Ellerslie cancelled next year Do you think the city council has made the right decision? Comment below. The Ellerslie International Flower Show will not be held next year, while the city council works towards making the event financially viable in 2016. At an extraordinary city council Meeting on May 28, city councillors resolved that a sub-committee be formed to negotiate with Flower Show Management Limited, the management company for Ellerslie International Flower Show. It has since been agreed that the management contract between the city council and Flower Show Management Limited Events will not be renewed. The city council will pay management fees owed to May 31, but no other compensation or early termination fees are payable. City councillor Tim Scandrett said while Ellerslie brings many benefits to Christchurch, the city council is not currently in a position financially to sustain the show. “Ellerslie is a fantastic event. It cements Christchurch’s image as the Garden City, boosts local morale and puts our city on the tourism map,” he said. Visitors to this year’s show had a 94 per cent satisfaction rate. “However, the council has a responsibility to rate-payers to be prudent with spending, so we need to work through how a gardening show can be made financially viable. While there will be no show next year, the Council will work with the gardening and events communities to work out what form a show could take in 2016,” said Cr Scandrett.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 01:08:50 +0000
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