The steering group has members from the diverse range of people and interested parties. The people who previously were "at war" over the Scilly Link plans, are working together within this Forum. This means that what were previously campaign pressure groups, are now central to the development work alongside the council. A truly powerful and exciting way to create the future within our community. It represents a "Transition" in terms both of the way things are done, and the way forward in terms of the actual developments, for example leisure/sports or supermarkets/carparks etc.
The Skate Park on the seafront has just now been granted funds for development. Whilst this was an entirely separate, and less contentious development, it has set an example for this new Harbour Development Consultation As the Seafront Forum, we have now set up in partnership with the Town Council, a new consultation exercise. This is to be launched publicly on 17th November: Harbour Development, the Penzance - Isles of Scilly Link
The Government has given funding for this consultation, through DfT and on down through the Town Council. European Convergence Funding is expected to match that and may go on towards further development of the Seafront. This Consultation is only for the Harbour Development, the Penzance-Scilly Link, and the brief is restricted to that. We need to consider the long term economic development of the harbour, as well as something that commands public support. Here is an urgent call out to identify the Harbour Link project, and design it around needs. The opportunity is there, between the Launch (17th November) and a week later, to offer up your own ideas (a sketch will do) to be considered.
This is an inclusive process and it's time for you or anyone else, to have their say. There is one week only to work in! There is a workshop planned for asap where you can check the brief, and either work out your own and/or work together to illustrate and perhaps make a model of a solution (to the Harbour Development) that is agreed on by consensus. There may be some Permaculture Principles and Ethics to work into the process. Start now and you'll have more time to work up any ideas ... the key is that they fit the Brief ... which you can see at:
http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk/files/penzance-harbour-consultants-brief.pdf
"Save as" if you want to download it.
This should be a really interesting creative exercise. Go to http://www.pzharbourfutures.org through which you can submit suggestions (website goes live on 12/11/11) The Seafront Development Forum is still fairly embryonic and can do with more input, if anyone is interested and there is an urgent task list to do with the Harbour Consultation.
It is all happening very fast, there is a meeting on Thursday evening (10th November) to help move it forward.
http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk/files/penzance-harbour-A5-electronic.pdf
All the files and links mentioned are also on the Transition Penwith homepage at: http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk