Wesbury area board to view campus proposals

Proposals setting out how a community campus might be developed in Westbury will be presented at the next meeting of the area board.

Earlier this year the area board endorsed the development of a working proposal following extensive local consultation that backed the idea of a three-site campus where a variety of services and facilities could be provided.

The proposal will be presented by members of the Westbury Community Campus Team, which is made up of community representatives, at the area board meeting on Thursday 11th December at The Laverton.

Working proposals that have been endorsed by an area board would then be assessed for feasibility and a business case explored before any final scheme was considered on a case-by-case basis by Wiltshire Council’s cabinet.

Consultation into what Westbury people might want in a local campus has been very extensive and ranged from surveys through to stalls at fayres.  While some towns like Corsham and Melksham have plumped for a single site campus, local people voted overwhelmingly to retain three sites. These are the town’s famous Victorian swimming pool, the Leighton recreation centre and the library.

People attending the area board will be able to see an exhibition and pick up a copy of the summary of the working proposal.  Jonathon Seed, Wiltshire Council Cabinet member for Campuses and Communities, will also attend the meeting.

Also at the area board will be a presentation by Hills about its proposals for a renewable energy plant at Northacre. People will also be able to hear more about plans for activities for young people and about the work undertaken by the area board to tackle local community priorities. There will also be details about Wiltshire Council’s current consultation about car parking.

Everyone is very welcome to come along to the meeting on 11th December which starts at 7.00pm with refreshments and a chance to look at the display from 6.30pm.

Area board chairman David Jenkins said, “This promises to be an interesting meeting with a wide variety of subjects important to local people. We hope as many people as possible will come along and join in.”