Purpose

To update
Members on the performance and outcomes of Cheltenham Ice Rink for
the Christmas 2024-25 season.

Content

RESOLVED THAT:
 

1.   
the information about the outputs of the 2024/25 ice
rink is noted;

2.   
the decision by Councillor Martin Horwood, Cabinet
Member for Economic Development, Culture and Wellbeing, for
Cheltenham Borough Council to apply for planning permission to run
a Christmas Ice Rink for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Christmas periods
is noted;

3.   
the decision by Councillor Martin Horwood, Cabinet
Member for Economic Development, Culture and Wellbeing, to approve
an extension to the contract with S3K Limited for 12 months (to 02
July 2026), if planning permission is awarded, to enable delivery
and management of the 2025-26 Christmas Ice Rink, is
noted;

4.   
a total potential financial commitment for 2025/26
as set out in section 4 of this report is approved;

5.   
officers are progressing new procurement activities
and, subject to planning permission, authority is delegated for
appointments of contractors to the Director of Communities and
Economic Development, as per section 5 of this report.