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UK local government spending as a share of GDP: current spending, already below the 1979-2014 minimum, is projected to go on falling to 2020 and beyond 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Current Capital 1979-2010/11 current minimum 1979-2010/11 current average www.apse.org.uk

Balance of core spending power 15/16 and 19/20: as RSG shrivels beyond London and the Mets, most LA funding will come from council tax www.apse.org.uk

APSE State of the Market Survey Parks and Greenspaces 2020

• Local government finance at 70 year low • Shift to local tax • Neighbourhood services hit hardest • Parks 26% unadjusted, 32% adjusted • Commercialisation shift in funding • The budget • Nothing on local government funding • Social care squeeze continues • Capital v revenue • Pocket parks • Northern Forest • CSR

Is the situation about to change?

Financial • Shared contract procurement with neighbouring local authorities • Increased commercialism • Decreasing subsidised activity • Reductions in services • Asset transfer of buildings and facilities within parks • Promotion of sponsorship and donation opportunities • Introducing new forms of land management such as grazing

Income generation Festivals/concerts/events 71%74% Cafes in parks 71% 64% Allotments 55%58% Renting buildings and land 43% 47% Boot camps 32% 22% 25%28%31% Sponsorship Tennis courts 13% 17% 21% Weddings Mini golf 13% 13% Woodfuel 13% 12% Conference facilities 11% 11% Advertising in parks 8%10% Hire of sports equipment 6%8% Charging parks visitors 5% 4% Go Ape 2% 4% Holiday and after school clubs 0%2% Other 12% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Priorities for Councils spending What the public think

Satisfaction levels vary between services

The cost of Covid-19 • Estimated challenge • Additional cost £4.4B • Loss of income £2.8B • Loss of local tax £3.7B • (C I CT BR ) = £10.9B

Government support… so far • £1.6B x 2 • £600m social care • £500m income loss • CSR irrecoverable debt • 2020 / 2021 to 2022 / 2023

Has reliance on income generation gone too far? • Corporate budgets • Investment portfolios • Discretionary services • Commercialisation, fees and charges • Trusts

Where are the answers? • Government support 2020 / 2021 • Sustainable local government finance model • Funding social care solution • Reserves and self financing?

www.apse.org.uk

Parks and Open Spaces Remobilisation Report (June2020)

Conclusions • Effects of austerity remain • Need Government support short term • Need sustainable model long term • Budgets continuing to drop / on-going uncertainty • Multiple policy crisis • Meanwhile continuing need to self support • Need to think about local finance base, local economies and community wealth www.apse.org.uk

www.apse.org.uk

www.apse.org.uk

HEARTS IN THE CITY SAFE USE OF OPEN SPACES

HEARTS IN THE CITY P02 WHAT IS A BID? • Business Improvement District • Statutory underpinnings – up to five year term • Added & enhanced value • Ballot following consultation • Majority of Rateable Value and of hereditaments • Levy is mandatory on all NNDR ratepayers within scope

HEARTS IN THE CITY P03 WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES • Find the right person.... • Understand the challenges each party faces • Great benefits to be had for all when this works well

HEARTS IN THE CITY P04 BRISTOL TOGETHER An initiative developed during lockdown to re-present Bristol as a safe healthy and welcoming place as the city's businesses began to safely reopen. Engagement: • Bristol City Council • Business West • One City Economy Board • Broadmead BID • Visit Bristol

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HEARTS IN THE CITY P13 FOLLOW YOUR HEART HEARTS IN THE CITY • Giant art project to invite people back to all the city centre streets. Click toadd text • Development of a partnership forged with Cabot Circus (Hammerson) • Linking the whole city centre - Bristol together • 1,000 hearts appeared on the city streets overnight • Will remain in place for c. 3 weeks

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HEARTS IN THE CITY P13 FOLLOW YOUR HEART HEARTS IN THE CITY Click toadd text • Covered in Guardian, Telegraph nationally • BBC News photos of the week • Live regional TV coverage on both ITV and BBC Points West • Hundreds of visitors covering #BristolTogether on social media • Total media reach 138 million

THANK YOU Keith Rundle Kellie Hasbury keith@bristolcitycentrebid.c Kellie@weareplaster.com o.uk

Leave Only Footprints Andrew Brown Seafront Operations Manager, BCP Council BCP Mission statement here

Introduction – BCP Seafront • Our operations team • Headlines & Trending • How did we cope ? • The future

BCP Seafront Operations Team

Grabbing headlines and trending!

How did we cope ?

The future……

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