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Tomorrow’s
THE Teignmouth Regeneration Project came into being in 2001 when the government introduced the Market and Coastal Towns initiative. It was considered that if projects did not have the support of the local community they were more likely to fail.
The Market and Coastal Towns initiative concentrated on community-based regeneration which was: ● Long lasting, sustainable and holistic ● Designed, implemented and managed by the community in partnership with their agency partners and elected representatives
● Able to tackle the causes rather than the symptoms of economic, environmental, cultural and social decline and exclusion
There was an increasing emphasis on community involvement in every aspect of regeneration and a new statutory framework of Community Planning for Local Authorities was introduced. This had four key concepts:
● Community Leadership ● A Strategic Vision for the whole area ● Community Involvement ● Partnership Working
the Teignmouth Town Council working together with the Kingsway Meadow Community Association and forming the Teignmouth Regeneration Project. Councillors Sylvia Russell, Mary Strudwick and Bill Ridley represented the council joined by Kier Duffin and Sue Warren from Kingsway. Mr Ridley continued to chair the project on behalf of the town council for six years and saw the project through Incorporation into a Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee in 2006. It then became the Teignmouth Community Development Trust (TCDT) whose working title currently is Tomorrow’s Teignmouth. In 2005, following four years of community
Community Leadership came initially through
The Working Name of Teignmouth Community Development Trust
consultation, the Teignmouth Strategic Action Plan (SAP) was produced by the trust. Its production had been delayed because government had diverted funds to areas affected by the 2003 outbreak of foot and mouth disease. SAP was taken on board by Teignbridge Council and formed the Vision For Teignmouth in their Local Development Framework’s Core Strategy document. This vision outlines many of the ideas and projects that organisations and members of the community have identified for the town.
More than 60 individuals have given their time and commitment to the regeneration of the town and together with existing local organisations form a major part of the community involvement. (These include: Breath Easy, Friends of the Orangery, Heritage Trail, RNLI, Teign Arts Advisory Group (TAAG), Teign Corinthian Yacht Club, Teign Diving Centre, Teign Fishermen and Watermen’s Association, Teign Heritage (formerly Shaldon & Teignmouth Museum), Teignmouth Chamber of Commerce, Teignmouth Community Association (formerly Kingsmeadow Community Association, Eastcliffe Community Association, Talk Training and the Ice Factory), Teignmouth Community Choir, Teignmouth Community College and local Primary Schools, Teignmouth Fair Trade, Teignmouth Folk Festival, Teignmouth Players, Teignmouth Rotary Club, Teignmouth Town Centre Management Committee, The Senior Council.) Regeneration projects have been a major boon to the community. Work by Devon County Council has spectacularly improved Northumberland Place. The children’s play area on the Den, multi-use games area and new miniature golf course have proved a great success not just for local families but for the increasing number of visitors who come from miles around to enjoy the facilities. It is hoped that work on building a new skate park will commence shortly. This will join the other facilities available on the
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