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Technical Design Brief prepared and circulated to statutory stakeholders |
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A technical design brief based upon option2 has been prepared and has been sent to statutory stakeholders as a final update from our community engagement exercise. |
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The next steps are to: |
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1) get advice from ABC and KCC re next steps |
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2) investigate funding opportunities |
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New members join the board |
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Following the completion of the communtiy engagement exercise, Peter Higgs, David Hayes and Ben Glancy have been appointed directors of the board, joining Rob Berry, Helen Kirwan and Ernie Taylor. |
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Geoff Dear stands down as Project Manager |
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Following the conclusion of the engagement exercise, Geoff stood down as 'project manager' for CFDB. Officially the resignation will become effective at the June AGM. |
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The board would like to thank Geoff for all his hard work and dedication in bringing this exercise to a conclusion. |
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No doubt CFDB will still have need to call upon Geoff from time to time for assistance, such as the submission of the Technical Design Brief etc. |
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Open Meeting in Church - Option2 gets majority community support |
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Option2, the compromise solution based on providing 28 parking bays will now be taken forward. |
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Option2 was chosen ... |
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1) more people supported Option2 than any other option |
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2) Option2 was the only option where the number of people who supported exceeded the number that did not |
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Over 150 people attended the open meeting on 25th November chaired by independent chairman George Kennedy. |
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The group 1 proposal, the group 2 proposal and the group 3 proposal were presented and each were followed by a Q&A session. |
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Attendees then completed a feedback questionnaire to indicate their views on the 3 options. |
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Nearly 300 questionnaires were returned either at the meeting or to the post office before the meeting. |
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The outcome was announced at 4pm in St Marys Church on Friday 26th November. |
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This outcome was considered by the parish council at a special meeting on 9th December and it endorsed the view that Option2 should be taken forward. |
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Public Displays In Church |
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The 3 groups are erecting their displays in the Church. Their proposals have been revised to take into account stakeholder feedback from Ashford Borough Council, Kent Highways, Kent Police and Ashford Access. |
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November 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outrlining their plans for the community engagement exercise. This included the leaflet to be delivered to all households, and details of the method to be used to test community support for the schemes. This method has been endorsed by Ashford Borough Council who are satisfied that the principles of the consultation are sound. |
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October 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outlining their plans for the community engagement exercise and the Open Meeting to be held in St Marys Church at 730pm on Thursday 25th November |
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September 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outrlining their plans for the community engagement exercise |
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July 10 - Progess Update |
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At the second scheme development workshop on 8th July the community reps were split into 3 groups and given the task of progressing 3 options. |
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Group1 produced a proposal based upon the Jacobs proposal providing 38 parking bays |
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Group2 produced a proposal based upon a compromise layout providing 25to35 parking bays |
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Group3 produced a proposal based upon a layout providing less than 25 parking bays |
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Each group then progressed their proposal so that it could be presented to the community at an open meeting later in the summer. |
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Check out the briefing note issued beforehand,the meeting record, the presentation slides, and the attendees list for further information on the workshop. |
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July 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outlining what had been achieved at the first scheme development workshop. Check out the briefing note issued beforehand,the meeting record, the presentation slides, the Kent Highways presentation, the group feedback and the attendees list for further information on the workshop. |
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June 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outlining what had been achieved at the open workshop together with a summary of the main outcomes. Check out the briefing note issued beforehand, the presentation slides, the meeting record and the attendees list for further information on the workshop. |
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May 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report outrlining their plans for the community engagement exercise |
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Open Workshop - 27th May in Chilham Castle at 7pm |
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Everyone in the parish is invited to an open workshop, the first step in our community engagement exercise. |
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This is your chance to engage with other members in the community to agree what needs to be achieved to improve the Square and its environs. |
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Use our feedback form before 14th May to book a place. |
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April 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB made a progress report to the annual parish meeting on 15th April explaining their plans following the open meeting. |
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Open Meeting - 25th March in St Marys Church at 730pm |
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CFDB held an open meeting, with George Kennedy as independent chairman, to present the reasoning behind the next step in their project (a community engagement exercise planned for later in the year), explain what they hope this exercise will achieve and collect views from those attending. |
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The CFDB presentation was followed by a question and answer session. The notes from the meeting have been approved by our independent chairman and a copy can be borrowed from the post office by those who do not have internet access. |
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February 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since December. |
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January 10 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since November. |
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December 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since September. |
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October 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since August. |
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September 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since July. |
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August 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since June. |
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July 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report for August Parish News explaining what had been achieved since May, including plans for an open meeting. |
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June 09 - Progess Report |
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CFDB produced a progress report for July Parish News explaining what had been achieved since April. |
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April 09 - Community Engagement Phase Proposed |
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CFDB produced a report for the annual parish meeting explaining that the key issue to be addressed would be to understand the effects of the main thrust of the feasibility study proposals, ie reducing parking in the Square and encouraging visitors to use Taylors Hill car park. The plan would be to involve experts in the field of urban design and community consultation to establish the basic principles of this approach and introduce the concepts of shared space. With this expert input CFDB hopes the key stakeholders can engage with each other to agree a specific scheme that achieves the aims of the project. |
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The parish council endorsed this next phase at its May meeting |
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August 08 - Investigation into funding |
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The CFDB started to look into project funding and met with Ashford Borough Council projects office to identify potential sources. It also sought advice on next steps from Kent Downs AONB and experts in urban design and community engagement. The key fact to emerge was that to gain the funding required to move this project forward to a detailed design stage, support is required from the key stakeholders in the Square (residents, businesses, school, church) to a specific scheme. This will be a mandatory requirement for any funding. |
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