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Going for 'Excellent' sea water
Download the latest leaflet from Yorkshire Water on the construction project on Marine Drive to improve Scarborough's bathing water quality.
click here . . .Digital Scarborough 2012
Digital Scarborough 2012 was held last weekend at Woodend Creative Workspace
The keynote speaker was Ajaz Ahmed – the Yorkshire-based businessman who founded Freeserve
Photos courtesy Tina Carne, Four Degrees West Ltd
Yorkshire Water Presentation
Click below to download the presentation Yorkshire Water gave on January 12th to the Toll House Liaison Group of which Renaissance Chairman Graham North is a member.
The groups reports there is still a lot going on in terms of a transport and communications plan but rest assured these are moving ahead.
Iconic sculpture bought for the town
One of two sculptures on loan to Scarborough Borough Council from sculptor Ray Lonsdale has been purchased for the town by a local pensioner Maureen Robinson.
The work is titled "Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers" and is based on a retired miner who was one of the first soldiers to relieve the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the end of World War II.
When the piece first went on display for a month in the North Bay Ray Lonsdale was quoted on the SBC website:-
"I am pleased that my 'Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers' will be on show there for residents and visitors alike to look at and enjoy. This piece is almost a war memorial as it depicts the lives of all those who suffered during the World Wars."
Olympic Torch comes to Scarborough
© LOCOG
The Olympic Torch will make a 70 day journey around the UK arriving at Land's End on Saturday, 19th May and reaching London on Friday, 27th July.
On Monday, 18th June the torch will cover Middlesbrough to Hull via
Redcar
Marske-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Brotton
Carlin How
Loftus
Hinderwell
Lythe
Sandsend
Whitby
Pickering
Scarborough
Filey
Bridlington
Beverley
Details of times will be published later.
Fresh Soup Anyone ?
Dan Hargreaves, Head Chef at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Restaurant cooking up delicious soups making the most of fresh ingredients from the Market Hall.
Saturday 19th November
2011
From Nick Taylor . . .
As you all know the organisation that initiated the idea and then provided much of the funding for Scarborough’s Renaissance, Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency will soon be disbanded and cease to operate. They will be missed as much benefit came from this organisation, but the other two essential elements to the project, namely the local authority and the community are still very keen to keep all the activity going, especially the public participation.
Large capital projects, inspired by the people of the town signalled the start to some great improvements for the place, but the most impressive and lasting ones have been the change in the hearts and minds of the townsfolk. Despite the changes and economic downturn, many are still very enthusiastic to see the continued improvements to the town. As I write these words overlooking the South Bay, with a strong northerly gale blowing bringing sleet and occasional snow I am about to leave for a meeting where I know there will be a collection of hoteliers, lecturers, businesspeople and students all keen to discuss the digital future of Scarborough. It is this continued public enthusiasm that has made such a large difference.
There is still much to be done and the action groups as well as the Town Team will all continue to meet in 2011, but we have a new direction and that is to take part in the new coalition government’s localism agenda. We have already won our accolades for this sort of work and to keep up the momentum is essential. Whether it is influencing Tesco in the design of their new store on Dean Road with the Urban Space Group, giving business advice to a fledgling creative company through the Creative Coast group or helping to influence tourism strategy for the region at the Forum for Tourism, they are all important elements in what makes this town such a great place.
With every best wish for 2011
Nick Taylor
Local Development Framework
The Local Development Framework is the collection of local development documents produced by the Local Planning Authority which collectively delivers the Spatial Planning Strategy for its area (and ultimately replaces Local Plan 1999)
[Spatial planning is a process of place shaping and delivery which aims to produce a vision for the future of places that responds to local challenges and opportunities, based on evidence, a sense of local distinctiveness and community derived objectives.]
This was a presentation to the January 2010 Town Team meeting.
'Great Town' award
Scarborough has won the 'Great Town' Award in the annual Academy of Urbanism awards.
'Renaissance News' (December / January) includes coverage of the event.
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Scarborough North Bay
As at end-November 2011 the group currently shows 174 photographs from 29 group members
Scarborough North Bay GroupIAP2 Project of the Year
IAP2 is an international association of members who seek to promote and improve the practice of public participation in relation to individuals, governments, institutions, and other entities that affect the public interest in nations throughout the world. IAP2 carries out its mission by organizing and conducting activities to:
* Serve the learning needs of members through events, publications, and communication technology;
* Advocate for public participation throughout the world;
* Promote a results-oriented research agenda and use research to support educational and advocacy goals;
* Provide technical assistance to improve public participation.
The 2009 Core Values Awards winners were announced on September 21st during the 17th Annual IAP2 conference in San Diego, California, USA.
The 'Project of the Year' Winner is Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, United Kingdom. The 'Project of the Year' Core Values Award is given to projects that have achieved a definable outcome. The project must have been completed or have significant phases of the project completed.
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Well we did it!
We were on our way to Prague to take part in a two day conference celebrating the very best of enterprise and to see if we had been successful in the competition to find 'Europe's Most Enterprising Place'.
After a day of conference and a presentation to a good sized audience (we found it quite disconcerting speaking to people all wearing headphones – you wonder if they are listening to you, we were then taken to the Zofin Palace, a most beautiful building on Zofin Island in the middle of the river Vlata that runs through the centre of the city. The 18th century building constructed by Vaclav Novotny and named after Princess Sofie who was the mother of Emperor Frantisek Josef was built as a cultural centre in the classic Neo Renaissance Style. Highly suitable for the Scarborough team.
It had seen some pretty great performers throughout history with performances from Liszt, Berlioz and Wagner - it was now Scarborough's turn. The dinner proceeded with awards being given to some very strong competition from the likes of a science park in Sweden, a project from Belgium to engage the young entrepreneur and an impressive Polish project in a formerly depressed rural area making the most of its rich cultural heritage. Right at the end when we were wondering why we had been given such a prominent table and thinking that all the awards had been made and we were to go home empty handed, the announcement was made of the Grand Jury Prize – and yes it was Scarborough.
We were elated.
Our small group was then invited up onto the stage to receive the award. This was a prize for the town and the region, and a big thank you to all those of you who have been involved in the programme of activity that has allowed us to deliver this wonderful renaissance of Scarborough. On a humbling note however one element struck me. We were a small group of English people in the middle of Europe. Foreign tongues were obviously spoken everywhere but all of the business was conducted in English.
From Nick Taylor - Renaissance Manager
Scarborough - the most enterprising town in Europe - what difference will this make to Scarborough and the area?
• Most importantly it will raise the awareness of the town throughout the rest of the country and Europe.
• It will give us a superb opportunity to get into the national media.
• It will allow local companies and organisations to make the point that they are from the most enterprising place in Europe which adds to their competitiveness. Dozens are already using the fact we are the best in Britain.
• It will be supportive to those who have invested in their businesses and aim to bring more economic activity into the town. This in turn will promote more jobs and help the viability of the town.
• The take up of the available land on the business park will improve, again bringing more jobs to town.
• The investments being made in projects such as the Spa Complex will be made more worthwhile as the image of the town continues to improve bringing more conferences.
• Local companies and organisations will find recruiting people from the rest of the country easier as again the image is improved.
• Local businesses supplying the full range of ancillary services will be needed.
There will be many other reasons why this will be a benefit to our town and in the meantime we need stories of achievements, milestones and events. There are so many companies winning national accolades such as AWJ Group winning the Glass Company of the Year 2008/9 and Castle Employment being finalists in the ‘Best Small Recruitment Firm to work for’ at a national conference from within their business sector. There are many more stories such as these, coming from voluntary groups just as much as businesses, so please let us know and we can
Scarborough - the most enterprising town in Europe
** Scarborough has been named as the most enterprising town in Europe. **
In October 2008 the Scarborough Renaissance Partnership was named the enterprise capital of the UK beating competition from such cities as Nottingham and Plymouth - having already become the winner of Enterprising Britain 2008 for Yorkshire and Humberside. The Partnership then went forward (with 12 other nominees) to the European awards.
Final results were announced on May 13th at a ceremony in Prague. The winners of this annual event act as role models across the regions of Europe and provide excellent examples how to create environments where entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship can flourish.
The objectives of the awards are to:
· Identify and recognise successful activities that promote enterprise and entrepreneurship;
· Showcase and share examples of best entrepreneurship policies and practices;
· Develop a greater awareness of the role entrepreneurs play in society; and
· Encourage and inspire potential entrepreneurs.
From the final nominees 13 candidate regions were short listed for the 2008 awards covering entrepreneurship promotion, red tape reduction, enterprise support, investment in skills, and
responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship.
Short listed are :
1. Belgium 'A team of entrepreneurship awareness-raising workers', Agence de Stimulation Economique (Economic Stimulation Agency), Liège
2. Finland 'Knowledge, skills, support – from entrepreneur to entrepreneur', The Women’s Enterprise Agency, Helsinki
3. France' Gers Soho Solo project', Gers Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gers
4. Germany - 'Unternehmergymnasium Bayern: Unternehmertum mit Abitur (Entrepreneurial Grammar School Bavaria: Entrepreneurship Education and School Graduation in one Go) ' ,
Unternehmergymnasium Bayern, Pfarrkirchen
5. Germany- 'Getting people into work', Waldkirch Employment and Qualification Company (WABE), Waldkirch
6. Hungary 'ANTI-BUREAU', Miskolc Holding Zrt., Miskolc
7. Lithuania 'Reduction of statistical reporting burden to respondents', Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian Statistics), Vilnius
8. Poland - 'Commune of Bieliny' – Our Power Spot, Commune of Bieliny, Bieliny
9. Poland - 'Pottery Village', the Nidzica Development Foundation (NIDA), Nidzica
10. Spain - 'Home support programme for entrepreneurs (PAED)', Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Aragón Regional Government, Zaragoza
11. Spain - 'Instituto IDEAS', Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia
12. Sweden Gothia Science Park, Enterprise and Community Building Sector, Municipality of Skövde
13. United Kingdom - Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
