charnwood forest regional park steering group - Leicestershire ...

CHARNWOOD FOREST
REGIONAL PARK STEERING GROUP
Joanna Guyll,
Environment Group Manager
Leicestershire County Council

Regional Park governance structure
Steering Group
One elected member from each of :
Leicestershire County Council Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
N W Leicestershire District Council Charnwood Borough Council
One representative each from :
Mineral Products Association
Country Land and Business Association
Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust
Leicestershire Local Access Forum
National Forest Company
Natural England
Severn Trent Water
Stakeholder Group
112 individuals representing 65 organisations with interests in
Charnwood Forest

Regional Park Steering Group
Remit
• to rapidly agree a plan of action, based on the content of the agreed Vision
Statement
• to ensure that this plan can deliver benefits within the three year lifespan of
the interim governance structure
• to ensure, through the actions of member organisations, that this is
implemented
Accountability
The Steering Group is accountable to the Charnwood Forest Regional Park
Stakeholder Group and the general public.

Regional Park vision and objectives
Vision
The unique natural and cultural heritage features of Charnwood Forest will
be managed and promoted through the Charnwood Forest Regional Park.
The Regional Park will be recognised as an essential part of the growing
communities in the Derby, Leicester and Nottingham area, now and in the
future.
Objectives
• To manage and promote landscape and settlement character, including
biodiversity, geodiversity and cultural and industrial heritage features
• To promote sustainable leisure and tourism
• To support agricultural diversification and woodland and rural economy
uses which respect local character

Steering Group activity - 2012
Meeting 1 (February 2012)
• Agreed terms of reference
• Considered outstanding issues arising from stakeholder consultation on
Topic Paper 3 (Governance)
• Considered future work priorities and gave its support to the preparation of
a Landscape Partnership bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund
Meeting 2 (October 2012)
• Considered the possibility of Geopark status for Charnwood Forest
• Authorised the establishment of a Landscape Partnership Board to take
forward the HLF bid
• Received updates on Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs) from
Charnwood BC and NW Leicestershire DC
• Requested that a specialist report be brought to the meeting on how the
Group can progress the issue of tourism

Steering Group activity - 2013
Meeting 3 (January 2013)
• Received a report on tourism from Martin Peters, CEO Leicestershire
promotions
• Authorised the Landscape Partnership Board to develop the detailed
content of the HLF bid
• Received a report on other possible Regional Park projects including
branding and marketing, traffic management and charcoal marketing
Meeting 4 (May 2013)
• Authorised the submission of the HLF bid
• Considered a report on branding and noted the need to build the brand
through use of the Charnwood Forest Regional Park name
• Received a report on a possible Charnwood Forest Regional Park map

Steering Group activity – 2013 continued
Meeting 5 (November 2013)
• Received a report from the British Mountaineering Council on the potential
for climbing in quarries
• Received an update on tourism related activity
• Approved the production of a dedicated OS based map for Charnwood
Forest

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