Sub Club manager Mike Grieve to lead new Glasgow nightlife commission

Mike Grieve, the manager of Glasgow's Sub Club, is set to chair a new commission to improve nightlife in the Scottish city. 

According to Herald Scotland, the City Centre Task Force will be led by members of the Scottish Night Time Industries Association (SNTIA), with whom Grieve is expected to take on the role of Glasgow Night Tzar for Glasgow. 

The commission has been launched with the aim of supporting the nightlife industry, liaising with Glasgow City Council and campaigning on behalf of nightlife businesses throughout the city. 

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Grieve will be joined on the commission by industry figures including DF Concerts' Fiona Ellis, Glasgow Life art and music head Katie Duffy and representatives from the Music Venues Trust; Glasgow City Council will also create a Glasgow Night-Time Economy post to act as a go-between for nightlife businesses and councillors.

”It is truly exciting that we have now reached the stage where we are able to announce the next stage of this initiative and we look forward with enthusiasm to putting in place the building blocks which will drive forward this vision for nightlife in the city," Grieve said in a statement. 

"There are many components to the new NTE strategy, but already we have seen significant developments in terms of new transport initiatives and other recommended actions which will help to promote the fantastic nightlife that Glasgow is so renowned for," he continues.

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“Glasgow City Council has put its money firmly where its mouth is in allocating significant budget to appoint a full-time officer and establish the permanent commission to manage the emerging strategy."

”I have no doubt this resource will prove to be money very well spent for the whole of our city centre, and especially for the vital hospitality, music, arts and entertainment sector which brings so much cultural identity and value to Glasgow.“

[Via: Herald Scotland]

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