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- Agenda
- Receive the annual Directors’ report
- - Board activity in 2007 and future plans
- Working group activity in 2007 and future plans
- Consider the financial position
- - CIC accounts to 31st March 2007
- - Update to 31st December 2007
- Summing up including the publication of the Community Statement
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- Key strategic priorities pursued
- Partnership and structure issues including discussions on future Board
representation.
- Responded to SKDC initiatives on strategic planning and car parking
- Appointed Stevie Jackson as Town Centre Manager Jan 07 (resigned June)
- Implementation of the Gateway Project
- Additional projects
- Benchmarking continued
- Four further Adaptive Projects funded.
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- Implementation of the Gateway Scheme
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- Key strategic priorities to be pursued
- Ensure that Stamford’s car parking provision is prioritised with SKDC
- Lobbying LCC to undertake a study on long term road transport need
- Influencing long term planning needs through the LDF and Area Action
Plan
- Complete the Gateway Scheme and initiate an ongoing maintenance
programme
- Pursue national recognition of the Gateway scheme by entering
appropriate competitions
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- Partnership / Structure
- Continue to strengthen the partnership working and review board
representation and membership
- Future of a new Town Centre Manager
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- Met 6 times
- Joint sponsor of the Stamford Business Awards which were a great
success
- Considered and advised on possible BIDS application
- Contributed to planning discussions
- Supported Stamford Independent Traders
- Carried out a footfall survey in April 2007
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- To support the third Business Awards to be held 13th March
2008
- Reassess the group’s role and contribution to STP
- To carry out a survey and questionnaire of local businesses
- Support to SKDC in LDF process
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- Met 6 times
- Supported the ‘Hidden England’ initiative
- Continued distribution of ‘An Hour around Stamford’
- Sponsored, lobbied for & contributed financially to SKDC’s 2008
Tourist information & Accommodation guide
- Arranged radio advertising and interviews and press releases in the
region to support Stamford Shopping during February & March 2007
- Represented Stamford at Lincolnshire Tourism marketing events during
2007
- Raised funds and worked with Stamford College to hold a Stamford
Pageant in Red Lion Square engaging 100 local children in telling the
history of Stamford
- Supported Stamford Christmas lights
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- Extend publications and continue support of partner marketing
organisations
- Print a new ‘Stamford home of Independent shopping’ guide based on
‘hour in town guide’ for late Spring launch - a minimum 10,000 copies
- Reprint with updates 10,000 copies ‘Stamford ‘Hour in the Town’
- Continue to audit Stamford’s tourist & Visitor web presence
- Audit the signage in the town and work in conjunction with the Way
Finding elements of the Gateway scheme to ensure that all parts of
town are promoted
- Encourage a broad community use of the spaces in Red Lion Square and
Sheep Market in partnership with the Chamber, Town Council and others
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- Met 10 times. Key projects
included:
- 1. “The Greening of Stamford” b) St Mary’s
Churchyard
- a) War Memorial
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- 2. Improving Street Furniture
- a) Litter bins b) Benches -
Vence Walk,
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- 2. Improving Street Furniture
- High Street & Wharf Road
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- 3. Benchmarking, parking, footfall etc
- 4. Employed a Community Cleaner
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- Continue greening of Stamford
programme
- High Street improvement
- Lobbying function :
- - Parking issues
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Alcohol free zoning
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Public toilets
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Leisure facilities
- Crime analysis and comment
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- Tom Hindmarch - Duncan and Toplis
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Notes
