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Upper Calder Valley Strategy
On this page you can find documents which relate to the UCVR Partnership town team, the town’s delivery plan and other documents. Click here to view town team minutes for Upper Calder Valley.
UCVR have put together a renaissance charter which sets out agreed common aims and promises.
- Process
We, the people of the Upper Calder Valley, civic leaders and representatives of businesses, voluntary and community sectors, are jointly committed to the new Renaissance Vision for the Upper Calder Valley. We will establish a connected, creative and sustainable Valley by redefining the role of its Market Towns through a people-based process of physical, symbolic and virtual change that builds upon the talents of the people and the quality of the built and natural environment. - Built Environment
We will work together to value, protect and enhance our unique cultural and physical heritage.
We will give top priority to the quality of the built environment, to conservation of historic buildings, setting quality and sustainability thresholds for new build and refurbishment. - Valley Setting
We will conserve and enhance the Valley's environmental assets. We will ensure that the wooded landscape is extended and managed, and that the river and canal corridor is accessible but protected from inappropriate development. We will encourage and support a wide range of sustainable rural activity, including bio-diversity and the development of traditional skills. We will improve valley links by enhancing the footpath and bridleway network, recognising and protecting the variety of wildlife and scenery in the area. - Image and Marketing
We will take pride in all aspects of the Valley and be constantly striving for improvement. We will develop a Valley identity that is capable of flexibility. We will make it a place where visitors will be welcomed but which will not be over-exploited for tourists. Natural and heritage riches will be promoted and communicated effectively to the wider world. We will dare to be different. - Business and Recreation
We will support the development of a thriving business base as well as a wide range of good quality leisure and arts facilities. We will celebrate individuality and encourage a wide range of activities for those of all ages and abilities, especially young people, who we want to stay to be a part of the Valley's future. We will encourage initiative and enterprise in the rural economy including manufacturing, service delivery, cultural activity and countryside management. We will support local talent and promote the development and consumption of local produce and products. - Farming and the Rural Economy
We are proud that our farmers have woven together our natural and industrial landscapes through their skills, efforts and innovation over centuries. We recognise their present economic plight and social isolation and commit ourselves to help them to fully participate in the rebuilding of our local food, cultural and tourism economies. - Communication
We will encourage social wellbeing and community cohesion by developing and delivering an efficient communications network that will connect people of the Valley to each other and to the many facilities, services and products that exist already, and which will be extended further. - Housing
We will work to maintain the unique diversity of population mix within the Valley and encourage the promotion of town centre living, live-work accommodation and the potential for sustainable and low-impact housing. - Getting About
We will pursue all the means at our disposal to reduce traffic levels in the Valley and to develop integrated transport arrangements that make travel a pleasure. Walking, cycling, horse-riding, and water-borne travel will be promoted as a utility as well as a leisure activity. - Sustainability
We will use sustainable principles (economic, social and environmental) as a basis for all future developments, respecting the best of the old but incorporating the best of modern technology and creativity for the benefit of future generations. - Change
We agree to work together to achieve the Renaissance Vision, in partnership, not in conflict or competition. We will be tolerant, inclusive and respect diversity. We will address the root causes of intolerance and alienation. We will be open minded to all ideas and educate each other about decisions made. - Community Involvement
Above all, we will involve all sections of the community irrespective of class, gender, race, religious belief, disability, age or sexuality in the process. We will continue to listen to the people of the Valley, as we work towards the delivery of the Renaissance in the years to come.
Click here to download the full charter.
