Half a million pounds has been set aside by Nottingham City Council so it can buy ice cream to be sold at the Theatre Royal. It says ice cream is "an important and valued part of the traditional customer experience" and will bring in significant income once put up for resale.
The authority has confirmed a £500,000 spend for the procurement of ice cream provision over three to five years. It will be used by the council-run Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall (TRCH) and the museums and heritage services.
The Theatre Royal and Concert Hall, which lost a significant portion of its income at the height of the pandemic, hosts roughly 675 performances every year and it attracts audiences in excess of 600,000 people. The museums services run Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey which together bring in more than one million visitors a year.
