Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work & visit Tourism Forum 2013 B&NES -The Year Ahead Dr Jo Farrar- Chief Executive

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work & visit Bath & NE Somerset Challenges  Delivering more with less  Joined up services  Working together  Growing the economy

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work & visit Council’s Tourism Challenges  Pressure on non-statutory services  Growing income  Shale gas exploration - fracking

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work & visit Opportunities  Continued capital and revenue investment in assets  Partnership with BTP  New developments and opportunities for growth

Making Bath & North East Somerset an even better place to live, work & visit Next Steps  Developing our offer  Innovative about generating resources  One Council  Strong partnerships  The place to visit