Purpose

To approve the Culture Strategy
that covers the period from 2024 to 2030

Content

Adopted
the Culture Strategy that covers the period from
2024 to 2030, and which compliments the vision and missions of Our
Greenwich.
 
Noted
that this is believed to be the first cultural
strategy for the borough. It has been developed through
collaboration between the Council and our communities and the
creative and cultural sectors, to create a strategic vision with
eight strategic principles to be the catalyst for cultural
development.
 
Noted
that the Council has had a long and proud history of
supporting culture, and in a 2019 GLA report, Greenwich is named as
one of the London Councils who spend the most on Culture in London
(the other boroughs are City of London, Waltham Forest (in 2019
then the London Borough of Culture), Westminster and Tower
Hamlets.
 
Agreed
that the Council will explore the creation of an
arm's length high-level strategic Culture Board to advocate for the
strategy and the Implementation plan, and work in collaboration and
partnership with our communities, cultural and creative sectors and
stakeholders in synergy with the aims of our Equality and Equity
Charter. 
 
Agreed
a review of the culture project funding schemes
which include: Royal Greenwich Festivals, Black History 365 (BH
365) and the Community Arts Fund to ensure that they deliver
against the eight principles of the culture strategy.
 
Agreed
that Council officers should scope the creation of a
culture development fund to support the aims of the
strategy.