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Goole Renaissance Anual Review 2006 - 2007 |
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Goole Renaissance held its first Annual General Meeting this month, providing the opportunity to review progress to date and appoint the Executive Board for 2007/08. The Renaissance Review reflects a commitment of the partner organisations to improve the utilisation, performance and contribution of Goole’s asset and resource base, as well as enhancing and developing new opportunities for the town.
Goole Renaissance recognises that the growth plan for Goole focuses on its strong location as a gateway to the Humber trade zone with port, motorway and rail connections. Centreport Business Park is now a reality with more than £100m investment by Guardian Industries and £85m investment by Tesco. However, to capture stronger benefits for the town, Renaissance seeks to build on this growth plan under an agreed framework detailed as follows:
The Renaissance framework
1. Economic growth and production - to raise the prosperity of the town focusing on inward investment, growth and job creation.
2. Learning and skills - to raise the skills the town has to offer focusing on learning facilities and access to courses.
3. Recreation, leisure and town pride - to raise the appeal and range of facilities focusing on sport, the arts and the night time leisure economy
4. Urban realm, physical environment - to promote pride in the town focusing on community spaces and housing provision.
5. Marketing strategy, Image and branding of the town - to make Goole a desirable choice
A review of the last year highlighted a number of achievements, these included:
Formation of Partnership Board, Themes, Framework agreement, Football Association into Goole; Community consultation exercise; Atkins Oakhill study, Vermuyden School redevelopment plans, Culture Centre proposal, Audit Commission work on economic migrants, Advance Goole consultation, Sports village consultation, Strategic prospectus delivered to approximately 100 organisations, Stage space meetings; £10,000 secured for Learning Centre work, Tesco recruitment preparation; Master plan discussions; Goole in Bloom success, Sports Consortium formed, Learning and enterprise feasibility study conducted, Social enterprise possibilities, Goole retail forum, Initial transport group meeting.
Theme plans include:
Economic Growth - future business workspace review feasibility study, strengthening the retail economy and enhancing business networks.
Learning and Skills - Creating a local employment action, linking into the Vermuyden School refurbishment and influencing post-16 learning provision.
Recreation, Leisure and Town Pride - Supporting Goole In Bloom, working with the aspirations for Oakhill, enabling a Sports facilities feasibility study and resolving Goole’s stage space and performing arts facilities.
Urban Realm and Physical Improvements - Commissioning a Goole master plan and securing improvements to the town's gateways and corridors. Working with the housing renewal programme
Town Image and Branding - Developing a long term marketing campaign to overcome perceptions of ‘place.’
Transport - Seek to improve signs, traffic flows and encourage new pedestrian and cycle routes
Community Cohesion - create a community fund and an investment fund for community assets.
Tto contribute your ideas, views or comments please use the link to the right, it will take you to the "Contact Us" form.
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