Issue MARKGRO/09/2
| Raised: | Tue 21st April, 2009 |
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| Key Theme: | Children and Young People |
| Description: | Local barriers to implement a new skate park due to divergent perceptions of need, costs and impact on local village life. http://www.leicestershireforums.org/uploads/grobyskateparkinitiative.pdf |
| Lead: | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council |
| Partners: | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, LCC - Children and Young People, LCC - Community Engagement Team |
| Recommendations: | To develop a business plan to inform potential funders as well as other stakeholders toincrease chances of successful outcome. To engage young people in the process supported by the Local Area Youth Officer |
Actions
| What we will do: | - To help to organise a series of meetings with key stakholders and facilitate discussions around next steps to take to have a local skatepark. - To follow up business plan process and to ensure the forum is informed when is completed (expected mid 09). - To promote through the forum the youth facility when completed. To lend support in the process of engaging different sectors of the community. |
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| Progress to date: | ??/10/08 - Initial meetings with stakeholders taking part in the business plan for the skatepark. ??/??/?? - Consensus from Hinckley BC, Local Youth Support Officer, local councillors and local young people to develop business plan as a way to gain support and improve chances to obtain adequate funding for the skatepark |
| Status: | On Going |