Reports & Resources

26 May 2015

At its meeting on 16 December 2014, the Culture and Sport Committee noted that the intention at that point was to submit a final Cultural Policy for approval to the May 2015 meeting of the Committee. To produce a Policy reflective of citywide views, and to supplement previous tailored consultation, the Council invited a Representative Peer Group to design and deliver a major consultation to inform the Policy. This Peer Group decided to call the consultation Desire Lines, to hold at least one open discussion session to look at what makes a culturally successful city, and to create a website incorporating social media feeds and an online survey. In the event, the Peer Group held three open discussions between 8 December 2014 and 3 February. Large numbers attended the meetings and responded to the online survey. The Peer Group recorded its findings, which is appended to this report and as a separate booklet (Desire Lines document).

01 May 2015

Thundering Hooves - metaphorically named after the sound of the competition catching up with Edinburgh - is the title given to a series of strategic reports aimed at sustaining and developing Edinburgh's position as the world's leading festival city. All such reports were commissioned by the Festivals Forum. The reports are available to download and the most recent report - Thundering Hooves 2.0 [published May 2015] - is available as either a 24 page summary report or as the full report incorporating appendices which detail the process and research that led to its conclusions.

01 Mar 2007

The Festivals Forum [established March 2007] is a high-level strategic commission bringing together representatives of those with a stake in maintaining the future success of the Edinburgh festivals.