Diversifying the evening and night-time economy uses

The council is encouraging a wider diversity of leisure and cultural uses to extend activity beyond the normal daytime uses. Traditionally the evening economy is supported mainly by pubs, clubs and restaurants, which from an economic perspective generate high levels of expenditure by visitors and tourist on a night out in the city centre. However, this narrow focus on pubs, clubs and restaurants reduces the appeal of the evening and night time economy to a wider group of people who are not attracted by this traditional offering due to their lifestyle, and who are less inclined to go out in the evening. A strong restaurant, night club and pub presence in an area should be balanced out to offer a wider variety of culture and leisure uses; for example, cafés, theatres, cinemas, bingo halls, small music venues, comedy clubs, escape rooms, art galleries, gyms / fitness centres, late night convenience stores, and family indoor entertainment spaces that provide crazy golf, bowling alleys, climbing walls and would offer a wider choice of attractive social experiences for families, the young and older people.