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At the 15 February Cabinet meeting, councillors approved a programme of work to deliver community campuses across the county and – starting with five specific community areas over the next two years – to develop and test alternative solutions to the management of public services. Wootton Bassett has been identified as one of the areas to be involved in this first phase of work which is being referred to as the ‘preliminary management project’.

Further background information to the project can be found in the paper presented to Cabinet and the indicative timeline below:

What is a campus?

Community campuses will be developed through input from local people ensuring each campus is as individual as the community it serves. They will provide the services communities need in one easy-to-access location – placing customers and their needs at the heart of future plans.

These campuses could be new buildings or greatly-improved and developed existing buildings.  In other cases the proposal is to look at community-run leisure facilities which could be expanded to accommodate additional services or facilities.

The aim is to make maximum and efficient use of the council’s buildings – both new and existing – and create campuses that deliver more for local communities.

Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board

The Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board has been formed by the area board and has a key role in leading the consultation on the campus proposal for Roayl Wootton Bassett and the surrounding area. The Shadow Community Operations Board consists of area board and town/parish council representatives and members of the public to ensure it can act on behalf of and to represents the local community.

Update on Royal Wootton Bassett leisure proposals 1 February 2012 press release

Exciting plans for a campus in Royal Wootton Bassett are moving forward. Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board is supporting a proposal put forward by the shadow campus operations board (SCOB) for a newly built facility on a new site that will include a swimming pool. This option includes exploring potential funding opportunities from partner organisations.

Further information is available in the PDFpress release 146kb

Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow COB update to area board 25 January 2012

Please see here the update report from the Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow COB to Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board on 25 January 2012

Royal Wootton Bassett Campus moves a step closer 19 December 2011 press release

A campus for the Royal Wootton Bassett community area moved one step closer last week as cabinet agreed its latest proposals.

At a Cabinet meeting on 13 December 2011 Wiltshire Council approved that the proposal from local people on the Shadow Community Operations Board (Shadow COB) be developed further.

Further information is available in the press release

Principles

Equalities analysis

On Wednesday 7 December 2011 the Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow COB (Community Operations Board) held a workshop to look at how ‘equalities’ should be approached when developing the campus proposal.

The event will allow the Shadow COB to develop an equalities action plan, which aims to remove or reduce any factors that might present a barrier to access for people wishing to use facilities in any new campus (for example, physical access, programming of services and activities etc.). The Shadow COB are keen to explore local views on how to make sure their approach contributes towards the development of an accessible and sustainable community facility.

Design principles

The strategic design principles show the high level principles of development that have been developed by the Royal Wootton Bassett Shadow COB. These are in draft form

Royal Wootton Bassett campus proposals to be discussed at special area board meeting 19 September 2011

An extraordinary meeting of the Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board is taking place on Monday 19 September 2011.

This special meeting is being held at the Memorial Hall, Wootton Bassett from 7pm - 9pm to discuss the consultation results of the Wootton Bassett campus proposals.

Residents have been asked to give their views on the proposal to have a town centre campus which houses a collection of services, including library services, with leisure, swimming pool, sports halls, and community rooms on a different site. This is the second phase of consultation.

The outcome of this second phase of consultation and a final proposal for the Wootton Bassett Community Campus will be made to the area board at the meeting on Monday.

The papers for the meeting and the proposal that will be discussed at the meeting will be available here shortly.

Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board meeting 6 July 2011

The Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board conducted a consultation during June 2011 to find out what the local people of the Wootton Bassett community area want and need in a campus. The initial phase of consultation is an essential part of the process to ensure the services included in a campus are what people across the whole community feel are needed now and for future generations.

Please see below the link to the report the Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board presented to the Area Board on the 6 July 2011, which summarises the results of the consultation and outlines the recommendations put forward by consideration for the Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board members.

The following document contains all the questions received in advance of the area board meeting on the 6 July 2011 with the relevant responses from the council. If you require hard copies of these questions please contact campusconsultation@wiltshire.gov.uk with your name and address.

    You can view the separate response related to the swimming pool in the Area Board minutes from the 6 July 2011

    Questions in advance of meetings

    Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade area board meeting – Wednesday 25 May 2011

    At the Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board meeting on Wednesday 25 May, the Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board confirmed the membership of the Wootton Bassett Shadow Community Operations Board. The members of the Shadow Community Operations Board, along with a short summary of their experience and reasons for expressing an interest in the Wootton Basset Shadow Community Operations Board are detailed in the document below.

    Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade area board meeting – Wednesday 23 March 2011

    Following the presentation made to the area board meeting on Wednesday 23 March, the Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board is inviting expressions of interest from representatives of the local community to sit on either the Royal Wootton Bassett Community Operations Board or the Cricklade Community Operations Board.

    If you would like to put yourself forward to represent your community then please download and complete the form below and return to the address given on the form by Friday 1 April 2011. The Area Board can then determine membership of the Community Operations Boards.

    Supporting documentation

    Contact Details (LiveLink)

    Multiple Contacts:
    eMail: campusconsultation@wiltshire.gov.uk
    Telephone:
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    Last updated: 9 March 2012

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