Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Town Centres and Visitor Economy presented a report to Council setting out the renovation plans for the Stephenson Memorial Hall. The Hall was built over 140 years ago to commemorate George Stephenson. Chesterfield Borough Council had acquired the Hall and extended it to incorporate a theatre, which opened in 1898.
The opportunity to re-model and renovate the Grade II listed building had been made possible via funding from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF). The proposals would create an integrated cultural venue and enhance an historically important visitor asset.
The LUF-funded project was described as one of strategic importance to Chesterfield town centre. The project would be delivered at pace with an intended completion date of the end of 2024 to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Pomegranate Theatre and the 30th anniversary of the Chesterfield Museum.
RESOLVED –
1.
That the Stephenson Memorial Hall remodelling and renovation
project be approved and the financing arrangements be added to the
Council’s General Fund Capital Programme.
2. That the capital works be funded through a combination of funding secured through the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) and prudential borrowing.