The
Head of Property and Leisure introduced the report providing an
update on activities at the Cobtree
Manor Estate including the following points:
·
The new café operators had completed their
internal fit-outs and redecoration of the toilets. They had also
taken over cleaning responsibilities which were more regular and
had received positive feedback from visitors. Visitors were
comparable to previous years;
·
One of the Elmer the Elephant sculptures themed on
Maidstone Zoo and Cobtree Manor Park
was kindly gifted by the charity to the Cobtree Estate and would have a permanent home
there after being part of an exhibition on the history of the zoo
at the Mote Park Visitor Centre in April;
·
There had been a slight decrease in rounds at the
golf course in comparison to previous years but the numbers were still positive
considering a particularly wet Winter. The new operators were in
situ and working on improvements;
·
Kent Life were maintaining visitor numbers and
providing a good service.
It was
noted positively that the first collection of the new cardboard
recycling bins had taken place, with 4.2 tonnes of cardboard
removed from the site.
RESOLVED: That the Cobtree Estate update be noted.