Market Town Regional and National Awards ARCHIVE
The National Market Town Awards Winner 2006
The Haslemere Initiative – The Haslemere and Villages Rewards Scheme
Background
England has a rich heritage of small market towns. We must not, however underestimate the many and real challenges these towns face. The closures of bank branches; the concentration of many services in larger towns; and the growth of ‘out of town shopping’ have affected the ability of many small towns to act as centres for their rural hinterland.
Initiatives to regenerate town centres are now widespread in every region with local partnerships using a variety of funding streams to revitalise market towns. The government in its Rural Strategy 2004 reinforced the importance of market towns as sustainable rural communities and the focus for economic, social and environmental regeneration in rural areas. With new development work already underway across the regions, under the emerging Modernising Rural Delivery Frameworks, it is vital to show what can be achieved by such effective market town regeneration programmes and to share good practice.
Action for Market Towns working with the English Market Town Advisory Forum, Regional Development Agencies and Regional Market Towns Forums, is delighted to be able to promote the second year of the National Market Towns Award Scheme. This Award scheme gives recognition to the dedication and hard work that is already showing results across England and seeks to encourages others to follow these examples.
The Awards Scheme
We and our partners wish to recognise the excellent work being undertaken in the country’s market towns by looking for the most sustainable and innovative projects in a market town. Applications should be invited from each of the following four awards categories:
- Environment and Culture
- Social and Community
- Business and Economy
- Partnership and Strategic Working
One project from the four category winners will receive the additional accolade of the region’s “Best Market Town Project”. The winners of the four categories and the overall category will be written up and published as Best Practice case studies. Each Regional Best Market Town Project will go forward to the English Market Towns National Advisory Forum for judging. The winner will be announced at the Action for Market Towns National Annual Convention in Evesham and Pershore in September 2006.
Regional Winners:
South East
Environment and Culture Category: Ballard Water Meadows, New Milton Town Partnership Link
Social and Community Category: Christmas in Whitchurch 2005, Whitchurch Association Link
Partnership and Strategic Working Category: Uckfield Upskill Project, Uckfield Regeneration Partnership Wealden Skills Partnership Link
Business and Economy Category: The Haslemere and Villages Rewards Scheme, The Haslemere Initiative Link
Best Regional Market Town Project: The Haslemere and Villages Rewards Scheme, The Haslemere Initiative Link
South West
Environment and Culture Category: Butts Pond Meadows, Open Spaces Group, Sturquest
Social and Community Category: The Electric Picture House, Wotton Electric Picture House Limited
Partnership and Strategic Working Category: Devon Heartlands Strategic Partnership Development Project, Devon Heartlands Community Partnership
Business and Economy Category: Promotion of Lostwithiel as a Centre for Local Food and Drink
Best Regional Market Town Project: The Electric Picture House, Wotton Electric Picture House Limited
West Midlands
Environment and Culture Category: Cleobury Country Tourism Action Plan, Cleobury Country Partnership
Social and Community Category: Festival Drayton Centre, Festival Drayton Centre
Partnership and Strategic Working Category (Joint): Cittaslow Ludlow, Ludlow Town Council
Partnership and Strategic Working Category (Joint): Stourport Forward, British Waterways & Stourport Forward
Business and Economy Category: Uttoxeter Farmers Training Group, Uttoxeter Plus
Best Regional Market Town Project: Festival Drayton Centre, Festival Drayton Centre
East Midlands
Environment and Culture Category: Mareham Pastures Local Nature Reserve, Sleaford Development/Sleaford Town Council working with the Friends of Mareham Pastures
Social and Community Category: Tidy Glossop, Glossop Vision Partnership
Partnership and Strategic Working Category: Melton Learning Hub, Melton Community Partnership
Business and Economy Category: Spalding Water Taxi, South Holland District Council
Best Regional Market Town Project: Melton Learning Hub, Melton Community Partnership
Yorkshire and The Humber
Environment and Culture Category: Renaissance Knaresborough, Knaresborough Green Space Festival
Social and Community Category: Number 6 Studio Gallery, Nidderdale Plus Partnership
Partnership and Strategic Working Category: East Yorkshire Wolds Tourism Partnership, EYWTP
Best Regional Market Town Project: Renaissance Knaresborough, Knaresborough Green Space Festival
East of England
Environment and Culture Category: Saffron Screen, Saffron Walden Community Cinema Ltd
Social and Community Category: Harleston Information Plus, Harleston Development Partnership
Partnership and Strategic Working Category: Making the Links, Harwich Connexions
Business and Economy Category: Social Enterprise in Action, Harwich Connexions
Best Regional Market Town Project: Saffron Screen, Saffron Walden Community Cinema Ltd
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