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Wisbech Town Council

Wisbech 2020 Vision Summit

Friday 22 July 2016

Introduction

Paul Medd Fenland District Council

Update from the Core Vision Group

Steve Barclay MP Cllr Steve Count (Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council) Cllr John Clark (Leader of Fenland District Council) Cllr David Oliver (Leader of Wisbech Town Council)

Introduction to the Wisbech Garden Town concept

Gary Garford Fenland District Council

Wisbech: beyond 2020, your vision

David Rudlin URBED

Sustainable Growth

Peter Simpson, CEO Anglian Water

Rotterdam’s visionary flood and water management

Image – Nottingham University

Making it a reality

Regional WRMP Stakeholder engagement Integrated catchment management Multi-sector financing

W RE

Planning policy

Example of Dutch innovation – Floating homes in Maasbommel

• Each homes can rise 4.8 metres.
• Anchored by two vertical piles.

Wisbech 2020 Vision Programme

Gary Garford Fenland District Council

Wisbech Town Council

Re c e nt Ac hie ve me nts

Wisbe c h High Str e e t Pr

• je c t
• Se c o nd ro und b id to the He rita g e L
• tte ry F

und fo r £1.9m fo r the Wisb e c h Hig h Stre e t pro je c t ha s b e e n suc c e ssful

• T

he a im is no w to de live r the pro je c t a nd a c tivity pla n a s so o n a s po ssib le

Aims of the Wisbe c h High Str e e t pr

• je c t
• 1. I

nstil a re ne we d se nse o f c o mmunity pride a nd c o mmunity o wne rship in the to wn b y re juve na ting the Hig h Stre e t

• 2. Re sto re a rc hite c tura l fe a ture s (sho p fro nts, windo ws e tc ), de re lic t /

un-use d b uilding s a nd b ring the m b a c k into use (inc l. 11/ 12 & 24)

• 3. De live r a n Ac tivity Pla n tha t e ng a g e s the c o mmunity in he rita g e a nd

c re a te s a le g a c y fo r Wisb e c h

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Scope of physical project

Sc ope of ac tivitie s

• Ac tivitie s inc lude a He rita g e T

he me d Ro se F a ir, the Wisb e c h Big Dig , inte rio r & sho p fro nt de sig n (stud e nts fro m T CA), fo rma l po st 16 / a dult tra ining in c o nse rva tio n c o nstruc tio n a t Co WA a nd a c c re dite d b uilding ma inte na nc e c o urse s fo r o wne rs, ste wa rds, o c c upie rs to na me b ut a fe w.

Par tne r ship appr

• ac h
• A pa rtne rship a ppro a c h inc luding F

DC/ CCC/ WT C/ Wisb e c h So c ie ty a nd pro pe rty o wne rs

• Ac tive c o nsulta tive g ro up
• Pub lic invo lve me nt

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Re c e nt Ac hie ve me nts

Impr

• ve me nts to loc al buildings
• Co nsta ntine Ho use (the o ld Be lfa st Building ) ha s unde rg o ne e xte nsive

wo rks to impro ve the o utside o f the b uilding a nd to e ve ntua lly b ring it b a c k into use

• Othe r b uilding s a ro und Wisb e c h ha ve se e n impro ve me nts a s a re sult o f

F DC’ s ‘ Stre e ts Ahe a d’ e nfo rc e me nt a nd impro ve me nt wo rk.

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Re c e nt Ac hie ve me nts

T r anspor t

• Wo rk c o ntinue s to a sse ss the fe a sib ility o f re insta ting the ra il link b e twe e n

Wisb e c h a nd Ca mb ridg e

• Ro ute o ptio ns a nd c o sting s ha ve b e e n de ve lo pe d fo r A47 T

ho rne y to Wisb e c h

• T

he Wisb e c h Ac c e ss Study is de ve lo ping pro po se d impro ve me nts, inc luding :

• A ne w rive r c ro ssing
• We ste rn link ro a d
• So uthe rn industria l la nd a c c e ss ro a d
• F

re e do m Bridg e impro ve me nts

• E

lm Hig h Ro a d junc tio n

• Cro mwe ll Ro a d junc tio n
• Bus Sta tio n re vie w

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Re c e nt Ac hie ve me nts

Housing

• 70 units a re b e ing b uilt o n o ne o f the Ne ne Wa te rfro nt va c a nt site

(inc luding 24 a ffo rda b le ho using units)

Br

• ad Conc e pt Plans
• Pro a c tive a ppro a c h b y F

DC with la ndo wne rs/ a g e nts to b ring fo rwa rd la rg e sc a le ho using in Wisb e c h

He r itage

• F

unde d b y the HL F , a ne w Co nse rva tio n Are a Appra isa l a nd Ma na g e me nt Pla n ha s b e e n a do pte d whic h will g ive F DC mo re le ve ra g e to pro te c t a nd e nha nc e the to wn c e ntre Co nse rva tio n Are a .

• HL

F ha s ide ntifie d Wisb e c h a s a Prio rity De ve lo pme nt Are a fo r he rita g e whic h will he lp to e nc o ura g e g ro ups to b id fo r funding .

• Histo ric E

ng la nd ha s ide ntifie d the to wn a s a fo c us fo r he rita g e impro ve me nt a nd po te ntia l funding .

Heritage People Communities

What do we fund?

Sharing Heritage - £3,000-£10,000

• Decision in 8 weeks
• No match funding required
• Can fund community activities, events, talks, trails, celebrations,

anniversaries Our Heritage - £10,000 - £100,000

• Decision in 8 weeks
• Small scale capital and revenue projects inc. staff posts, equipment and

heritage learning activities Heritage Grants - £100,000 - £5 million

• 2 round assessment process
• 1st round decision in 3 months
• Up to 24 month development phase to work up 2nd round application
• Funds capital and revenue costs
• Staff posts up to 5 years
• Activities to engage community and new audiences

Targeted programmes:

• Young Roots (ages 11-25)
• Parks for People
• Places of Worship
• Skills for the Future
• Townscape Heritage
• Landscape Partnership
• Heritage Enterprise (listed derelict buildings at risk)

For more information contact: Dawn Bainbridge Development Officer 01223 224880 dawn.bainbridge@hlf.org.uk Follow us on Twitter: HLFEoE Heritage Lottery Fund Eastbrook Shaftsbury Road Cambridge CB2 8BF

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Re c e nt Ac hie ve me nts

E c onomy

• T

he He a lthy Hig h Stre e t T e a m c o ntinue s to me e t to pla n a nd c o -o rdina te to wn a c tivitie s.

• We e kly Jo b Ca fe s a nd a nnua l Jo b F

a irs c o ntinue to suppo rt re side nts to a c c e ss skills a nd e mplo yme nt

• ppo rtunitie s.
• T

he T e sc o supe rsto re , c ine ma , re sta ura nts, tra nspo rt de po t a nd o the r re ta il units in the Cro mwe ll Ro a d a re a c o ntinue to de ve lo p a nd thrive

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Re fr e shing the vision doc ume nt

• At the pre vio us summit, a c o mmitme nt wa s ma de to fo c us o n the

so c io -e c o no mic issue s in the to wn, a s we ll a s impro ving lo c a l infra struc ture .

• T

his ye a r, the visio n do c ume nt is b e ing re fre she d a nd re b a la nc e d to e nsure it is c o mpre he nsive a nd ne e ds-b a se d:

• Infr

astr uc tur e , Gr

• wth and Built E

nvir

• nme nt
• L
• c al E

c onomy

• Skills & E

duc ation

• He alth, We llbe ing & Cohe sion
• I

t is impo rta nt tha t a ll o f the se inte rde pe nde nt a re a s a re a ddre sse d to drive c ha ng e a nd impro ve me nts in the to wn

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E ngage me nt with stake holde r s & the loc al c ommunity

• Ba se line sta tistic s a re b e ing c o lla te d fo r a ll 4 o f the se a re a s
• De dic a te d the ma tic wo rksho ps a re b e ing he ld with a ll re le va nt a g e nc ie s
• An o pe n c o nsulta tio n e xe rc ise will b e he ld o ve r the summe r/ a utumn to

e ng a g e the pub lic

• A Wisb e c h 2020 Visio n Co nsulta tive Gro up is no w me e ting to disc uss lo c a l

issue s a nd pro vide fe e db a c k.

• T

he fe e db a c k fro m a ll o f the se g ro ups will info rm the a c tio ns b e ing ta ke n fo rwa rd.

Ple ase e nsur e that you atte nd wor kshops if you r e c e ive an invitation as it is impor tant that we r e c e ive your input.

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Wisbech 2020 Vision Summit

Summary and Next steps – presented by the Core Vision Group