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The Hampshire Market Towns Project 2001-12

The Hampshire Market Towns Project 2001-12. Anne Harrison Market Towns Project Manager 18 th April 2012. The Hampshire Market Towns Project . How it has operated Results and achievements Legacy Looking forward . The Hampshire Market Towns Project .

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The Hampshire Market Towns Project 2001-12

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  1. The Hampshire Market Towns Project 2001-12 Anne Harrison Market Towns Project Manager 18th April 2012

  2. The Hampshire Market Towns Project • How it has operated • Results and achievements • Legacy • Looking forward

  3. The Hampshire Market Towns Project • 2001-Market Towns Manager and three Project Officers funded by HCC and • 2004- project supported by SEEDA Small Rural Towns Fund until 2011 • £1.1M allocated to Hampshire towns from SRT • 32 towns eligible for grants • Working through Partnerships

  4. My role as County Co-ordinatorto co-ordinate the SEEDA funding programme • Meet partners and community groups, facilitate town partnership development • Promote the programme and assist with the Market Town Healthcheck and Action planning • Assist with project selection and development, applications to the SRT fund • Appraise other counties’ projects • Report to SEEDA

  5. Some Hampshire Facts and Figures

  6. First phase of SEEDA grants allocated

  7. Final phase of SEEDA grants allocated

  8. Local authorities (parish, town, district and county) EU Leader Lottery Heritage Grant Big Lottery Developers’ contributions Private sector Community Builders Awards for All Veolia, Biffa Steering group and topic teams from community groups > 400 volunteers involved Over an average of 3 years Estimated 120,000 hours To the value of >£720,000 Resources – match funding and volunteers

  9. Riding the SRTprogramme waves Make SRT application All sub projects underway Identify priorities Claims in Storming or performing Healthcheck Appraisal In better place for next ascent Group forms offer Only the start! interest Community Group effort over time

  10. But it’s not just been about grants…. • 20 Market Town Healthchecks completed, Action Plans prepared and implemented • 19 networking events in Hampshire and the SE to facilitate sharing of ideas and good practice • Town Partnerships created in many towns to assist town councils • Groups and individuals working more closely with local councils to make their towns a better place

  11. And despite the rigours of the Healthcheck …. ….which some said was … Whitchurch Bollards

  12. … a pain - it’s helped people in towns do the things they know need to be done, for themselves Milford’s replacement community centre, for which they raised £921,000, hosts a small business area and meeting room Lee on Solent’s programme of regular guided walks, designed to bring people to the town, in action.

  13. It’s combined the energy of individuals and disparate groups Alton 2020 - a plan for Alton Fordingbridge Flower Festival brought many new visitors to the town Hayling’s DVD Postcard, supported by local business

  14. It’s acted as a catalyst Consultation event in Kingsclere Thomas wows the crowds in Petersfield Odiham Spice Restaurant at the Odiham Food Fair (Matthew Trow)

  15. Some real successes Key lessons learnt (managing expectations, dealing with views of disparate groups) Greatest where there has been buy-in at County, District and local level Most effective with a paid member of staff Real community engagement a demonstration of how rural communities can come together to address their own needs with modest amounts of funding Big society in action before it was invented It’s left a legacy

  16. Looking forward • SEEDA • more than ever, your town needs to be pro-active - Mary Portas (Town Teams, BIDS) • It needs a long-term vision and a plan • Plans must be evidence-based (up to date) • Your town needs to be ready with an identified project outline when the funds become available • Find partners from public, private and voluntary sectors and pool resources • Use other agencies and other people’s ideas to help you (AMT, ATCM eg free Portas Pilot workshops 24th May in London)

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