garden presentation, jane sills, josh hunter & val fendley, ramsey million big local

How to transform open spaces and local spacesThursday 13th February 2014

Ramsey Million Partnership

Ramsey Million Partnership – Big Local Ideas for Ramsey Parish


Ramsey Town

The Fens


Green Space within Ramsey



Our Vision

Working towards a Community Nature/Wildlife Garden

• You may ask why? Ramsey is in a rural area after all...

• We also have a nationally significant environmental project on our doorstep www.greatfen.org.uk


http://www.greatfen.org.uk/

Here’s why • Despite our Big Local area being rural, this is largely agricultural

land. Footpaths and places to walk, sit and enjoy are surprisingly limited.

• Our consultation identified that developing green spaces would meet a number of priorities within our community plan

• Young people can get involved, receive training and learn new skills. We see this as a great intergenerational project where older people can pass on valuable skills and knowledge

• We want to bring an environmental wildlife garden into the town, not only for people to enjoy but for them to get involved in its creation and long term maintenance

• Families can get involved too and the project will link with pre-schools, nurseries, schools and community groups

• We would link with the Great Fen to help establish this garden. We’re acknowledging that not everyone can access the Great Fen easily, particularly if they don’t have their own transport

• We want to develop a strategic relationship with a major environmental project leading to further joint working in the future


Support from Living Space (formerly Capacity Global)

We asked for help to:• Identify and secure a site for the community

nature/wildlife garden• Help with planning how to get a team of volunteers,

and with identifying the training and support these volunteers would need

• Plan the design and development of a green space. We envisaged this being part of an existing, underutilised park


Potential SiteKing George V Field?


Progress during 2013• Great Fen sample photographs prepared• Andrew Ross toured potential sites • We identified likely obstacles and how we may overcome them• We prepared a report• Local interested people came forward• The Town Council raised concerns. A Councillor joined the project

group• We addressed the concerns – did more research, consultation (door

knocked close to green spaces) and obtained quotes• The project group and Great Fen reported back regularly to the

Amenities Committee and Full Council

• Late 2013 – Ramsey Town Council voted against the nature/wildlife

garden


We’re still working to achieve the ‘vision’We’re now meeting with other local landowners


Thanks for listening. We look forward to updating you on progress over the coming months

Jane Sills, Partnership Treasurer

Josh Jenkins, Partnership Member

Val Fendley, Community Development Worker

Ramsey Million Partnership

The Neighbourhood Office, 25 Great Whyte, Ramsey PE26 1HG

Tel: 01487 814897 / 07955817137

http://ramsey.shapeyourplace.org/ramsey-million-partnership/

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