Wednesday 8 July 2026, 10.00am – 11.30am.
Presentation slides
1. The Bigger Picture - momentum in Sheffield city centre
2. Enhancing the visitor welcome and experience
3. City centre operations and promotion
The following are included due to references made in the meeting.
- UK City of Culture bid 2029
- Visitor levies
- The government published a consultation in November 2025 on giving mayors the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy, also known as a ‘tourist tax’.
- A bill to enable mayors to raise an overnight visitor levy featured in the 2026 King’s Speech.
- This power is not likely to be available to mayors until 2028 at the earliest.
- More details can be found in the Commons Library briefing Visitor levies: policy and debates.
- Help Us Help can help businesses to better understand the issues around anti-social behaviour through their free training for businesses. Email tracey.ford@sheffield.gov.uk for further details.
- Visit the Sheffield Recovery Directory for more information on Sheffield Inclusive Recovery City.
- The screening of Work Ltd Conquers Japan at the Showroom Cinema on Saturday 8 August 2026 is part of the Showroom's summer PLAY Festival, a 'new festival of interactive creativity for big and small screens'.
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