Richard Bigg

Councillor Essex I apologise when you listed 150, 200, 250 I thought your focus was on the numbers. I didn't realise your focus was actually on the all year round so I apologise for my interpretation of your comment. With respect it's both.

Councillor Essex I apologise when you listed 150, 200, 250 I thought your focus was on the numbers. I didn't realise your focus was actually on the all year round so I apologise for my interpretation of your comment. With respect it's both.

I appreciate what you're saying. I think, you know, we need to move this on. We have a lot to do tonight. We've already said that I'm happy to talk to people about the temporary, but at this stage and at this meeting, that is not an option on the table. So I think, you know, it's been mentioned many, many times, we've put in lots of other options within this paper to try and...

I appreciate what you're saying. I think, you know, we need to move this on. We have a lot to do tonight. We've already said that I'm happy to talk to people about the temporary, but at this stage and at this meeting, that is not an option on the table. So I think, you know, it's been mentioned many, many times, we've put in lots of other options within this paper to try and...

help as many of the groups as possible and as I've said and repeated I really want to concentrate on getting the main theatre done and I do not want anybody distracted from that.

help as many of the groups as possible and as I've said and repeated I really want to concentrate on getting the main theatre done and I do not want anybody distracted from that.

So I think I'd really like to move on from that because it's not on the option, it's not on these papers, it's not a recommendation and I think I've given visiting members quite a lot of latitude tonight because obviously of the importance And the fact that we have public guests here as well, I think I have given it quite a lot of latitude.

So I think I'd really like to move on from that because it's not on the option, it's not on these papers, it's not a recommendation and I think I've given visiting members quite a lot of latitude tonight because obviously of the importance And the fact that we have public guests here as well, I think I have given it quite a lot of latitude.

But I really think we need to move on because we're not going anywhere. We're going around in circles. So can I please move on now to part two?

But I really think we need to move on because we're not going anywhere. We're going around in circles. So can I please move on now to part two?

It's now recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business under section 100A, open brackets, four closed brackets, of the Local Government Act, 1972, on the grounds that one, it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph three of part one of schedule 12A of the Act, and two, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

It's now recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business under section 100A, open brackets, four closed brackets, of the Local Government Act, 1972, on the grounds that one, it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph three of part one of schedule 12A of the Act, and two, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

We're now back in part one, which is public. Because there's eight recommendations, I'm going to do them one at a time, just so that the executive are comfortable. So to the executive, recommendation number one.

We're now back in part one, which is public. Because there's eight recommendations, I'm going to do them one at a time, just so that the executive are comfortable. So to the executive, recommendation number one.

is support previous community hirers with alternative rehearsal performance space solutions where appropriate through small enabling grants subject to annual budget approval. Do we agree? Agree? Thank you very much.

is support previous community hirers with alternative rehearsal performance space solutions where appropriate through small enabling grants subject to annual budget approval. Do we agree? Agree? Thank you very much.

Number two, to support the expansion of the council's existing arts development offer, supporting arts development opportunities in Redhill and Boroughwide subject to annual budget approval. Is that agreed? Agreed. Thank you. Agreed to maintain the Harlequin Services net revenue budget for 2526 at £360,000. Is that agreed? Thank you.

Number two, to support the expansion of the council's existing arts development offer, supporting arts development opportunities in Redhill and Boroughwide subject to annual budget approval. Is that agreed? Agreed. Thank you. Agreed to maintain the Harlequin Services net revenue budget for 2526 at £360,000. Is that agreed? Thank you.

Agreed to allocate up to £10 million for the Harlequin Theatre and cultural offering in the borough. Is that agreed? Thank you. Agreed to receive a further report on the future of the Harlequin in the Warwick quadrant in June 2025 with the report seeking budgetary approval

Agreed to allocate up to £10 million for the Harlequin Theatre and cultural offering in the borough. Is that agreed? Thank you. Agreed to receive a further report on the future of the Harlequin in the Warwick quadrant in June 2025 with the report seeking budgetary approval