Locks at The Hollingwood-Hub |
A party of 15 boarded a mini bus on Sunday and headed off to the Hollingwood-Hub in Chesterfield. The sun shone, the welcome was wonderful and the lunch superb, especially Nona's scones!
But it wasn't all play, we were their as part of a government funded scheme to help us to develop Marple Wharf. Although at first, the Hollingwood-Hub project seemed very different to what we face at Marple Wharf it was soon apparent that we faced similar problems of forming appropriate partnerships, funding issues and attracting voluntary helpers.
We benefited greatly from the experience and expertise of Robin and Geraint from the Chesterfield Canal Trust and came away much enlightened. We were buzzing on the journey back home and all agreed it was a very worthwhile trip leaving us with much to think about.
We are now looking forward to the 2nd workshop, with Maja and a Heritage Architect from The GlassHouse Community Led Design, to build a model and develop a community based plan for Marple Wharf
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| Discussing issues of Marple Wharf with Dr Geraint Cole |
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| The Study Tour at the Hollingwood-Hub began with a presentation by the Trustees |
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