Events face axe as council seeks to balance budget

Clare Tierney of Rochester City Centre Forum talks about the prospect of losing two of Medway's biggest events

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00:00 The summer Dickens I don't think has been very successful over a period of time anyway.

00:05 And certainly from a business perspective, I don't have an issue with the council making

00:13 a difficult decision here.

00:14 If you don't have that much in your budget, you would obviously look to cut or reduce

00:21 things that don't work so well.

00:23 And certainly those two events aren't as successful as the Sweeps and the Dickens.

00:30 It's just a sign of the times.

00:32 And I think it's a really positive thing moving forward that that collaboration expands out.

00:38 We you know, we're much stronger if we all work together.

00:43 The collaboration between the businesses and the community and the council is I think the

00:50 only way forward when you are faced with the kind of budget cuts and the restrictions and

00:56 the caps that the council are facing.