Next Forum Meeting
Wednesday April 2nd, 7pm
The Manor Room, Buttery Lane
Teversal Village, NG17 3JN
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Latest News
- Minutes of the Forum meeting held on January 15th now available January 19, 2025
- Teversal Repair Café November 30, 2024
- Community Energy Project November 22, 2024
- Minutes of the Forum meeting held on October 23rd now available October 26, 2024
- The Forum has applied to Ashfield D.C. for re-designation for 2025-2030 October 11, 2024
Working Groups
Following the formal adoption of the Teversal, Stanton Hill & Skegby Neighbourhood Plan by Ashfield District Council, the members of the Forum set up a series of Working Groups to put many of the ideas and proposals in the Plan into practice.
If you would like to know more about any of the Working Groups, or contribute to their work,
please go to our Contact Us page and let us know your area of interest
Planning & Environment working group
Purpose
To monitor new and ongoing planning applications in the Plan area and comment as appropriate to ADC
To seek to ensure adequate local facilities in the Plan area.
To review any aspects that affect the environment in the Plan area and to comment or initiate action as appropriate.
To liaise with developers and comment on the design, layout and property mix for any new housing or industrial development in the Plan area.
Climate Change & Sustainability working group
Purpose
Promote and pursue policies and objectives that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the Neighbourhood Forum area and, along with many other local and national organisations, has declared a Climate Emergency.
Promote improved home energy efficiency programs in conjunction with Ashfield D.C. and other local and national organisations
Establish a Community Energy Cooperative (or similar body) to create a sustainable and affordable local energy supply through community investment
Operate a Food Share scheme with volunteers taking surplus food from the Stanton Hill Coop, and other donated food, to Skegby library twice a week, where it is available to those who need it.
The Forum area is particularly badly served by public transport yet a large number of residents do not own a car or have any other form of personal transport. This has an effect on their ability to obtain work, education and access healthcare and shopping. In any event car journeys are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
The Forum is therefore committed to improving public transport provision. To this end it seeks to form productive relationships with decision makers at national, regional and local level as well as transport operators. Its objective is the provision of an affordable, regular and reliable bus service throughout the Neighbourhood Area.
If you want a better bus service - join the Forum and take part in this campaign.
Heritage working group
Purpose
To create and maintain a register of heritage assets to be added to and amended from time to time - (NCC listed sites, NCC archaeological sites, NCC parks and gardens, NCC non-designated sites, Teversal Conservation area, Teversal pastures SSSI and mining plans).
Each asset will added to a map to be made available for viewing
To monitor the condition of heritage assets and suggest interventions if considered necessary
To support and advise the Planning and Environment group on planning applications affecting heritage assets
Friends of Stanton Hill working group
Purpose
The Neighbourhood Forum has been working with Ashfield District Council and consultants, Evidence First, to develop a ten year investment plan for Stanton Hill.
The Plan can be accessed here.
The Investment Plan aims to reverse the years of decline and has five main objectives:
• To build community spirit, community connections and promote a sense of belonging and pride in Stanton Hill.
• To revitalise the High Street to boost its appeal and create an appealing shopping experience.
• To make Stanton Hill cleaner, safer and more attractive by tackling issues such as litter, crime, health and poor housing.
• To improve bus services so that they are regular and reliable and can be used to connect to the wider transport network.
• To offer residents the opportunity to increase their skills and learn new ones so as to increase earnings and opportunities.
Ashfield District Council has made a long term commitment to provide the resources needed to implement the Plan. To turn this vision into reality this needs to be a partnership between the Council and the people and businesses in Stanton Hill, it needs to be an effort by the community for the community. If you want to see a better Stanton Hill we need you to take part.
Regular meetings will be held with Ashfield DC to monitor progress and plan future steps. These meetings will be open to anyone willing to help further the aims of the Investment Plan. You can find out more by getting in touch through the Contact Us page on this website.
A series of events will be taking place over the coming months to give everyone the opportunity to learn more and offer their views so please come along and let us know what you think.
If you want to comment, want more information or would like to join us please get in touch.
Anyone who lives or works in Teversal, Stanton Hill or Skegby is welcome to attend any of our meetings so please come along.
There is no reason why Stanton Hill can’t be a pleasant and vibrant place in which to live and work, a place that will offer its residents a chance to live fulfilling lives where everyone, young and old, can reach their potential.
You can reach the Group through the Contact Us page of the website.