The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park
The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park
Action No. Action How Complete by Lead partner Other partners Milestones 11. Strategic activity - Increase educational opportunities for visitors and local businesses which lead to their support of the natural environment 11.31 Introduce 'Taste Cumbria' to support use of local food and drink 11.32 Explore direct visitor pay back schemes We will work with local food and drink producers and tourism businesses to source more local produce and establish a 'Taste' accreditation scheme. Support local primary producers to add value to their product through ‘in-house’ processing. Support existing niche business to grow and expand. To investigate the feasibility of visitor pay back schemes, giving visitors a range of opportunities to contribute to the future sustainability of the National Park. This scheme may complement the success of the Nurture Lakeland scheme for businesses. 2013 Cumbria Tourism Food North West, NWDA, Cumbria Farmers Network, CV, NW Upland Farming Forum, NFU, CLA, NT 2012 Cumbria Vision LDNPA, CT, District Councils, Private Sector, Nurture Lakeland, NT,CT 12. Strategic activity - Manage recreational opportunities to ensure that the special qualities of the National Park are maintained 12.33 Develop a Cumbria-wide policy for managing large scale recreational events. 12.34 Develop a coordinated service for large scale events Provide coordinated advice and guidance for event organisers that delivers - best practice, raises environmental awareness and allows for sustainable events that add to participants understanding of the area and provides quality experiences for participants. Develop a web-based service providing information on events, what organisers need to do and how they can qualify for a branded logo approving their event by adhering to sustainability criteria (such as sustainable transport) with option to donate to work on maintaining the landscape. 2011 CCC YDNPA, All Cumbria Local Access Forums, LDNPA,NT, CT 2012 CCC LDNPA, LDTCP, FLD, District Councils, volunteers, business supply chains, safety management organisations. Launch of 'Taste Cumbria' by December 2010. 125 businesses participating in 'Taste Cumbria' by 2013 A working group to report to the Partnership by 2011 on the options for Visitor Pay Back schemes. Event Management Plan Guide / Toolkit produced by December 2010. Accreditation scheme for event organisers established by Dec 2011. Web-based event management toolkit and 'booking' system live by March 2012. Information and resources portal system live by March 2012. 46
Vibrant communities – Issues and actions The vibrant communities’ outcome features: • Supporting communities • Housing and • Transport and movement. 3.9 Supporting communities 3.9.1 Facts and challenges • Community led planning is a structured process through which local people: o engage with all parts of their community o gather evidence about local needs and priorities and o develop an action plan. Implementation will deliver the outcomes that local people believe are most important. Action plans will typically identify actions ranging from those with local impact to some of strategic significance. Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT) recently reviewed the findings of community-led plans. It revealed that more than half of all actions are or will be taken forward by the communities without external support. This is evidence of the ‘Big Society’ in action: powerful voluntary and community activity that is addressing local needs. • Vibrant communities need to include children and younger people and many ‘hard to reach’ groups. They are essential to social sustainability. • Communities also need access to the ‘basic ingredients’, comprising: village halls, places of worship, garages, post offices, schools, training facilities, healthcare, pubs and shops. • These ‘basic ingredients’ often serve networks of small communities and are essential if communities are to remain vibrant and sustainable. However many find it difficult to retain these services and facilities. The impact of second homes in the National Park, considered in further detail in the housing section below, can mean that settlements suffer a dwindling permanently resident population. This threatens the viability of local schools, health care and other facilities. A lack of effective public transport makes it difficult for some people to reach services in neighbouring towns or villages. 3.9.2 Recent activity and successes A significant number of organisations work together to support communities, developing and delivering community plans. Neighbourhood Forums provide regular contact between the public and these organisations. Three initiatives currently underway to help support communities in the National Park are: • The Sustainable Development Fund - With help from Defra, the National Park Authority have a grant scheme to support projects that combine economic, social and environmental benefits and have positive impact on future generations. • The Cumbrian Association of Local Councils – who represent Town and Parish Councils and Parish Meetings in Cumbria. 47
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Action<br />
No.<br />
Action How Complete<br />
by<br />
Lead partner Other partners Milestones<br />
11. Strategic activity - Increase educational opportunities for visitors and local businesses which lead to their support of the natural environment<br />
11.31 Introduce 'Taste Cumbria' to<br />
support use of local food and<br />
drink<br />
11.32 Explore direct visitor pay back<br />
schemes<br />
We will work with local food and drink<br />
producers and tourism businesses to source<br />
more local produce and establish a 'Taste'<br />
accreditation scheme. Support local primary<br />
producers to add value to their product<br />
through ‘in-house’ processing. Support<br />
existing niche business to grow and expand.<br />
To investigate the feasibility of visitor pay<br />
back schemes, giving visitors a range of<br />
opportunities to contribute to the future<br />
sustainability of the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. This<br />
scheme may complement the success of the<br />
Nurture <strong>Lake</strong>land scheme for businesses.<br />
2013 Cumbria Tourism Food North West,<br />
NWDA, Cumbria<br />
Farmers Network,<br />
CV, NW Upland<br />
Farming Forum,<br />
NFU, CLA, NT<br />
2012 Cumbria Vision LDNPA, CT, <strong>District</strong><br />
Councils, Private<br />
Sector, Nurture<br />
<strong>Lake</strong>land, NT,CT<br />
12. Strategic activity - Manage recreational opportunities to ensure that the special qualities of the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Park</strong> are maintained<br />
12.33 Develop a Cumbria-wide policy<br />
for managing large scale<br />
recreational events.<br />
12.34 Develop a coordinated service<br />
for large scale events<br />
Provide coordinated advice and guidance for<br />
event organisers that delivers - best practice,<br />
raises environmental awareness and allows<br />
for sustainable events that add to participants<br />
understanding of the area and provides<br />
quality experiences for participants.<br />
Develop a web-based service providing<br />
information on events, what organisers need<br />
to do and how they can qualify for a branded<br />
logo approving their event by adhering to<br />
sustainability criteria (such as sustainable<br />
transport) with option to donate to work on<br />
maintaining the landscape.<br />
2011 CCC YDNPA, All Cumbria<br />
Local Access<br />
Forums, LDNPA,NT,<br />
CT<br />
2012 CCC LDNPA, LDTCP,<br />
FLD, <strong>District</strong><br />
Councils, volunteers,<br />
business supply<br />
chains, safety<br />
management<br />
organisations.<br />
Launch of 'Taste Cumbria' by December 2010.<br />
125 businesses participating in 'Taste<br />
Cumbria' by 2013<br />
A working group to report to the Partnership<br />
by 2011 on the options for Visitor Pay Back<br />
schemes.<br />
Event Management <strong>Plan</strong> Guide / Toolkit<br />
produced by December 2010. Accreditation<br />
scheme for event organisers established by<br />
Dec 2011.<br />
Web-based event management toolkit and<br />
'booking' system live by March 2012.<br />
Information and resources portal system live<br />
by March 2012.<br />
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