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Exciting plans unveiled to improve life for local residents
Our Sustainable Community Strategy news
Published: Tuesday 18th March 2008
A ten-year blueprint for the future aims to improve the quality of life for everyone in Rossendale
Rossendale's new Sustainable Community Strategy will focus on
14 key outcomes including:
Improving our health and mental well-being
Reducing inequalities
Creating a strong visitor economy
Protecting and enhancing our natural and built heritage
Building more affordable housing
Providing better transport connectivity
Increasing our skills base
It will also deliver a number of key transformational projects over the next 10 years including making Rossendale the gateway for adrenalin sport activities, regeneration in Rawtenstall and Bacup town centres and a new health campus in Rossendale.
The Sustainable Community Strategy has the backing of partners from the public, private and voluntary and community sector who will work closely together to deliver it.
Local Strategic Partnership Chair, David Ingham said: "Our new strategy focuses on some of the most important issues facing the borough. "By concentrating on these issues and getting people to work together we will deliver real improvements for everyone."
For further information and a copy of the strategy please visit http://www.rossendalealive.co.uk/or contact Miladur Rahman on
01706 252413.
