Donabate Community Council AGM Ciarn Staunton and Brd Ryan Wednesday - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall Fingal County Council Donabate Community Council AGM Ciarán Staunton and Bríd Ryan Wednesday 29 th April 2015 Fingal County Council fingal .ie Economic Services Dept, Swords

My role: I work within the Economic Services Department of Fingal County Council. I am the assigned project manager for five of the Heritage Properties of Final. I am company secretary to Newbridge House and Farm Fingal County Council fingal .ie

Newbridge House and Farm Fingal County Council fingal .ie

Structure Fingal County Council Newbridge House & Farm Operations Department LTD

Board Ethna Ethna Members Felten Felten Fionnuala Fionnuala Noeleen Noeleen May May McHugh McHugh Seán Seán Kevin Kevin Sloyan Sloyan Halpenny Halpenny Mary Mary Al Ryan Al Ryan Heffernan Heffernan Cllr. Paul Cllr. Paul Matt Matt Mulville Mulville McNulty McNulty Cllr. Cllr. Adrian Adrian Henchy Henchy

Farm Visitor Numbers 84000 82000 80000 78000 76000 74000 72000 70000 68000 66000 64000 62000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Visitors

8000 House visitor 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Visitors

Tourism Strategy: Confirmed Newbridge House as a medium level attraction which could draw in larger numbers with a small number of improvements to the visitor experience Fingal County Council fingal .ie

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE Improve the visitor experiences at Council heritage properties ACTION AREA Newbridge House & Farm ACTION ACTION PARTNERS TIME REF. FRAME Action Carry out new works to develop the visitor FCC 2015 - NHF1 reception area and coffee shop. 2017 Action Carry out new works to provide a weather FCC 2016/ NHF2 independent educational facility. 2017 Action Review and improve on-site signage and FCC 2015/ NHF3 interpretation. Newbridge 2016 House & Farm Ltd. Action Develop and promote a twice yearly calendar of FCC Ongoing NHF4 events Newbridge House & Farm Ltd. Action Implement the Conservation Plan for Newbridge FCC 2015 - NHF5 House Newbridge 2018 House & Farm Fingal County Council fingal .ie Ltd.

Business Plan: • With a different layout and refurbishment Newbridge could have a clearer visitor offer, facilitate more tours of the house and farm and generate higher turnover by attracting more visits • This new layout should not build additional buildings, but could free up existing buildings and spaces and ensure that they work together • The conservation of the house requires ongoing investment, and a sustainable income stream is required to provide that far into the future • The company does not have sufficient reserves, so the Council will make a capital injection of 1.5m which will have a payback period of 7.5 years Fingal County Council fingal .ie

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