Futures Forum: Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan now submitted to District Council for final examination
Meanwhile, there will be a parallel look at how to take on the several 'community actions' which came out of the various public consultations of the last two years:
Futures Forum: The emerging Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan > looking to 'community actions' to shape the future
In a recent thread on the Next Door social network, there has been some discussion on how to take the community actions forward.
It started with a discussion on the future of the local paper, with members of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group adding comment:
Sidmouth
Town· 5d ago
The only way it would work as a paper would be to make
it more wide ranging and meaningful to a wider range of people. Maybe the paper
would be more successful if it reflected a wider range of views with articles
written by residents about what it's like for younger first time buyers wanting
to live in Sidmouth but finding it hard to access a property market dominated
by older wealthier in- comers.
I hope that there are policies within the
Neighbourhood Plan that might go some way to alleviating this situation and
eventually partially address the age in-balance within our community.
North
Sidmouth·3d ago
I'm not sure if the Herald team keep up to date with
what people are saying on this forum; it's been quiet since the new owners took
over. Let's see if they pick up the constructive comments that are starting to
come through and acknowledge them? If not, perhaps the best comments could be
edited and sent as a letter? I particularly like Jan's suggestion of a reader
survey, and Deirdre's idea of greater participation by a broader section of the
community.
... Let's do what we can, collectively, to support our local
paper!
Sidmouth
Town· 3d ago
Does this fit in with some of the Neighbourhood Plan
policies on Economic Resilience, Peter?
North
Sidmouth· 3d ago
Policies relating to land - No. It's not a topic for
which we could seek statutory support. Free market economy and all that. To me,
a local paper is sort of a virtual focus that keeps a community connected, part
of a larger group of initiatives that vibrant communities bring about for
themselves. The recent focus on loneliness might be such an example of a
community initiative of considerable importance?
But to your question - if it
does fit in with residents views which are reported in the Neighbourhood Plan
surveys and now in the Version which has been submitted to EDDC after STC
approval, it may well have some support in the Community Actions under the
Community and Culture section.
It may also at some point in the coming year
appear on the radar of the Sidmouth Vision Group as it enters the next phase
of its contribution to our Community.
The Vision Group has always been keen to help out with any local planning - and has, along with other groups in the Valley, done its bit to contribute to the Neighbourhood Plan process:
Futures Forum: Neighbourhood Plan: Vision Group workshop on survey >>> Weds 19th Oct
Watch this space for 'the next phase' - and the VGS website:
VGS - Vision Group for Sidmouth
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