Bedale and Villages Community Forum
We are a group of people from Bedale and the surrounding area.The group has representation from the Public, Private,Voluntary and Community sector. We meet to plan, deliver and influence proposals that will help improve the quality of life for people in our area. We are supported by the local authority to help make projects happen for Parish Councils, clubs and voluntary groups. Many of the projects that have been delivered - re-surfacing the ginnels, heritage lighting schemes, etc., have been supported by Yorkshire Forward www.yorkshire-forward.com/markettowns The Heritage Partnership Scheme is also supported by English Heritage.
You can be involved by becoming a member and taking an active role in helping to shape and deliver priorities.
Meetings are held in Bedale Hall at 7.30pm. Dates for the remainder of 2010 are 13 May, 15 July, 23 September (AGM) and 18 November.
Minutes of the AGM held on 15 September 2009
Minutes of the meeting held on 18 March 2010
History
The Bedale and Villages Community Plan Forum published their Community Plan in 2002. The Action Plan came out of 2 Parish Questionnaires and 2 consultation days. Many people in the area commented on issues that were and still are important to them and these were prioritised and included in the Bedale Community Plan.
In 2003 the Forum were awarded Renaissance Market Town status which is a Yorkshire Forward scheme to assist in the regeneration of market towns. The town has benefited from 'experts' funded by Yorkshire Forward to undertake detailed research, further consultations and planning to develop a 25 year vision and masterplan for Bedale. Spawforth Associates were the lead consultants on this project - their work covered transport, tourism, community and economic issues.
The Forum has established 5 Focus Groups to help deliver the Community Plan and RMT Masterplan.
These are:
Business and Tourism
Environment
Community Issues
Transport
Safety
We dropped "Plan' from the title at the AGM in 2009.