Wirral Plan 2019-20 Q3 - Pledge Overview Report Leisure and cultural opportunities for all
Overview from Lead Cabinet Member
Leisure Strategy
It’s great news that Landican Cemetery achieved the Green Flag for the first time this year, recognising the staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award. This brings Wirral’s total to 27 up from 26 last year and we now have more Green Flags than any other local authority in the whole of the North of England.
Birkenhead Park’s application for World Heritage Site status is progressing well following the International Council on Monuments and Sites meeting in October.
A total of 475 young people were engaged in the National Citizens Service programme and 80 young people engaged with the Pathfinders project which focused workshops on knife crime, serious crime and the Cells Project who’s primary aim is to educate youngsters about how crime effects all it touches, acting as a deterrent & also a conduit to positive progression.
The Macmillan project is now in its final year of funding which ends April 2020. The project is exceeding expectations and targets. Within the first year of the project was targeted to support 250 people affected by cancer on the Wirral but has in fact managed to support over 700 in the first year and achieved its 2-year target within 8 months. The project has also been shortlisted for a National Macmillan Excellence award.
Culture Strategy
Wirral’s Borough of Culture has been a phenomenal year, celebrating an abundance of local talent and creativity and also bringing in fantastic, internationally - renowned artists to showcase Wirral locally, regionally, nationally and on a global scale in some cases.
In Quarter 3 we saw a series of events as part of our Constellations theme bringing our year as Borough of Culture to a close. Joanie Lemercier’s incredible light show at West Kirby, Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon at Birkenhead Town Hall and River of Light fireworks by Illuminos at New Brighton. These events have provided people with opportunities to participate in world-class arts and perhaps inspired future generations of artists.
I am really proud of all that we have achieved across 2019 and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Culture and Visitor Economy Team, the wider Council workforce as well as our amazing volunteers and the Wirral creative community for their incredible involvement in the year and our key strategic partners, stakeholders and funders coming together to ensure the year has been such a success.
During our year we have encouraged others to explore the importance of arts, culture and creativity in our lives. Both Wirral’s Public Health Annual Report and Wirral’s Youth Parliament focused on Culture, both recognising the huge physical and mental health benefits that participating in the arts can bring to people of all ages. It is essential now that we take away the feedback we have received and build this into a strong legacy plan for our borough to ensure that culture and arts are recognised for their importance and that more opportunities are created and are accessible to all.
As we look forward to delivering our council plan priorities we will continue to build on our successes and evaluations in 2019 to work with local creatives across 2020 and beyond to deliver another exciting, innovative and dynamic arts and culture programme and work closely with our regeneration teams and our key partners to help shape the future of development plans across Wirral – in particular around our exciting creative economy work . Keep an eye out for details of our 2020 programme which will be launched in February.
Trend Wirral Plan Year End 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 Year End Wirral Plan Indicator Indicator Benchmark Data (See Comment Start 2018-19 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019-20 Key)
Increase the number of Quarterly 300 378 170 371 414 43 events were held in Wirral’s Parks, Beaches and Open Spaces in Q3 2019-20, which is 13 more than during the same quarter last events in Wirral's parks, Better (2014-15) (Q4 2018-19) (Q1 2019-20) (Q1 2019-20) (Q1 2019-20) year (30). 414 events have now been held this year, 87 more than the 327 at this point last year. beaches and open spaces Higher is better
Increase the number of Annual people who regularly use the 67% 66% The percentage of Wirral Residents who say they use the boroughs parks and green spaces at least once a month decreased slightly n/a boroughs parks and open (Oct 2015) (2018-19) from 67% reported in the previous survey in 2016 but not enough to be deemed as statistically significant. Higher is better spaces
Annual England: 66.3% (2017-18) The percentage of physically active adults has worsened since last year from 67.5% (2067-17) to 62.1% (2017-18). This indicator has Percentage of physically 67.5% 62.1% North West: 64.7% (2017- Worse replaced "Adult (14+) Participation in sport (at least once per week)". A new indicator was required as the source data for the active adults (2016-17) (2017-18) Higher is better 18) superseded physical activity indicators has been discontinued. Wirral Plan Year End 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 Year End Supporting Measure Indicator Benchmark Data Trend Comment Start 2018-19 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019-20
Increase the number of Wirral has now received 32 national quality awards, 3 more than the start of the year and 10 more than the start of the plan. These national quality awards for Annual include 27 Green Flag Awards, Country Park Accreditation for Wirral Country Park, 2 Charters for the Bereaved – Silver Award for 22 32 Wirral's parks, coastal sites n/a Burials, Gold Award for Cremations at Landican and the APSE (Association of Public Sector Excellence) Best Service Team for (2015-16) (2018-19) and open spaces: Green Higher is better Cemeteries and Crematorium, and a Best Performer Award for Parks, Open Spaces and Horticulture at the 2018 National APSE Flags Awards.
Utilisation of outdoor space for exercise / health reasons continues to improve on the baseline figure from the start of the plan and is also performing considerably better than North West and nationally despite decreasing since the previous period. England: 17.9% (Mar 15- Annual 23.4% Utilisation of outdoor space 20.7% Feb 16) (Mar 15-Feb n/a It's worth noting that there is a time lag for this data which comes from the Public Health Outcomes Framework. The data released in for exercise / health reasons (2013-14) North West: 17.5% (Mar 15- Higher is better 16) quarter 1 was for March 2015 to February 2016. Also, the data comes from a relatively small sample size (less than 100) which may not Feb 16) give an accurate representation of overall activity in Wirral. This measure should therefore be viewed alongside other data for an overall picture of progress.
Increase the number of Annual The percentage of Wirral Residents who say they volunteer at least once a month has decreased from 26% reported in the previous residents who say they 26% 24% n/a survey in 2016. The volunteering includes having given unpaid help either by taking part in or supporting any group, club or organisation regularly volunteer / support (Oct 2015) (Dec 2017) Higher is better (e.g. helping to run an activity/event, coaching, counselling, raising money, admin help). community groups in Wirral
Priority 01: Promote and celebrate Wirral's parks, coast and countryside for leisure activities
Status Action Lead Agency Current Timescale Status Progress (Outcome / Impact) Period
Increase the number of Wirral Parks & Countryside sites Green Apr 2019 - Landican Cemetery achieved the Green Flag for the first time this year, bringing the total to 27 up from 26 last year. Wirral has more Green Flags than any other local authority in the whole of the North of Green In Progress Flag awards by at least one. Mar 2020 England. Maximise opportunities to attract funding to encourage people Apr 2019 - Green In Progress The first of two Parks & Countryside Income Generation Officers is now in post and is currently focusing mainly on Birkenhead Park, Eastham Country Park, Arrowe Park and Wirral Country Park. to use Wirral’s parks, coast and countryside. Mar 2020
Progress application for World Heritage Site status for April 2019 – Wirral Council Green In Progress The nomination dossier progressing well following the International Council on Monuments and Sites meeting in October. Birkenhead Park. March 2020
Priority 02: Encourage people to take park in sports, leisure, social and physical activities
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A proposal was sent to Sport England to bid for funding as part of the Workforce Diversity Great Ideas Fund.
Work with the FA to develop a local football facility plan (LFFP) A meeting was held with Cheshire FA to discuss localised funding opportunities for football provision. Apr 2018 - to target new development opportunities for AstroTurf and Wirral Council & The FA Amber In Progress grass pitches in Wirral. Sep 2019 The Sports Development Team are bidding into the following funding pots - Crime Prevention Fund, the Community Policing and Partnerships Fund, Sport England Small Grants Fund.
On-going searches continue across the sector for funding opportunities that align to the corporate targets.
Maximise opportunities to attract funding to encourage Apr 2019 - participation particularly in hard to reach groups within the Amber In Progress Awaiting Update Mar 2020 Borough. Modernise Wirral’s Leisure offer to improve accessibility and increase participation by: - Implementation of approved capital Apr 2019 - Amber In Progress Awaiting Update bids - Developing further capital projects for approval Mar 2020 Monitoring return on investment. Develop a marketing strategy and implementation plan that Apr 2019 - aligns to the Councils corporate vision and leisure services Amber In Progress Awaiting Update Mar 2020 financial objectives.
Improve the Invigor8 offer to deliver agreed financial, sales and Apr 2019 - Amber In Progress Awaiting Update retention targets. Mar 2020
The project is now in year 2 and its final year of funding which ends April 2020. The project is exceeding expectations but also targets. Within the first year of the project was targeted to support 250 people Macmillan project. Continued delivery of the project, affected by cancer on the Wirral, the project has managed to support over 700 in the first year hitting a 2-year target within 8 months. The project has now implemented and gone live with the volunteer Apr 2019 - implementation of a volunteer pathway and work with partners Green In Progress pathway with people being recruited as a volunteers on a monthly basis to support the delivery of the project. The project has now been shortlisted for a National Macmillan Excellence award and is awaiting to develop a sustainable long term model. Mar 2020 the draft report from an evaluation for year 1 and is in talks with the local Clinical Commissioning Group. All these elements will hopefully secure sustainability and further funding of the project. The sustainability is yet unknown but talks within the steering group are underway. Priority 03: Increase pride in Wirral's communities and encourage more residents to volunteer
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During November/December 2019 the following numbers of young people attended as part of the college model:
Wave 1: 18th November 2019 - 13 young people attended Deliver and where possible increase number of places on April 2019 – Graduation: 12 young people attended from those 13 above. National Citizens Service programme available to Wirral’s Wirral Council Green In Progress young people aged 16 to 17. March 2020 Local Youth Board: AU19: 12 young people signed up.
This will be the final report for the NCS. The programme ends contractually on 23rd February 2020.
40 young people from years 9 & 10 from Woodchurch School were engaged. This Included workshops on Knife Crime / Serious Crime and the Cells Project. Deliver the Pathfinder project to provide local children with Apr 2019 - activities designed to show them the rewards of making positive Green In Progress A Mini Pathfinders project was delivered to Grove Street Primary School where 40 young people from years 5 & 6 attended. Sports delivered included football / tennis / golf & boxercise. Mar 2020 choices in their lives. This project has demonstrated a very good approach to partnership working.
Priority 04: Develop creative partnerships and a cultural events programme to promote arts, culture and heritage in Wirral
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As our Borough of Culture year came to a close, a launch event and business networking opportunity for Museum of the Moon, was held in October with around 50 attendees including Wirral Mayor Cllr Tony Smith. Attendees included partners, businesses and key contacts across the Liverpool City Region promoting our Museum of the Moon programme and celebrating all that had been achieved in 2019.
To help support those that work creatively with young people, Wirral’s Local Cultural Education Partnership hosted its first Practitioner Forum at the Williamson Art Gallery on 20th November. Teachers, youth Implement and promote a programme of networking events for Apr 2018 - Wirral Culture Team Green In Progress workers and artists working with young people were all invited to come together, find out about what’s happening locally and share good practice. This was attended by around 40 people. Plans are Wirral Culture Tank 2017 - 2020 Mar 2020 progressing to hold one practitioner forum each term at a time accessible for school staff.
An event which will bring together organisations who offer volunteering opportunities and those who are looking for ways to get involved in their community is currently in the planning stages and will be held at Birkenhead Town Hall on 27th January 2020. The focus will be on showcasing opportunities with creative, cultural, heritage and leisure organisations in Wirral.
Wirral Met College brought students from different departments to play an active part in the activities surrounding the Museum of the Moon at Birkenhead Town Hall. Prep4Life and Prep4work students with Demonstrate Social Value added of creative businesses in learning difficulties and/or disabilities gained valuable work experience through running a successful pop up café on four days of the public viewing with baked goods, plus a craft activity to make Moon Memos Apr 2019 - Wirral through the delivery of Wirral’s cultural events Wirral Culture Team Green In Progress where the public could add their thoughts about the moon. The concept was also used by the freelance poets who integrated some of the comments into their performances. Mar 2020 programme Make Hamilton, a project facilitated by the Culture and Visitor Economy team, had its launch on 14th November. The project has already had a high uptake of local creatives.
Museum of the Moon provided an incredible opportunity to work alongside our local creatives to develop and promote a programme of events across three weeks in October and November.
Local authors provided storytelling, Liverpool-based MoonCup Theatre performed their Glamournaughts production providing an educational history of women in Space whilst Merseyside Dance Initiative brought several local dance groups together to perform specially choreographed space-inspired pieces.
Whilst most events were kept free to encourage as many of the public to visit, a commercial approach was also tested with a magical evening of music from a local 18th Century Orchestra under the moon with 78 tickets being sold. In addition, a local yoga group provided bookable paid sessions under the moon. Work with the local creative community to develop and Apr 2019 - Wirral Culture Team Green In Progress promote ‘Borough of Wirral’ 2019. Mar 2020 Around 900 school students visited Museum of the Moon on special designed schools’ days and took part in an interactive educational session with Astronaut Chip Comet and Trainee Astronaut Bailey.
Wirral Multicultural Centre brought their BAME Coffee Morning under the moon and hosted around 70 attendees from all over the world – with song and dance from different cultures.
To finish, a thank you event was held to celebrate the contribution of volunteers to our Borough of Culture year.
River of Light was attended by thousands of local people and visitors to watch the spectacular fireworks display in New Brighton as part of the River of Light celebrations along both sides of the Mersey. Other organisations were also supported in the promotion and in the preparation of their events. Priority 05: Increase resident and visitor participation in Wirral's arts, culture and heritage offer to promote its educational, social and wellbeing benefits
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The final chapter of the Borough of Culture programme saw a focussed on promoting the final events – Constellations, Museum of The Moon and River of Light Fireworks and looking ahead to the legacy from the programme.
Constellations was part of a wider Liverpool City Region project, linking all 6 boroughs through light and sound installations which encouraged attendees to think about the universe. Over 20,000 people saw the Constellations light and sound installation in West Kirby by world-renowned French artist, Joanie Lemercier. A joined-up approach was taken with Liverpool City Region partners to showcase each borough, with a central website highlighting the campaign bringing the majority of traffic referrals to the Visit Wirral website.
A significant part of the Borough of Culture programme, Museum of The Moon welcomed over 21,000 attendees to Birkenhead Town Hall. This tied into the Constellations season and 2,250 flyers were distributed across Wirral and Liverpool City Centre to promote it, with volunteers distributing flyers during the Constellations event at West Kirby. In addition to the public viewing times, there were Autism Implement a communications plan to celebrate and promote Apr 2019 - friendly hours, an evening concert and a morning yoga session which allowed a variety of attendees to experience the stunning installation in several different ways. On the final day of Museum of The Moon, arts, culture and heritage events through the Borough of Culture Wirral Culture Team Green In Progress BBC North West visited the installation with Pudsey Bear during the Pudsey Bear Push which saw the Children in Need mascot ‘push’ a red sofa across the North West. This saw significant coverage of the Programme. Mar 2020 installation on TV and across social media.
Continuing our media partnership with The Guide Liverpool and Wirral Life to support promotion of events such as River of Light and Constellations were in place. The Guide produced key video footage for Constellations, Museum of The Moon and River of Light, making features on their website whilst Wirral Life focused a lot of coverage on River of Light and wrapping up the Wirral 2019 celebrations.
There was good coverage of events throughout this quarter from local and regional media, including ITV News Online, Liverpool Echo, Radio City, Wirral Globe, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC North West Tonight, The Guide Liverpool and West Kirby Today.
Imagine Wirral Twitter saw 24% growth in followers during Q3, surpassing 3,600 followers, and a 111% increase in likes, compared with 2018.
Volunteers have been central to the delivery of the Borough of Culture programme, assisting both with large and small-scale events, most recently the River of Light fireworks and Museum of the Moon. Each volunteer has added to the quality of the experience for visitors by being a welcoming ambassador and representative for Wirral. This contribution was recognised at the Liverpool City Region Culture Awards, when Wirral volunteers were nominated in the Borough of Culture ‘Star of the Year’ category.
Active volunteer numbers have recently increased, with new recruits welcomed for Museum of the Moon. We aim to continue to increase active volunteer numbers in the future. Further develop Wirral’s Ambassadors programme to promote Apr 2019 - culture and creativity across the borough and support the Wirral Culture Team Green In Progress A total of 323 volunteers have provided 1,913 hours of their time to support the delivery of Wirral’s Borough of Culture year, which is 80 full days of volunteering and equates to over £20,000 in social value ‘Borough of Culture’ programme 2019. Mar 2020 (Source: Wirral TOMs workbook).
During Q3 TV presenter Fiona Bruce, who attended Gayton primary school as a child, became an Ambassador, receiving her award at the filming of BBC’s Question Time at Wallasey Town Hall.
Colleagues are currently reviewing the Ambassador scheme to ensure that it forms an effective part of the Borough of Culture legacy programme from January 2020.
Priority 06: Promote Wirral on an international stage as part of the Liverpool City Region to attract world class arts, heritage and culture events and exhibitions Status Action Lead Agency Current Timescale Status Progress (Outcome / Impact) Period
Collaboration has continued to progress on the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Cultural Partnership to implement the LCR Culture and Creativity Strategy and three key deliverables: - Borough of Culture - Region-wide events - LCR Cultural Awards
The Borough of Culture events programme saw a collaboration with all LCR boroughs on this year’s joint city-region cultural project ‘Constellations’. Constellations was influenced by Wirral Borough of Culture 2019 and its themes of discovery, exploration and the great outdoors. The aim of this project is to develop an arts project, designed to inspire local communities to rediscover their neighbourhoods and spend time stargazing. Working closely with Culture Liverpool, LCR Cultural Partnership and all other boroughs, Constellations is borne out of collective working to promote travel and excitement to each borough through a creative project. Implement the Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Apr 2018 - The first LCR Culture and Creativity Awards ceremony took place on 28 November at Lady Lever Art Gallery. Award categories recognised the aims and achievements of creative individuals and Strategy through participation on the Liverpool City Region LCR Cultural Partnership Green In Progress Mar 2020 organisations who work tirelessly to promote the city region. The Borough of Culture Star of The Year award was won by Wirral Chef and ambassador, Paul Askew. The Impact Award for improving Cultural Partnership education and learning was won by the Spider Project based in Birkenhead and the Impact Award for Sustainable Business in Arts was won by Make CIC and Wirral Directors Liam Kelly and Kirsten Little.
Collaborative opportunities on the LCR Cultural Partnership continued with the River of Light collaboration with Culture Liverpool; the annual fireworks display which sees the skies on both sides of the River Mersey lit up. Wirral’s River of Light fireworks display took place for the third year in New Brighton. Similar to previous years, the promotion and marketing of River of Light has been delivered in partnership with the marketing teams at Culture Liverpool and Visit Liverpool. The brand remains consistent for both displays, with Culture Liverpool and Visit Liverpool producing artwork and design assets which Wirral can use to promote the event.
On 8th November, Wirral officially handed the Borough of Culture baton over to Sefton Borough Council at their Constellations event ‘Parabolic Light Cloud’. Wirral supported this event which was attended by Wirral Mayor Tony Smith Sefton Mayoress June Burns and a poem jointly commissioned by Sefton and Wirral by Merseyside poet and Lecturer at Hope University, Eleanor Rees, was read out to the crowds by a young person from each borough.
The funding strategy for Culture and Visitor Economy will align with local, regional and national drivers and will drive forward our approach to applying for regional, national and international funding both from external funders, as well as through exploring other funding avenues such as commercial/ sponsorship opportunities, in-kind support and identifying opportunities at a Liverpool City Region level to maximise support from the Single Investment Fund (SIF). Develop a funding strategy to drive our approach to applying for Apr 2018 - A significant amount of funding has already been brought in to support the Borough of Culture programme, including the largest ever Arts Council England (ACE) grant of £130k to enhance the creative regional, national and international funding to promote and Wirral Cultural Partnership Green In Progress Mar 2020 content and support the delivery of the programme. showcase Wirral Income has also been generated through match contributions and sponsorship/ commercial, including ticket sales, concessions and VIP packages for the Wirral Food and Drink Festival.
SIF bids aligned to supporting the visitor economy and destination marketing are also progressing at a city region level with partners.
The Culture and Visitor Economy team were highly successful at the 2019 Wirral Life Awards, scooping up the Gold prize for Event of The Year in the Tourism category for Wirral Food & Drink Festival. The night praised this landmark event and how its universal approach meant a number of different audiences could enjoy the whole weekend. On the night, Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram also awarded the Culture and Visitor Economy team with the ‘Special Recognition Award’ to highlight the success of the Wirral 2019 Borough of Culture Programme and how it has promoted Wirral across the LCR and beyond. This award was personally selected by him and it was not possible to submit an application to this category. Apply for regional and national awards which recognise Wirral's Apr 2018 - Wirral Cultural Partnership Green In Progress The first Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards were hosted in Lady Lever Art Gallery in November 2019. The evening showcased Wirral’s Borough of Culture programme, with Chef Paul culture and heritage offer Mar 2020 Askew awarded ‘Borough of Culture Star of The Year’ in recognition of his instrumental support in the year. The Culture and Visitor Economy Team were nominated for the People’s Choice Award. The evening also saw the official Borough of Culture handover to Sefton with Cllr Christine Spriggs presenting Cllr Ian Maher of Sefton a Borough of Culture statue made by Wirral artist, Emma Rodgers.
Applications have been submitted to Heart for The Arts Awards to recognise The Witching Hour for the Best Arts Project - Community Cohesion Award and Cllr Christine Spriggs for Best Arts Champion - Local Authority or Cultural Trust Worker. Additional opportunities to apply for regional and national awards are currently being explored.
The Borough of Culture Programme has to date attracted over 500,000 visitors to the borough. Major events during this Quarter resulted in social media reach of at least 1.2m, and media coverage included BBC North West Tonight, ITV news online, Liverpool Echo, Wirral Globe, BBC Radio Merseyside and Radio City among others. Work is underway to deliver the Destination Marketing Strategy to increase visitor numbers to the borough. Develop and deliver programme for Wirral’s Borough of Apr 2019 - Green In Progress Culture. Mar 2020 Events in this quarter included Constellations, bringing the work of international artist Joanie Lemercier to the shores of West Kirby with a light-show projection which saw around 20,000 people participate over three evenings. River of Light’s Illuminos’ Firework Display brought in 50,000 to New Brighton and Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon hosted 21,000 visitors across three weeks at Birkenhead Town Hall.
Priority 08: Support people to take more control of their health and wellbeing Status Action Lead Agency Current Timescale Status Progress (Outcome / Impact) Period
A three month ‘Wirral Creative and Digital Demand Study’ was commissioned in October 2019, to guide future development and investment linked to regeneration ambitions for the borough. Mickledore were appointed through a tender exercise and is now nearing completion. This final report will outline proposed options and recommendations for consideration based on the intelligence and findings gathered from Create innovative spaces for use by cultural and creative Wirral Council & Wirral Apr 2018 - the consultation process with key stakeholders. Green In Progress organisations Chamber of Commerce Mar 2020 Make Hamilton Square has been operational for 6 months and that they have had significant interest and uptake of their creative spaces (many of whom are Wirral residents) and they have plans to utilise the funding secured through their successful crowdfunding campaign to revive the millennium garden into a community garden and café area in the summer.
The review is working through a number of options for Leisure and Cultural services. This is a complex process with options being considered by elected members prior to formal decision making. While this is Apr 2018 - Complete review of Wirral Council's leisure and culture assets Wirral Council Green In Progress taking some time it is necessary in order to ensure that the options put forward provider the services with the strongest possible foundation for future delivery and meet the needs of Wirral’s residents and Apr 2019 visitors.
A successful Youth Parliament focusing on culture was held in November and provided ideas on how we can build a legacy following on from our Borough of Culture year.
Work continues within the Wirral LCEP (Local Cultural Education Partnership) to look at how schools and arts practitioners can work more effectively together to ensure all young people have opportunities to be involved with high quality art experiences. Members of the LCEP steering group are also being offered opportunities to attend training workshops such as one which focuses on helping develop an understanding of how to be inclusive of young people’s ideas. A programme of activity is also being developed as part of February’s Youth Voice Month. Ensure the training offer for the arts, culture, heritage and Apr 2018 - Wirral Met has played its part in a range of events, such as the naming ceremony of the RRS Sir David Attenborough at Cammell Laird, the Museum of the Moon exhibition at Birkenhead Town Hall and the tourism sector supports the priorities for business growth and Wirral Metropolitan College Green In Progress Mar 2020 OVO Energy Tour of Britain, which attracted worldwide attention and shown what makes Wirral such a special place, whether it’s our borough’s innovation or our stunning natural landscapes. development Wirral Met photography students had a special private visit to the Moon and were given special access to the stage in supervised groups to give them greater visibility to be able to document the installation. Two parties of ESOL students came from Wirral Met and were greeted by our trainee astronaut and support team. Childhood studies department visited with their 1st year level Wirral teachers and provided activities for the children who attended the public session and the quieter bookable session on the last Thursday of the installation.
Moving forward, students will be actively involved in understanding how plans for the regeneration of Wirral will embrace the heritage and culture of our community.
Trend - Performance is shown as Better, Same or Worse compared with the last reporting period except for "Increase the number of events in Wirral's parks, beaches and open spaces" which is compared with same period the previous year.
Target - Where targets apply, these are shown as either Blue, Green, Amber, Red based on the agreed tolerance range for individual measures.
Action - These are shown as either: • Green (on track to deliver on time) • Amber (off track but action being taken to deliver on time) • Red (off track and won’t deliver on time)