Corsham Area Community Partnership (CACP) has been relaunched at a ‘Wider Gathering’ event last week at The Pound with its new updated Community Plan. I have been involved with CACP for the last year and more recently as 'Convenor' and I believe this plan will become an important document to influence the priorities, spending plans and decisions of the new Corsham Area Board following the June elections.
Interestingly after widespread consultation and research the top two priorities have emerged:
1. Transport, Access and Traffic
- Desire for better access to convenient, sustainable affordable safer public transport
- Concern regarding traffic management and control
- Concern over links within community area and to neighbouring towns
2. Environment, Countryside and Land Based Issues
- People really value the rural nature of the community area
- Concern over pressures which threaten this character
- Desire to see more action to sustain and improve the environment
I am delighted that the former district councillor for Pickwick, Chris Reid was elected to take over from me as chair of the new partnership and that CACP has also adopted a new name to reflect its new upbeat future role: Corsham Community Area Network: CorshamCAN
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It's fascinating to see these two issues have been picked out as the most important to local people - but perhaps not surprising. They both dovetail so well with the aims and aspirations of Transition Community Corsham, and if taken on board, could truly improve the environment and lives of people living in the area. I hope the new Wiltshire Council takes them on board and works with us to come up with some viable ideas to meet these aspirations.
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