Agenda item

The Chairman of the Tourism Recovery in Wyre Task Group, Councillor Peter Le Marinel, submitted the task group’s draft report and recommendations. Members of the committee will have an opportunity to comment and ask questions.

The Chairman of the Tourism Recovery in Wyre Task Group, Councillor Peter Le Marinel introduced the report and explained he was happy to answer any questions from members.

There were discussions over the importance of the promotion of Lancaster Canal, the Eden Project in Morecombe, the Discover Wyre’s promotion of individual towns and their websites and the use of electric coaches.

It was proposed by Councillor Ibison that recommendation number four be amended to remove “(an example may be £10 per annum)”, which was agreed by members.

Councillor Peter Le Marinel thanked all the members of the task group for their hard work and the expert advisors who attended a meeting or assisted them with their work. He also thanked Marianne Unwin, Democratic Services Officer, for her assistance.

The Committee then noted the amended report and agreed that it would go to the next Cabinet meeting for their consideration.

The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee thanked Councillor Peter Le Marinel for the group’s detailed report.