Key figures behind the reopening of Nottingham Castle say getting the venue back up and running in the space of 13 weeks has been a 'tremendous undertaking
Key figures behind the reopening of Nottingham Castle say getting the venue back up and running in the space of 13 weeks has been a "tremendous undertaking." Launching a website and training around 60 new members of staff are among the major tasks that have had to be carried out ahead of the historic site's reopening on Monday .
Nigel Hawkins, the Head of Culture and Libraries at Nottingham City Council, says preparation work has included the recruitment of around 60 new staff and carrying out all the necessary induction and training with them. Preparing upcoming exhibitions, working on the new pricing structure and getting the domain name of the Nottingham Castle website back are also among the plethora of tasks that have been carried out.
Mr Hawkins said: "It's been on tick over, I think there's a difference between tick over and then really firing it all up. But there's nothing unusual. "We had to think outside the box to deliver on it and we did. I'm really proud of that and not only that, it's also the fact that we have a much richer offer than was previously available."
When Councillor Kotsonis was asked if the public could now have confidence in the long-term future of Nottingham Castle, he said: "Of course they can, the castle is run by a different operator now, we're the city of Nottingham and we're the museums service. We have a large portfolio of museums and we obviously employ different sets of parameters within our constitution on how we do things.
Despite reopening on a Monday outside of the summer holidays, Mr Hawkins said: "I think it's going to be incredibly busy. We wanted to open where we know we've got a bit more of a build-up to the peak season, which is when schools are off in July.
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