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Howard, I think you may be missing the point Roger and me are making.
We, the council tax payers are coughing up for an Events Committee who don't co-ordinate or communicate anything to anyone outside th of the groups trying to put things on in the District.
The DDC and DTC websites might be mines of information, but none of it is joined up. The shambles of the annivcersarty celebrations was a classic example of how not to programme manage, no disrespect to the volunteers trying to make it come togther, but that surely should have ben the job of DDC Events Committee.
I don't agree with Roger that the CoC BSM should be chatting to the cruise people etc. That role should be held by a council funded Town Centre Manager as it is pretty much everywhere else. The role of a BSM is, to me, vastly different and would usually encompass some or all of the following:
Leading the CoC business support team and managing the Chamber's programme(s)
Management, finance and general administrative functions ensuring effective liaison with
local businesses.
Providing the local CoC management team with timely information analysis on the performance of the
Chamber's programmes, projects and products and all relevant capital and non-capital expenditure.
Contributing to the development, monitoring and review of the local businesses plans.
Ensure all Chamber programmes, projects and expenditure complies with relevant approvals and
processes.
Supporting local businesses in obtaining necessary investment approvals.
I think we must realise there are three distinct areas; Business Support, Events, Tourism and they don't make natural bedfellows if we try to merge them together.