Issue - meetings
Borough of Culture - Brent Bid
Meeting: 13/11/2017 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Bid to become London Borough of Culture 2020 
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The Greater London Authority (GLA) has launched a new competition to award two boroughs the title of London Borough of Culture for 2019 and 2020. This award brings with it a £1.1 million revenue grant for each winning borough. A further six boroughs may receive grants of between £50k and £200k for exemplar projects. The application period closes on 1st December 2017 with winning boroughs announced in February 2018. Brent Council is preparing a bid for 2020.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
6.1 The Council’s commitment to submitting a bid to the Mayor for Brent to become the London Borough of Culture 2020 be confirmed; and
6.2 If the bid was successful, the Council would make available the required match funding.
Minutes:
Councillor Tom Miller, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities, introduced the report stating that the Greater London Authority (GLA) has launched a new competition to award two boroughs the title of London Borough of Culture for 2019 and 2020.
Councillor Miller stated that this award brings with it a £1.1 million revenue grant for each winning borough. A further six boroughs may receive grants of between £50k and £200k for exemplar projects. Cabinet noted that the application period closes on 1 December 2017 with winning boroughs announced in February 2018.
Councillor Miller stated that Brent Council is preparing a bid for 2020. Councillor Mili Patel, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, welcomed this initiative and thanked all the staff members involved for preparing such a positive bid.
RESOLVED:
6.1 The Council’s commitment to submitting a bid to the Mayor for Brent to become the London Borough of Culture 2020 be confirmed; and
6.2 If the bid was successful, the Council would make available the required match funding.