Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Town Clerk/ Director of Major Projects.

Members considered a report of the Assistant Town Clerk/Director of Major Projects recommending to Members that no further funding be provided for the statues of Sylvia Pankhurst in Clerkenwell and Mary Wollstonecraft in Newington Green, as both statues are located outside of the City boundaries and do not advance the objective to better recognise women within the City’s own public realm.

Members expressed support for prioritising commemorations of women and locating these within the City’s public realm. The Deputy Chairman suggested focusing researching on women who were active in the City community in the past to identify those who should be commemorated.

The Director advised that programmes are underway to recognise women at Guildhall and in the Cheapside area.

RESOLVED – That Members ratify the City Arts Initiative’s recommendations to decline endorsing further funding requests for the statues of Sylvia Pankhurst and Mary Wollstonecraft in order to maintain focus and resources on providing commemorations within the City.