Decision details

(1)

That officers work with local community groups to ensure that meeting spaces, appropriate to their needs, are available to them, whilst still making the most efficient use of the Council’s facilities.

(2)

That the proposed changes to the pricing structure at the Council’s Venues be deferred from 1^st January 2015 until 1^st April 2015, to give hirers time to assess the impact of the proposed changes to the hire charges.

(3)

That the building hire charges for the Pomegranate Theatre be increased from 1^st April 2015 as follows: an average increase of 5%  for charities and societies, 5% for dancing schools, and 5% for professional companies, as shown in Appendix A to the report.

(4)

That the Pomegranate Theatre Bar no longer be available to hire separately from the theatre itself.

(5)

That an average increase of 5% be levied on all community room hire charges at the Winding Wheel from 1^st April 2015 and an average increase of 3% be levied on all equipment hire charges at the Winding Wheel from 1^st April 2015, as shown in Appendix B to the report.

(6)

That a minimum room hire charge of £150 for all rooms at the Winding Wheel be introduced as from 1^st April 2015.

(7)

That an average increase of 4% be levied on the hire fees for professional companies and commercial use at the Winding Wheel from 1^st April 2015, as shown in Appendix C to the report.

(8)

That an average increase of 4% be levied on all day time room hire charges at the Assembly Rooms in the Market Hall from 1^st April 2015, and new hire rates be introduced for the use of the meeting rooms 1 and 2 during the evening and at other times when the Market Hall is not normally open, as shown in Appendix D to the report.

(9)

That an average increase of 4 % be levied on all current room hire charges at Hasland Village Hall from 1^st April 2015, as shown in Appendix Eto the report.