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It
is now over 2 years since the Community Strategic Plan was written and
the Vale Vision Board of Directors are currently finalising a review and
preparing a five year Business Plan, copies of which will be posted on
this page later in the year. |
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| Cycle/Walkway Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Since October
2006, Vale Vision have led a group of local people, including Sustrans and
Councillors from Cam, Dursley and Uley in investigating the possibility
of a cycle/walking route from Uley to the Cam Railway Station and linking
to the National Cycle Network at Route 41 at Slimbridge. |
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| The Dursley Sculpture & Play Trail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The development
of the trail has only been possible due to the support of volunteers from
the community. Trail clearance, path upgrading and erection of sculptures
have been due to the enormous effort of the Cotwolds Wardens and Simon Long
and his team from Traditional Forestry. Sculptures have been developed by
many local voluntary groups of all ages and abilities from those who are
school age to those who are retired as well as those who struggle with disability.
We thank the Twinberrow Trust for enabling the trail to be developed in
Twinberrow woods and the many local businesses who offered their financial
support for the purchase of materials to develop the sculptures. |
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| Breakheart Quarry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vale
Vision is currently working in partnership with Magnox South to see this developed
as a Nature Trail for local people. It is already a wildlife reserve and used
by local people walking their dogs but it could provide an interesting site
for study as well as for recreation. An expression of interest was made in
early April. We await development on this. |
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| Healthy Living Walking Initiative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last year,
several volunteers undertook Walk Leader Training to ensure that they were
suitably qualified to lead walks. In spite of the awful weather, the Rural
festival in May 2007 proved the catalyst to an interest in local walks graded
for those who were maybe wishing to become more active but would prefer
the company of a group. In the Healthy Living partnership meetings some
local GP's had established an interest in a GP walk referral scheme for
graded walks. Walk descriptions will ensure that it is clear if walks will
be on pavement/made up footpaths or a little more rural and rugged. The
schedule will complement other walks which are already organised by local
walking groups. This is being organised on a 3 month trial basis and will
be reviewed regularly to check that it is meeting demand. For those interested
in becoming a Walk Leader, please visit the Strolling
in Stroud website or contact Matt
Pearce at Stroud District Council. Important note: those interested in coming along do not have to be referred by a GP but will be asked to fill in a short confidential medical questionnaire. |
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| Night Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One of the early outcomes of the Needs Demand Survey was the concern that facilities for Indoor Bowls, Cinema, Bowling and other forms of entertainment were not available locally but were a short distance away at Stroud, although there was no evening transport. The local Youth Forum had carried out a survey to establish young people's views on when and where a bus would be used. This information, together with evidence from the Need and Demand Survey from older groups was collated by Vale Vision and a report drawn up which was presented to the Stroud Local Strategic Partnership. Progress is being made with regard to the re-instatement of the Night bus. Vale Vision's application to the Local Strategic Partnership has been accepted and is now in hand. Cam Parish Council and Dursley Town Council have also pledged funding and a local group has been set up to manage the contract. This is now in progress. Watch this space. |
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| Sustainable Energy Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Vale Vision Sustainable Energy Group meets regularly to progress the sustainable energy agenda in the area. The group is heavily involved in the Littlecombe and Rednock School redevelopment projects. For more information, or to get involved, please contact Richard Hellen or Andrew Amato via the Vale Vision Shop. NEXT MEETING: TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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