Autumn 2013, stretches along the River Tyne from the ferry landing to The Customs House. It offers an attractive gateway into South Shields Town Centre and includes a new promenade, striking water feature and attractive landscaping.

• Enhancements to South Shields’ famous Ocean Road, which provides a vital link between the town centre and the seafront, involved a new road layout and improved landscaping, including new trees with special all year round lighting.

• The Tyne Lifeboat, the world’s second oldest lifeboat in existence and one of the North East’s most important examples of maritime heritage, undertook a period of restoration in 2014. Led by volunteers from the North East Maritime Trust this included repainting the lifeboat to its original 1833 colour scheme.

• The opening of a second Tyne Tunnel, along with other transport schemes such as the £7.5 million scheme to upgrade the Lindisfarne and John Reid roundabouts and Leam Lane (A194), which has helped improve accessibility to the area.

• The area’s event programme continues to be enhanced and developed with a number of major one-off events taking place and popular existing events improved. Examples include the introduction of South Tyneside Restaurant Week, the launch of a Christmas Wonderland programme of events and the continuing success of the South Tyneside Festival.

• Public investment in the area has also been complemented by major private investment. The Dunes have undergone major refurbishment which has included extending their hugely popular indoor soft play area and improving its dining and meeting facilities. Ocean Beach Pleasure Park continue to invest in exciting new rides and attractions that keep visitors returning, while Sandhaven Caravan Park has seen continued investment in recent years by owners Northumbrian Leisure.


South Shields Seafront

A great food offer

Barbour Factory Outlet Shop

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In 2016 our visitor offer was given a major boost with the opening of The Word, National Centre for the Written Word. The programme within the main ground floor Port of Tyne Exhibition Space will host content of national significance which will link to community engagement and learning activities. The Word will provide a new home for North East writers, while on the first floor there will be a rolling programme of exhibitions taking inspiration from the South Tyneside and regional archive.

The Word has attracted visitors from across the country to South Shields. This new national centre presents a huge opportunity for South Tyneside to increase visitor numbers and raise the profile of the Borough amongst those not currently visiting. The rolling programme of exhibitions will be regularly refreshed to ensure we present compelling reasons for visitors to keep coming back.

The opening of Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm and Museum of Bede also provides an opportunity to attract new visitors to Jarrow and the surrounding area. Further investment into the site will create a fantastic new family attraction while continuing to tell the important story of the Venerable Bede.

Souter Lighthouse has a rich history and is a popular place to visit. Further opportunities to enhance this site will help to encourage more visitors. It’s beautiful and unique location makes it a great future location for hosting one-off events. As a National Trust property the attraction also benefits from national exposure through this brand.

Improvements to the quality of the visitor offer and interpretation at Arbeia Roman Fort will take place during 2016/17 and this will significantly enhance the offer and how visitors interact with the site. The visibility of the site will be improved through the implementation of a trail from the seafront through North Marine Park and from The Word through the town centre to Arbeia. This will include background on the site which should encourage visits.

In the longer term there are exciting plans to bid for funding to develop a new museum and visitor centre at Arbeia. This will engage audiences in a modern and immersive telling of the important part Arbeia played in the story of the Roman occupation of Northern England.

The newly refurbished Art Gallery space at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery will continue to deliver a programme of spotlight loans and exhibitions featuring treasures from the South Tyneside Archive.

Further investment in our attraction offer is providing many opportunities to promote the Borough to new audiences and we will look to maximise every opportunity presented by this investment.

Gaps and Opportunities

Visitor AttractionsThe Borough boasts a number of good quality family visitor attractions and venues for those interested in heritage and culture. These include Arbeia Roman Fort, which is part of Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site and is the most widely excavated Roman Fort on the former Roman Empire, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery with its excellent exhibitions of local history, Souter Lighthouse which is part of the National Trust, and The Customs House with its fantastic programme of original writing which attracts people to the Borough from far and wide.

Ocean Road

Souter Lighthouse

Jarrow Hall

Ann Cleeves author talk at The Word

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Regeneration of the BoroughMillions of pounds continue to be invested in the regeneration of South Tyneside. This is improving the offer in all of our town centres, not only for Borough residents but also for potential visitors.

South Shields 365 will develop South Shields into the premier coastal destination 365 days of the year. It will join up a regenerated riverside with the seafront and newly transformed town centre retail area, making it as easy as possible for visitors to experience all that South Shields will have to offer.

Public sector investment has acted as a catalyst to create a more confident environment which is encouraging private sector investment in to the leisure offer across the Borough. This is especially improving the retail and food & drink offer, making many areas more attractive to potential visitors.

The first phase of the regeneration was completed in 2016 with the opening of The Word which is already driving new footfall into South Shields Town Centre. Future phases of South Shields 365 will result in a new transport interchange and improved retail and leisure offer including a cinema.

The upcoming Holborn Riverside Development will see a new mixed use site on the waterfront.

We will continue to promote the regeneration of the Borough through a wide range of communication channels. This will include those aimed at visitors where the focus will be on those things that are most likely to attract people to the Borough.

Target Audiences and Visitor Season Currently the Borough is most busy during the summer season and main school holidays. There is an opportunity to extend the season through investing in our attractions and targeting new and different types of visitors. For example ‘Cultural Enthusiasts’ without children are most likely to visit out of season. The opening of The Word, the re-opening of Jarrow Hall and the investment into Arbeia Roman Fort all present opportunities to attract a wider audience profile.

There is also an opportunity to encourage our existing visitors to come more often by communicating compelling reasons to visit South Tyneside across the whole year.

The Customs House attracts visitors from far and wide across the year and we will continue to work together to promote their programme to all different profiles of potential visitors.

These actions will also help to increase levels of visitor spend as those motivated to visit to explore the cultural offer will often be high spending visitors who wish to enjoy food and drink and the retail offer.

The Customs HouseArbeia Roman Fort Improved retail offer as part of South Shields 365

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Exhibition and Event ProgrammeSouth Tyneside Festival is recognised as one of the leading free festivals in the UK. Audiences have grown massively in recent years with many events enjoying huge crowds of around 20,000.

The relaunch of the Summer Parade in 2015 gave this much loved Borough tradition a new sense of energy. Plans are in place to ensure it goes from strength to strength. In 2017 for the first time community groups from across the North East took part, making it truly an event for the region. They were joined by people who have taken part in carnivals around the world which gave the event a true Rio Carnival feel.

We will build on the number of participants and colour and spectacle to develop the Summer Parade into an established part of the regional event calendar.

The Sunday afternoon concerts in Bents Park continue to attract people from far and wide and will continue to be used to put the spotlight on the Borough. For many attending a Sunday concert is their first experience of South Tyneside, often they are so impressed they become regular visitors.

The newly refurbished gallery space at South Shields Museum has hosted two important Spotlight loans since completion of the work. Renoir’s St Tropez was loaned by Birmingham Museums Trust on behalf of Birmingham City Council and this was followed up by Turner’s picture of the River Tyne at South Shields on loan from Tate Britain. More spotlight loans are being targeted for the future and these will be complemented by works from the South Tyneside Archive.

The Word has in a very short period of time established itself as a leading exhibition venue. The opening exhibition celebrating the life and work of film producer Sir Ridley Scott received excellent reviews from the public and exceeded all visitor number expectations with an audience of 97,000.

This has been followed by the highly successful ‘Shiver me Timbers’ a Celebration of Pirates on Page, Stage and Screen. Again this family friendly exhibition is exceeding all visitor number expectations.

All of the exhibitions in the Port of Tyne Exhibition Space at The Word will be of national quality and will attract wide ranging audiences to South Shields Town Centre.

A successful programme of authors’ talks, live performances, children’s storytelling and creative sessions are being established at The Word and are already attracting capacity audiences from across the region. We have continued to build on this with the launch of a new writing and performance festival for the North East called WRITE. This will become an annual event and an important part of the regional book, literature and writing festival programme.

Recognising our Rich HeritageSouth Tyneside has a rich and proud history which dates back thousands of years. This is already a very important part of our visitor offer but we have an opportunity to share even more of this with greater numbers of visitors.

The new Blue Plaque scheme launched in winter 2016 will recognise famous buildings and the people associated with those buildings, raising the profile of the Borough’s hidden gems to visitors.

We have been an active participant in Heritage Open Days for many years. We will continue to take part in this important national initiative while encouraging even more of our amazing heritage assets to take an active part.

The programme of exhibitions on the Local History floor of The Word will take inspiration from the South Tyneside Archive and get these important stories to a wide range of audiences. Jarrow Hall will also host a rolling programme of exhibitions which will tell the history of the Borough with an emphasis on the Jarrow area.

Working closely with the National Trust and English Heritage will ensure the area maximises the benefits to be gained from having properties managed by these two important national organisations.

South Shields Museum and Art Gallery will continue to engage audiences in a high quality temporary exhibition programme which celebrates local history and the strong sense of community and place demonstrated across the Borough.

We will ensure we are an equal partner in all activity across Hadrian’s Wall. Arbeia as the most excavated supply fort in the whole of the empire is one of the most important sites on the Wall. The Hadrian’s Cavalry wall wide programme of exhibitions and events in 2017 presented a huge opportunity to raise the profile of Hadrian’s Wall and the sites linked to it nationally and internationally. Arbeia hosted two internationally significant artefacts and undertook a programme of events and these achieved national profile. We will work with TWAM and other wall wide partners to identify other similar high profile projects.

Crowds of 20,000+ regularly enjoy the South Tyneside Festival Sunday Concerts

Best selling author David Baldacci at The Word

Shiver Me Timbers, The Word

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Parks and Open SpacesSouth Tyneside has a huge range of gorgeous parks and beautiful open spaces to enjoy. Whilst the Leas and open coastal spaces around Souter Lighthouse at Whitburn are well known, perhaps fewer people outside of the Borough are aware of the spectacular Cleadon Hills or the Riverside Park in Hebburn or Drewetts Park next to Jarrow Hall. Increasing awareness of these areas presents opportunities to attract visitors.

The potential regeneration of North Marine Park will further enhance the offer on South Shields Seafront, complementing the lovely areas to relax in South Marine Park and promenades to explore.

A new trail through North Marine Park to Arbeia Roman Fort will not only create greater awareness of this amazing visitor attraction but will also provide another reason to visit South Shields Seafront.

Plans will also be brought forward for the enhancement of the Gypsies Green area of the seafront.

Ongoing investment will ensure these sites can be enjoyed by future generations.

Overnight AccommodationTo increase the number of high spending overnight visitors, the Borough must develop more good quality overnight accommodation. Currently the options for visitors to stay overnight are very limited. There is a need for hotel stock of all types particularly in South Shields but also the Borough would benefit from increased availability of good quality camping and caravanning, inns with rooms and bed and breakfasts.

Increased hotel accommodation provision is one of the key objectives within the South Shields 365 plan. However, uncertainty over the economic outlook as a result of Brexit may make this harder to achieve.

Theatres and Cultural ProgrammeThe theatre offer and new writing programme in the Borough is one of the strongest in the North East. Many of the new writing productions go on to tour the region and beyond, gathering new audiences and critical acclaim as they go.

Through The Word and by working closely with our theatres, Cultural Spring and our talented creative people of all ages we will ensure South Tyneside is known across the country as a hotbed of creative thinking and original ideas.

All delivery partners need to work closely with each other to attract as wide an audience as possible.

Retail OfferSouth Tyneside has some very good independent retailers across the Borough, many of whom are providing a unique offer. The independent sector is particularly strong in our villages and we will continue to promote these locations to our target visitors.

However, it is recognised that investment is needed in the retail offer in a number of our town centres and this is being addressed through the Council’s regeneration agenda.

As the product improves in our main town centres we will take every opportunity to promote this to potential visitors to encourage them to use and support the new retail outlets.

The development of the enhanced market offer in both Jarrow and South Shields will also form an important part of the new retail experience in the Borough.

Transport and TravelSouth Tyneside is easily accessible by both road and public transport and ongoing investment will enhance this situation. Improvements to Lindisfarne roundabout and the Tyne Dock area will make it significantly easier to travel to and from the Borough. This will be particularly useful to visitors on busy days such as South Tyneside Festival concert days and the Great North Run as they tend to use major routes.

The next phase of South Shields 365 will be the new transport interchange in South Shields. This will vastly improve the experience for everyone visiting the town centre, providing a better sense of arrival and will improve how visitors move around the town centre.

New writing at The Customs House

Village shopping

South Shields Transport Interchange

South Marine Park

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Conference and Events OfferThere is currently a shortage of high quality meeting spaces across South Tyneside. This limits the number of regional events and presentations which can be brought to the Borough.

The development of the rooftop space at The Word into The Round, a dedicated space for conferences and events will provide an opportunity for the Borough to host a number of different regional events.

The refurbished conference room at Jarrow Hall also provides a new space for events alongside the established offer at venues such as The Customs House and existing hotels.

Further enhancements to the offer will to some extent depend upon the outcome of work to attract hotel investment to South Tyneside.

Food and Beverage OfferThere is a good quality restaurant offer across South Tyneside and recent investment is further enhancing this.

Ocean Road is well known throughout the region for its many restaurants, especially award-winning Colmans Fish and Chips and numerous Indian restaurants. Across the Borough though there is an extensive number of good quality, often destination, venues, such as Latimers at Whitburn, The Red Lion and The Black Horse at West Boldon, The White Lead in Hebburn, and the Lord Nelson in Monkton Village. Many of which provide a superb real ale, food and live music offer which is very attractive to potential visitors and can provide new reasons to visit.

The opening of the new Colmans Seafood Temple on South Shields Seafront has created a new destination restaurant for the Borough and the wider North East. While the re-opening of the Café at Jarrow Hall and the newly refurbished Green Room at The Customs House provide new quality offers at these important cultural venues.

Investment in the town centre leisure offer through South Shields 365 will further enhance eating out in the area with one of the project’s objectives being to attract a number of high profile national chains who do not currently have a presence in the town.

Restaurant Week in early October has in only three years been established into a successful promotional tool to help with footfall in the early autumn season. We will look to increase the number of participating outlets and the audience reach of this important new initiative.

Over the last couple of years the Proper Food and Drink Festival has taken place over the Spring Bank Holiday in Bents Park. It has become a hugely popular date in the event calendar, attracting around 30,000 visitors and some of the best artisan food and drink suppliers from across the region. This success has resulted in the event organisers looking to bring other high profile food events to the Borough.

Eating out with the family Enjoying a curry with friends Event space at The Customs House

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Partnership WorkingVenues and all of those involved in promoting tourism and cultural venues in South Tyneside currently work well together to promote the Borough, but there is an opportunity to strengthen this even further.

We are currently establishing a strong partnership network, which has The Word at the centre acting as a catalyst. Through this new network we will ensure that activities are co-ordinated for the benefit of all members. This will include creating complementary programming opportunities where appropriate, joining up marketing and ticketing activity and developing a joint approach to volunteering between attractions.

Moving forward it will be important for all partners to work closely with the new Town Centre Coastal Team. This group is made up of representatives from Town Centre and seafront businesses who wish to take a pro-active part in promoting South Shields as a destination.

Sporting OfferSouth Tyneside’s highest profile sporting event is the Great North Run. As home to the finish line of the world’s favourite half marathon, the Borough welcomes over 50,000 runners and their friends and family each year.

We do not currently make the most of the opportunities this huge event provides. We must encourage more of our businesses to open on Great North Run day and to engage in special promotions aimed at the runners and their families.

Many visitors will not have been to The Word so we will encourage them to visit the venue and also South Shields Market, which hosted a special food and craft market on Great North Run Day in 2017. We will look to build on this by encouraging as many runners and their families to visit the market as possible.

The Borough’s landscape provides a stunning backdrop to a multitude of sporting activities, from cycling to sailing, golf to horse riding. The area has attracted some enterprises to develop this sector, for example a surf school has recently opened, however further opportunities exist.

The strong performance by South Shields FC is also raising the profile of the Borough. Continued investment by the new owner Geoff Thompson should keep the profile of the club high on the regional and national football agenda. There is an opportunity to work with the club to encourage new fans to visit South Shields to see the club play and to experience what the Borough can offer the visitor.

South Shields FC, alongside Jarrow and Hebburn clubs, will provide a fascinating topic for a future local studies exhibition at either The Word or South Shields Museum and Art Gallery.

South Shields FC leading the Summer Parade 2017

The world famous Great North Run South Shields Surf School

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Priorities 2017 - 2022

We have identified 6 priorities which will help to drive the delivery of the vision for South Tyneside to become the number one visitor destination on the North East coast. They have been developed following a review of market intelligence and consultation with key stakeholders.

Attract New Visitors to the BoroughWe will increase the base size of visitors to the Borough by attracting more first time visitors. Our high levels of customer satisfaction mean that levels of repeat visit are high. Increasing our overall visitor numbers will provide more economic activity within the visitor sector which will benefit all businesses and attractions.

Retain Existing Visitors and Increase Dwell TimeThe cost of acquiring new visitors can be significant so we must ensure our new and regular visitors enjoy coming to South Tyneside and keep returning. This will increase the return on investment for the Borough. Returning visitors are also more likely to visit a wide range of businesses and attractions which will spread the benefits of tourism across the Borough.

Address SeasonalityWe have under exploited capacity across our tourism offer during the quieter winter months and outside of the school holiday periods. There is a growing trend amongst particularly retired visitors to take days out at quieter times of the year. Targeting potential visitors with a potential year round offer will help make our tourism businesses and attractions more sustainable.

Ensure Strong and Effective Partnership WorkingTo maximise the benefits for everyone involved within the visitor market we must all work together to achieve a common set of goals. Whilst individually we will all be doing great things the sum of those parts will be greater and in times of austerity this is never more important.

Differentiate South Tyneside from other coastal visitor destinationsThe visitor market is fiercely competitive and many of our near neighbours are investing to improve their visitor offer. We operate in a global market place where the potential visitor is bombarded with ideas for things to do. The visitor offer in South Tyneside is superb and improving all of the time but to stand out from the crowd we must always present our strongest proposition.

Develop and Strengthen the Product OfferThrough social media there is nowhere to hide if the visitor has a bad experience. We must all strive to ensure that visitors to South Tyneside are delighted during their visit and tell their networks. There is no doubt they will tell everyone if it is a bad experience. Research has also shown that visitors who are enjoying themselves spend more and are likely to return for repeat visits.

ChallengesA number of challenges have been identified which we will need to be mindful of when implementing the actions to take advantage of the many opportunities identified in this plan. These include:

• Uncertainty over the UK economy following the Brexit Vote

• Increased competition from other areas of the North East who are investing in their tourism product

• Further public sector spending cuts which could limit the options for South Tyneside Council to lead on implementation and delivery in some areas

• Lack of capacity within third sector organisations within the Borough

Craft Markets at South Shields

Sister Sledge were one of the well known acts who performed at the South Tyneside Festival 2017

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Enhancing attractions such as Arbeia Roman Fort will attract more visitors

The Summer Parade continues to grow each year

Priority Actions Responsibility

Ensure Strong and Effective Partnership Working

• Build on existing partnerships to strengthen delivery

• Develop programmes to cross promote• Ensure all organisations involved in tourism

and cultural delivery play an active role• Ensure programming is complementary and

does not compete

• South Tyneside Council• Partner organisations

Differentiate South Tyneside from Other Coastal Destinations

• Ensure strong and effective branding across all campaign activity

• Present compelling reasons to visit• Use strongest assets• Focus on what is different and new• Maximise benefits from National Centre for

the Written Word• Embed South Tyneside Festival as a must

attend event• Ensure the quality of exhibitions and events

are recognised far and wide• Strengthen the offer in South Shields

Market Place

• South Tyneside Council

Develop and Strengthen the Product Offer

• Invest in Arbeia to maximise this unique asset through the creation of further reconstructions and new visitor facilities

• Establish WRITE Festival as a significant literary event

• Restore North Marine Park to its Victorian splendour

• Hold a major event to commemorate the end of WW1

• Redevelop the Anglo-Saxon offer at Jarrow Hall• Target high profile spotlight loans for the gallery

space at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery • Encourage high quality independent event

organisers to programme in South Tyneside including niche events

• Invest in the meetings and events offer at The Customs House

• Increase the quantity and quality of overnight accommodation through the regeneration agenda

• South Tyneside Council• Tyne and Wear Archives

and Museums• Groundwork South

Tyneside & Newcastle • The Customs House

Action Plan 2017 - 2022

Priority Actions Responsibility

Attract New Visitors to the Borough

• Maintain new visitor levels to The Word through quality programming

• Use the strong family offer at The Word to attract new visitors

• Sustain a high quality event programme• Develop the South Tyneside Festival Parade into

a regional event• Continue to strengthen product/attraction offer

through investment • Work with partners to attract new visitors such

as increased numbers of Cultural Enthusiasts• Strengthen on-line information to inspire new

visitors and improve ease of itinerary planning• Launch a Destination Advocates programme

and encourage positive blogs and posts

• South Tyneside Council• Tourism Businesses• Partner organisations

Retain Existing Visitors and Increase Dwell-Time

• Develop themed itineraries which encourage visitors to spend a day in the Borough

• Use social media to communicate these ideas to existing followers

• Create a regular stream of communication around new ideas/things to do

• Strengthen on-line tools to make it easier for visitors to find reasons to re-visit

• Encourage cross promotion between venues• Link this activity to the Destination Advocates

programme

• South Tyneside Council• Tourism Businesses• Partner Organisations

Address Seasonality • Targeted campaign activity aimed at encouraging visits during school term time with particular emphasis on the winter months

• Ensure attractions have a good quality event and exhibition offer during the quieter months

• The Word will have a good quality offer across the year and will act as a catalyst to encourage visits to the Borough

• Build on the success of Restaurant Week• Target those most likely to visit during the

quieter period i.e. older Cultural Enthusiasts

• South Tyneside Council• Partner organisations

The Word has proved to be hugely popular since it opened and has won numerous awardsChristmas Wonderland events, helping to attract visitors all year round

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Appendix A

Partners and consultees involved in the development of the 2017 - 2022 Destination Management Plan for South Tyneside:

• South Tyneside Council Cabinet• South Tyneside Council Place Select Scrutiny

Committee

Businesses represented at a consultation event relating to the Destination Management Plan, which included:

• Sandhaven Chalets• Ocean Beach Pleasure Park• The Customs House• National Trust• South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade• Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle• South Tyneside Business Forum• Apollo Bathrooms• The HR Department• Ten

The area has a strong cultural development programme

Image credits

South Tyneside Council

John Short www.facebook.com/ctynewear

The House of Hues

Hufton + Crow

The Customs House

Creative Seed

Tyne and Wear Museums

A year round event programmeColmans Seafood Temple

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South Tyneside Council Town Hall and Civic Offices Westoe Road South Shields NE33 2RL

| 0191 424 7971

| [email protected]

| www.visitsouthtyneside.co.uk

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South Tyneside Cultural Strategy 2017-2022

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Culture and Heritage • We define ‘culture’ in a broad sense, taking in a range

of art forms, literature and celebrating heritage • Culture has value in its own right – people are

interested in culture and heritage; • Culture is a regeneration driver • And, Culture can contribute to priorities such as the

economy, health improvement and educational attainment

• Our Cultural Strategy sets out how culture and heritage will help us achieve our priorities

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What is the South Tyneside Cultural Strategy • A shared vision for all cultural providers in the

borough • Sets out the priorities for cultural development over

the next five years • A document to share with partners, stakeholders, the

wider public and potential funders

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Why Develop a Cultural Strategy

• Have a shared plan for long term development in the

sector

• Safeguard and grow the sector

• Prioritise the way resources are invested in the cultural ‘product’ of South Tyneside

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Overview of the Strategy • Introduction • Vision and objectives • Key Priorities and Actions • Measuring success

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Vision

South Tyneside will be known as a place with a ‘cultural vibe’ where culture can change lives.

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Objectives • Taking Part • Quality and Excellence • Children and Young People • Sustainability • Leadership • Heritage Our objectives link to ACE and HLF goals, helping to deliver national priorities.

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Priorities • Investing in cultural infrastructure

• Festivals and Events

• Third sector

• Creative and cultural employment

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Action Plan

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Investing in cultural infrastructure • Achieve Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation

status for The Word • Reconfigure libraries, establishing modernised ‘Hub’

provision in Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields • Redevelop the Customs House, ensuring its

sustainability as the boroughs premier arts centre • Cultural venues support the regeneration of an area • Establish an Events Centre at South Shields sea front

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Investing in cultural infrastructure

• Improve the visitor experience at Arbeia Roman Fort

site, creating a new visitor centre • Use the HLF funded restoration of the St Hilda's pit

head for cultural businesses • Restore North Marine Park through HLF Parks for

People programme

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Third Sector • Support Groundwork STAN to redevelop the Anglo-

Saxon site at Jarrow Hall • Develop the North East Maritime Trust as a

sustainable cultural heritage organisation and visitor attraction

• Provide partnership and leadership training opportunities for third sector cultural organisations

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Festivals and Events • Increase partner investment in the South Tyneside Festival

Summer Parade, enhancing quality content and the Bents Park experience

• Deliver a major commemorative event programme for WW1 centenary

• Grow audiences, attracting a wide cross section of people • Engage with and influence the Regional events calendar

through programming across the borough • Encourage more independent providers to establish events in

the borough • Promotion of all partner festivals and events as a single offer

across digital platforms

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Creative and cultural employment • Support ‘self employment’ opportunities for creatives

and heritage specialists • Develop ‘access’ job opportunities for young people

to gain experience and paid work in the sector • Maximise employment opportunities through Heritage

action Zones and similar initiatives • Increase overall employment through increased

footfall (as measured through STEAM)

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Measuring Success

• 400,000 visitors to The Word • Increase in library membership/issues

• Increase ‘in person’ visits to museums • Increase in employment supported by cultural

tourism (STEAM figures)

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Next Steps

• Cultural Partners approval (Nov ‘17) • Cabinet approval (Jan 2018) • Publication and dissemination (March ‘18)

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Place Select Committee Date: 24 October 2017

Work Programme: 2017/2018 Report of the Corporate Director Business and Resources Cabinet Portfolio/Lead Member: Cllr J Anglin Cllr M Smith Cllr E Malcolm Cllr A West Cllr N Maxwell Why has the Report come to Scrutiny? 1. The aim of this report is to present the Committee with a Work Programme

for the 2017/18 Municipal Year based on previously agreed priorities, and to invite Members to add or amend issues/areas of focus/methods of scrutiny or timescales as appropriate.

How is this linked with the Council’s “Shaping Our Future” Strategy aims and objectives? 2. It is essential that all of the Select/Scrutiny Committees’ Work

Programmes are linked to specific corporate priority themes and, in each case, the methodology used to prioritise the items should be clearly identifiable.

What are Members asked to do? 3. Members are asked to review and approve the draft 2017/18 Work

Programme (appendix 1) and suggest any changes that might be deemed appropriate. This could include the identification of issues that may be “crosscutting” or clarifying which Scrutiny (or Scrutiny/Select) Committee/Performance Panel) should deal with an item.

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Contact Officer: Janet Mankin, Strategy and Democracy Support Officer Ext. 7710

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Work Programme 2017/2018 ______________________________________________________________ How will Members’ views make a difference? 4. The Work Programme has been developed in such a way that Members’

views can be incorporated into it at all stages. This ensures that all of the Select/Scrutiny Committees’ Work Programmes reflect Members’ priorities.

Introduction 5. Prior to the start of the current Municipal Year, the Statutory Scrutiny

Officer attended meetings with each of the Council’s Group Management Teams to identify any emerging issues that might be of particular interest to Scrutiny Committee Members during the course of the year.

6. The attached Work Programme takes into account such issues together

with any matters identified by the Committee at its final meeting in the 2016/2017 Municipal Year and a number of ongoing issues and various standing items that form a regular part of the Committee’s business.

7. In addition, any issues identified by the Committee since the start of the

Municipal Year have also been incorporated into the Work Programme. 8. Members are invited to review the Work Programme and add to or amend

any of the items contained with it. What should be in the Work Programme? 9. Members are reminded that Work Programmes should be based on key

criteria if they are to be an effective tool for scrutiny. They should be:

• Focused on the council’s priorities; • Use Performance Information to determine areas for review; • Concerned with Value For Money; • Coordinated and complementary; • Make a real difference to policy development and service delivery.

10. There are other external drivers that we need to take into account when

selecting what we scrutinise such as: -

• Plans of other partner organisations – particularly those with whom we have statutory responsibilities;

• National policies; • Local concerns expressed through surveys, focus groups, CAFs etc.

Developing the Work Programme 11. It is important to note that the Work Programme is not a rigid document but

can change over the course of the Municipal Year to reflect new priorities, emerging issues and additional areas of scrutiny identified by Members.

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Work Programme 2017/2018 ______________________________________________________________ 12. Such changes to the Work Programme will only be carried out with the

approval of the Chairman or the Committee and will be highlighted for Members’ information.

Recommendation 13. That Members review and agree the Place Committee’s draft Work

Programme for the 2017/18 Municipal Year and suggest any amendments to the programme as appropriate.

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Draft Work Programme 2017/2018

Date of Meeting

Priority Objective

Focus Area

Methodology (commission, workshops, focus groups,

visits etc)

Lead Member/Responsible

Officer 20 June 2017

Commission on Litter and Fly Tipping – Action Plan/Progress Report National Litter Strategy European Funding Update (deferred) Local Plan Update (deferred)

Andrew Whittaker (Corporate Lead - Area Management) George Mansbridge (Head of Development Services)

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25 July 2017

Community Associations Jarrow Hub South Shields 365 Update

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12 September 2017

Commemorative Blue Plaque Scheme Local Impacts – Brexit North Marine Park Heritage Lottery Fund Developments

Report Presentation Presentation

Tania Robinson (Head of Marketing and Culture) Paul Baldasera (Strategy and Democracy Officer) Richard Barber (Arts and Heritage Officer)/Gary Frazer (Parks Development Officer)

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24 October 2017

Cultural Strategy Destination Management Plan Population/Demographic and Economic Profile of South Tyneside (deferred) Update on Fly Tipping Commission

Tania Robinson (Head of Marketing and Culture) Tania Robinson (Head of Marketing and Culture) Sarah McMillan (Corporate Lead Strategic Development) Andrew Whittaker (Corporate Lead Area Management)

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5 December 2017

A Transport Strategy for South Tyneside Developing IAMP Population/Demographic and Economic Profile of South Tyneside Update on Jarrow Hub

Sarah McMillan (Corporate Lead Strategic Development)

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23 January 2018

Design in the Public Realm Market Place Development

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13 March 2018

Neighbourhood Planning Regime

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17 April 2018

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Ongoing Commissions – 2017/2018 Municipal Year

Commission on xxxx Date and Time of Meeting

Content of Meeting

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background papers background papers background papers

Work Programme 2017/2018 The following is a list of the background papers (excluding exempt papers) relied upon in the preparation of the above report:

Background Paper File Ref: File Location

Previous meetings of the Place Committee

Committee Admin/ Place/2016-17/Minutes

Strategy and Democracy Support Office

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Chairman’s Urgent Items (if any)

item 7

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