PETERSFIELD TOMORROW OPEN EVENING

The Rose Room - 11 September 2006

Objectives of Open Meeting

• Keep people informed
• Tell everybody the outcomes of the questionnaire survey
• Identify the priorities for future work
• Form new project groups
• Outline the Petersfield Partnership
• Agree on what happens next

Agenda

• Progress and key issues - TS 20 mins
• Breakout sessions- All 40 mins
• Feedback Groups - 20 mins
• Petersfield Partnership - 5 mins
• Next steps - 5 mins
• AOB

Progress and key issues

Petersfield Tomorrow, based on a Market Town Health Check, was launched at public events in February 04.

A Steering Group and 4 Topic Groups were formed:

• Work and Business
• Environment
• Transport
• Social and Community

Progress 04 - 05

• Facts and information gathered for snapshot of area, displayed at sites around the town and at a public exhibition in October 04
• SWOT analysi swas undertaken
• Public session with a range of public, private and voluntary sectors in March 05
• TPS pupils also encouraged to give input

Brochure and Questionnaire 06

• Between Summer 05 and Winter 05/06 – Brochure and Questionnaire drafted
• An overall vision and the key issues for each topic group were identified
• Distribution (7500) to all households and most businesses in Petersfield
• Surrounding parishes also included
• Just under 600 were returned 7.5% response rate
• About 1000 comments – mostly positive, with additional responses were received
• Analysis has used Strongly Agree, Agree to indicate preferences and priorities

Key findings – Strongly agree and agree

1. Conserving natural environment - 97%
2. Local products – more available - 95%
3. Better business waste collection - 93%
4. Preserve character – design statement - 91%
5. More job opportunities for young - 90%
6. Increase availability of transport info. 89%
7. Improve co-ordination of public transport - 88%
8. Improve public transport to key facilities - 87%
9. Reduce congestion by delivery vehicles – 87%
10. Co-ordinate town centre management – 85%
11. Better hotel and conference facilities – 85%
12. Better bus services - 81%
13. Improve pedestrian and cycling routes – 79%
14. Increase range of activities in Square – 79%
15. More film showings - 78%
16. A Children’s Centre - 75%
17. Experiment with pedestrianisation - 74%

Additional Commens

• Lot of concern and support for recycling
• More sports facilities
• Support for Grange birth centre
• Support for the Kings Arms
• Strong views for and against pedestrianisation
• No more development v. need for more affordable housing

Priority Key Issues - Summary

• Conserving Natural Environment
• Making local products more widely available
• Preserving character of town
• Improving local transport

Other Key Issues

• Better business waste collection
• Job opportunities for young people
• Better use of the Square and Town Centre Management

Break Out Session

We suggest at least 5 project groups to explore issues and identify options

1. Natural Environment
2. Local Products
3. Town Character
4. Local Transport
5. Job opportunities for young people

Each group has a facilitator and a brief. 40 mins to develop project proposal and consider options and action plan. Groups will need a chair and someone to feedback. Each group will have 3 mins to present ideas etc. Essential that each group has contact details for next stages

Project Groups – Next Steps

• Each group will need to develop an action plan and timetable
• We would anticipate that projects will be developed during the coming year
• BUT it is up to each group to decide how they wish to proceed
• This is a Community Partnership project - It depends on you!!

Project Groups

These depend on

• Your ideas
• Your enthusiasm
• Your involvement
• Partnership working by everyone

The Petersfield Town Partnership

These new project groups mean that the Steering Group needs to dissolve; In its place, it is proposed to form the Petersfield Town Partnership with constitution and budget. This would oversee project groups and future work. It would be launched in October. Membership from community, businesses and relevant statutory bodies. Able to access funding from HCC, South Downs, SEEDA, Lottery etc

The Partnership will enable

• action plans to be developed and implemented
• Community engagement in the future of town and district
• Better awareness and understanding between community and statutory sector
• Improved coordination of different projects
• Input for plans, policies and funding of local authorities, regional agencies etc
• Community to implement innovative ideas and projects with support and funding
• Partnership working will ensure Vision for Petersfield will happen

Thank you for coming. Please keep involved. Good Night

Petersfield Tomorrow

• The past
• The present
• The future?