INTRODUCTION

Our first Strategic Plan covered the period 2015 -2020. Much has changed and this is a refreshed document to focus our priorities and aspirations for our town.

In this plan we want to be able to demonstrate that we can continue to provide quality services, be it our parks, events or sport and leisure facilities in an efficient and cost effective manner.

The Wiltshire Core Strategy for Key achievements since 2015: the Calne Community Area  The Town Council element of the “By 2026 Calne will be an active Council Tax bill has remained and attractive centre for the unchanged since 2015/16 (Band D Community Area, offering a range £210.31) of retail outlets accessible by  The delivery of town wide events public transport. The town will including Summer Carnival and have services that are well used, Festival of Lights

including entertainment and  The neighbourhood plan was made in recreational facilities. The February 2018 community will feel proud of  1,140 homes by 2026 for Calne. The Calne, and will benefit from its location of these homes was decided range of accommodation and following extensive public consultation good links with local businesses.  A new Tesco Superstore was opened on the outskirts of the town with a Development will have supported showroom to promote the town the growth of services and managed by Calne Springs CIC community facilities within the  Calne is a destination location and town. People within the ambassador on the Great West Way® Community Area will have access  A HGV link road received planning to a range of jobs, which will have approval to reduce the amount of helped in reducing the present lorries travelling through the centre of high levels of out-commuting. Calne Progress will have been made  The refurbishment of the War towards the restored Wilts and Memorial in St Mary’s Churchyard Berks Canal and the River  Partial refurbishment of the Marden will provide social, Castlefields Wall environmental and economic assets to the area as part of a  At the South West in Bloom Awards, wider green infrastructure network Calne gained both gold and silver gilt linking Calne with Chippenham certification and the wider countryside”  The Town Council regained its General Power of Competence in 2018.  Taken on new allotments at the Cherhill View development  Achieved a Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Live Nativity  Elections took place in May 2017  Increased our funding for community groups through our grants scheme

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OUR CORPORATE OBJECTIVES OUR TOWN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT to support the town to be a vibrant to improve communication with place to live, work, visit and enjoy. residents, businesses, community groups and visitors and build To ensure good quality information is partnerships. available, for both residents and visitors including history, places to eat, To support community involvement stay, sports and leisure facilities, to build on the success of Calne in walking, cycling, running, places of Bloom interest in the town and the To ensure that we communicate and surrounding area including tourist listen effectively with everyone attractions within easy reach. through our newsletter, website, notice boards and social media To develop and promote To encourage public involvement in opportunities for residents and Council meetings visitors to our town To encourage and support local To work with partners including Visit residents to consider standing as Wiltshire and the Great West Way to councillors for Calne Town Council promote the town as a visitor destination To continue to work with the Heritage Centre To enhance opportunities for young people in Calne To work with groups including Calne Our Place and Calne Springs To continue to provide Town wide events – Summer, Fireworks and To work with the Calne Area Board Christmas Festival and Wiltshire Councillors To work to build community TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN connections and a resilient community MOVEMEMENTS

to deliver a Transport Strategy for Calne. EMPLOYMENT to help retain, develop and enhance employment opportunities for all in To agree a Transport Strategy for Calne. Calne

To use Community Infrastructure To identify and safeguard land for Levy funding to deliver major future employment projects To better understand the needs of To deliver on the S106 funded cycle employers in our town routes across the town To support young people to have To put forward schemes for skills and opportunities for consideration by Calne Area employment in the local area Transport Group

To extend bus services to cover all parts of the town

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OUR CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

WELLBEING SUSTAINABILITY AND to explore the opportunity of making ECOLOGY Calne a wellbeing town. to work towards the Climate Change & Environmental Pledge. To support developments such as the Pocket Park to improve To support the Community Led wellbeing and community buy in. Steering Group To collate and promote opportunities To provide Electric Vehicle charging for residents and businesses to points in the Town Centre access sports, leisure and To deliver the Marden River project recreational activities To support the project to safeguard

the woodland at Castle Walk DEVOLUTION OF ASSETS to ensure the best deal for Calne. To ensure the future of the SUSTRANS route through Calne and the link to Chippenham To work with Wiltshire Council to identify the assets and services To develop sustainable planting and important to the future of Calne green space management To understand our carbon footprint and identify steps to reduce/mitigate this Investigate solar panels/wind farms for energy generation To ensure that all Town Council services reduce single use plastic

BUILD A SAFE AND WELCOMING TOWN To continue to provide the Town Centre CCTV system To continue to put pressure on Wiltshire Police for resources to be allocated to the Calne area To fight inappropriate development in the town To seek infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing town To refresh the Calne Community Neighbourhood Plan and prepare for the emerging Wiltshire Local Plan. To update and refresh the Community Emergency Plan To work with Wiltshire Council to ensure development is of a sustainable design and construction

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OUR CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

HIGH QUALITY FACILITIES MANAGE OUR BUILDINGS, AND SERVICES RESOURCES, COUNCILLORS to the residents and visitors which AND STAFF TO BENEFIT THE promote health and active lifestyles. TOWN Continue to invest in floral display and town wide events. To continue to support groups and organisations through grants and To provide allotments, cemetery and free use of our equipment and green spaces for recreation, sport venues. and enjoyment To develop events to showcase the Continue to invest in the Town Hall and opportunities to Beversbrook Sports & Community develop the Town Hall complex Facility - Increase the range of sport Invest in our buildings and assets to provision on offer ensure that they meet all standards - Ensure Beversbrook is and are fit for purpose accessible to all Ensure that the Town Council To invest in development at the operates within legislation Recreation Ground to deliver on Ensure that Town Council manages community aspirations for the site. its finances effectively To provide a town centre accessible To deliver the Community public toilet Governance review for the benefit of To ensure our streets and public the town. spaces are clean and well To ensure all Town Council staff maintained have access to training and are To continue to invest in our play supported in their career areas and other open spaces development To safeguard the green space at To ensure all Councillors receive Priestley Grove and deliver appropriate training additional allotments To complete the planned works to Castlefields Wall

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The challenges ahead: Our Governance and Committee Structure: Wiltshire Council will be devolving services to local Parish and Town Calne Town Council consists of Councils. We need to work together to nineteen Councillors who are elected ensure the best deal for Calne to office every four years. The next scheduled election is in May 2021. Our growing town is putting a strain on local facilities and the transport There are two tiers of local infrastructure government in Wiltshire.

Our next local elections will take place Delivering our objectives: in 2021. We aim to ensure that all sectors of our community are Delivery of the Town Council’s represented and that we achieve a functions is overseen and managed by diverse Town Council. the Director of Council Services, who is the Town Council’s proper officer How we fund our services: and responsible finance officer. The Director of Council Services is The precept is the main source of supported by four senior managers income for the Town Council. and a team of staff.

A MODEST TOWN WITH A BIG HEART

Produced September 2019

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