LOWRY COMMITTEE
17th January 2011
Meeting commenced
Meeting ended
4.00pm
4.45pm
PRESENT:
Councillor Merry – in the Chair
Councillors Coen, Dobbs, Dirir and Mashiter
Sue Lightup - Strategic Director Community Health & Social Care
Julia Fawcett – Chief Executive, the Lowry
Stephen Crocker – Director of Policy and Development, the Lowry
Andy Howitt – Assistant Director Community Health & Social Care
Helen Oldland - Democratic Services
1.
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR
RESOLVED: THAT Councillor Merry be appointed as Chair of this
Committee.
2.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Garrido,
Warner, Antrobus, Morris, Martin Vickers and Geoff Topping.
3.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest made.
4.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 4TH DECEMBER 2008
(For information only)
RESOLVED: THAT the information be noted.
5.
REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE
Members of the Committee had received the revised Terms of
Reference which looked to revise the work of the Committee to better
reflect the needs of the partnership between the Council and the
Lowry.
It was proposed that meetings occurred twice per year, in March and
October, that membership of the Committee be approved at Council on
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an annual basis and that meetings support would be provided by
Democratic Services.
It was noted that the Chair made a request to include an additional item
within the revised Terms of Reference.
RESOLVED: THAT the revised Terms of Reference be accepted
subject to the addition requested.
6.
THE LOWRY’S 10TH BIRTHDAY PROGRAMME
Julia Fawcett updated members with regard to the key developments
that had taken place during the last year. She highlighted the quality of
the artistic programmes that had been delivered and the positive
impact they had had on numbers of attendees and thereby financial
stability.
Members received further detail on the three main initiatives that had
been implemented.
These included;
 Unlocking Salford Quays, which, with the support of the Heritage
Lottery Fund had seen the installation of a new Heritage Trail.
 Animation events
 Culture project, led by young people focussing on the 2012
Olympics
Julia Fawcett commented on the outcomes of this last project in
respect of supporting community regeneration, work and skills
development and the outcomes for the young people involved. She
indicated that she would keep the committee informed of this
continuing work as they looked to expand the amount of opportunities
being offered.
The Chair requested that this positive news should be communicated
out to a wider audience and that a report be prepared detailing the
extent to which the Lowry had been involved in the community over the
last ten years.
Following answering questions with regard to the apprenticeships
offered and the circumstances of the young people involved it was
noted that newer members of the committee were unaware of the
‘Lowry Walkabout’ project. A request was made that members receive
details of this project via the Clerk.
RESOLVED: (1) THAT a report be prepared with regard to community
engagement by the Lowry over the past decade.
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(2) THAT all members receive information with regard to the previous
‘Lowry Walkabout’ projects.
(3) THAT the information be noted.
7.
PRESENTATION – OUR LOWRY- IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT
Julia Fawcett gave a second presentation detailing the ‘Our Lowry’
residents’ scheme and how it was overcoming perceived barriers to
engagement.
She referred to the fact that over 5,500 residents were now in the
scheme and there had been a very strong take up of all the included
programmes.
It was noted that work was ongoing to investigate ways in which to
further develop the scheme including targeted marketing.
The Chair commented on the overall effectiveness of the scheme and
he indicated that other Councillors may appreciate having the facts and
figures, included in the presentation, in a document that they could
refer to.
The technologic methods, used for communicating with members of
the scheme, were discussed and Julia and Stephen were both thanked
for their informative presentations.
RESOLVED: THAT the information be noted
8.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
The Chair referred to the opportunities that the location of MediaCity
would bring and suggested several tie-in programmes that could be
investigated further.
It was noted that the Visual Arts Team were currently working on a
project with regard to children’s television and further opportunities for
similar work were being explored. Julia Fawcett confirmed that the
conference and banqueting facilities were already benefiting financially
and that additional lettings on the site had been secured due to its
proximity to MediaCity.
9.
DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING
RESOLVED; THAT a meeting be arranged to take place during March
2011, the arrangements for which to be communicated out to members
by the Clerk.
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