The Leisure Manager introduced his report providing an update on activities at the Cobtree Manor Estate.  It was noted that:

Cobtree Manor Park

·  For the seventh consecutive year, Cobtree Manor Park had been awarded a Green Flag.

·  The Hazlitt Theatre had staged two performances of Robin Hood in September 2022 and the GLOW light festival would return to the Park in December 2022.

Cobtree Golf Course

·  Golf Course membership continued to increase, and the number of rounds played during the period 1 April 2022 to 21 September 2022 (20,399) compared favourably with pre-pandemic (2019) levels for the same period (18,611).

Kent Life

·  Kent Life was performing above budget and improvements to the farmyard area were enhancing the customer experience.

Cobtree Café

·  Café business had been positive with the operator reporting turnover above pre-pandemic levels.

RESOLVED:  That the update on activities at the Cobtree Manor Estate be noted.