Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

Members received a report of the Director of Open Spaces in respect of the Keats House summary of achievements in 2020/21 and plans for the future periods. Members were informed that Keats House was working to respond to the various initiatives in the City Corporation, such as the Charities Review and the Target Operating Model, to ensure that it was aligned with these objectives.

With respect to recovery from the impact of the pandemic, it was anticipated that domestic visitor recovery would be seen over the course of the next year, and that international visitor recovery would follow in two or three years. During the pandemic, Keats House had developed ways to engage online with visitors both domestic and international, and the move to virtual engagement allowed for Keats200 programming to have a wider reach.

RESOLVED, that – Members:

1.     note achievements at Keats House as summarised in Appendix 2 and how the service continues to meet the priorities, aims and objectives outlined within the  Corporate Plan 2018/23, the City Corporation’s Cultural Strategy, the Open Spaces Department Business Plan 2021/22 and the objectives of the Keats House Charity; and,

2.     note the future priorities for Keats House in 2021/22 and subsequent years, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.