James Hassett MCTi A

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James Hassett MCTi A
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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What we do

• Our aim is to create vibrant, healthy and
  sustainable Market and Coastal towns in the South
  West by helping local communities and their
  partners to
• Prepare plans for their future covering all
  aspects of community life in their towns and
  surrounding rural areas
• Develop the Communities skills and organisational
  capacity to be effective partners
• Share good practice and learn from local,
  regional, national and international experience
• Secure funding and professional assistance

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What are we trying to achieve?

• Sustainable future for our historic market
  coastal towns that is grounded in the views,
  aspirations and needs of the Community
• Raise skill levels and understanding of members
  of the community to participate in regeneration
  and future planning
• Be the catalyst for the creation of a revived
  sense of community
• Raise awareness within public, private and the
  community sector of the value of community
  engagement and
• Establish the legitimacy of community generated
  strategies with a range of investors

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What Looks Promising

• Generally
• The overall Vision compatible with the
  Associations
• The Initiative is mentioned and valued as is the
  emphasis on support for locally developed
  solutions
• The emphasis on Sustainable Development principles

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What Looks Promising

• In detail
• We welcome the emphasis outlined in Strategic
  Objective 2 Strong Inclusive Communities AND
• We see a role for the Association in also
  helping deliver Strategic Objective 3 An
  Effective Confident Region
• Specifically regional priorities 2b, 2c, 3b and
  3c

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Additional Points

• We would like to see
• Recognition of the changing challenges roles
  for market coastal towns decline and changing
  sectors
• Support for the networks, tools and Agencies
  supporting the delivery of the regional
  priorities
• Further thinking on the role of the regions
  market coastal towns in the future regional
  economy