Issue - meetings
Test 4
Meeting: 29/07/2020 - Cabinet (Item 4.)
4. OUTDOOR ADVENTURE - SERVICE UPDATE 
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Division/Wards Affected: All
Purpose:
To update members with regard to the performance for the Outdoor Adventure Site for2019/20 and to inform members on progress made with the action plan which was designed to enable the service to move to become a more financially sustainable model.
To provide an assessment of the potential impact of COVID19 on the service for 2020/21.
Author: Ian Saunders, MonLife Chief Operating Officer
Marie Bartlett, MonLife Finance and Resources Manager
Contact Details: iansaunders@monmouthshire.gov.uk; mariebartlett@monmouthshire.com.uk
Additional documents:
- 3a. Cabinet 15th July - Outdoor Adventure Appendix 1, item 4.
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- 3b. Cabinet 15th July - Outdoor Adventure Appendix 2, item 4.
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- 3c. Cabinet 15th July - Outdoor Adventure EQIA, item 4.
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Decision:
That Cabinet note the overspending position for 2019/20 of £116k and early indications of an overspend in 2020/21 in the region of £350k. This deficit should be reduced further through the potential recovery of income loss shortfalls from Welsh Government.
Given the likely reduced numbers of customers due to Covid-19, the service should remain closed for residential visits until the end of December 2020. Continuing with a two site strategy is not viable in the short or medium term and therefore the service will adopt a one-site approach at Gilwern. A further report will be presented to Cabinet in autumn 2020 which will consider the long term future of the service.