Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

The report details an application received from the Friends of Romiley Park to hold their annual Community Fun Day in the park on Saturday 20th June 2020 from 11am - 3pm, with access from 8am - 5pm.

The Area Committee is recommended to grant the application.

Officer contact: Jacky Budd on 0161 474 3332 or email: jacky.budd@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration (copies of which had been circulated) detailing an application from the Friends of Romiley Park to hold a Community Fun Day at Romiley Park on 20 June 2020.

A representative of the applicant was also in attendance to answer councillors’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The Friends of Romiley Park encouraged members of the local community to become involved in its wider activities which were advertised on the park’s noticeboard or through the organisation’s Facebook page.

·         A discussion took place in relation to a recent communication relating to the insurance requirements of those organisations that wished to have a stall at the Fun Day.  In response, it was stated that it was understood that while the event itself would require insurance, this did not extend to individual stallholders, however this would be clarified with officers from within the Council’s Greenspace Team.

·         It was commented that local councillors had previously requested a stall at the event, however this had been declined in past years.  In response, it was stated that the Friends had discussed this matter and had agreed that their approach was to be a non-political organisation and for the Fun Day itself to be perceived by the public to be non-political.  It was also suggested that councillors already had access to other avenues to publicise their activities that were not necessarily available to other community-based organisations.

·         Concern was expressed in relation to the disposal of bagged waste generated by the event. In response it was stated that the waste management arrangements for the event were being reviewed and discussed with officers in the Greenspace Team.

RESOLVED – That the application be granted.