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Issue

Issue - meetings

Landing Craft Tank Update

Meeting: 17/07/2020 - Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Economic Development (Item 4)

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Purpose

To update the Cabinet Members of progress made on the Landing Craft Tank 7074 project during the Covid-19 lockdown and some of the challenges affecting the project.

 

RECOMMENDED

(1) The Cabinet Member notes the achievements of the project to date.

(2)The council works with its project partner, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, to secure the outstanding funding required to deliver the project as planned and that the Cabinet Member approves officers seeking a further financial contribution from the council should the need arise.

(3) The Cabinet Member approves a request to the National Heritage Lottery Fund, asking if residual funds from the Transforming the D-Day Museum project might be used in these exceptional circumstances to support the LCT 7074 project.

 

(4) The Cabinet Member notes the intention to run a crowd-funding campaign to raise funding to cover additional costs incurred as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

(5) The Cabinet Member notes the uncertainty with respect to visitor numbers post Covid-19 and the impact this will have on the delivery of the LCT 7074 business plan once Landing Craft Tank opens as part of The D-Day Story later this year.

Minutes:

The report was introduced by Dr Jane Mee, Museum and Visitor Services Manager. 

 

Councillor Morgan said he supported the recommendations and was keen to be kept informed of any updates and said if he could help in terms of the funding to let him know.  Councillor Udy said she was looking forward to this opening.

 

Councillor Pitt said this had been a challenging time and project costs were bound to increase when work had to cease during the COIV-19 pandemic.  On the shortfall of the fundraising, the NMRN were in advanced conversations with a number of potential funders which were on the cusp as lockdown happened.  Councillor Pitt and officers caught up with the NMRN yesterday and it was very much a partnership committed to doing everything possible to get things moving.   

 

DECISIONS:

(1) The Cabinet Member noted the achievements of the project to date.

(2) Agreed that the council works with its project partner, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, to secure the outstanding funding required to deliver the project as planned and the Cabinet Member approved officers seeking a further financial contribution from the council should the need arise.

(3) The Cabinet Member approved a request to the National Heritage Lottery Fund, asking if residual funds from the Transforming the D-Day Museum project might be used in these exceptional circumstances to support the LCT 7074 project.

(4) The Cabinet Member noted the intention to run a crowd-funding campaign to raise funding to cover additional costs incurred as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

(5) The Cabinet Member noted the uncertainty with respect to visitor numbers post Covid-19 and the impact this will have on the delivery of the LCT 7074 business plan once Landing Craft Tank opens as part of The D-Day Story later this year.