Bagshot village plan meeting

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00

Well the launch meeting of the Bagshot Village Plan was a huge success with more than 140 people attending. Geoff Marston, chair of the village plan steering group, started the 3 short speeches by laying out the background and process of the plan. Glyn Carpenter shared her passion for the village and her excitement about the future. Finally Gershon Berkowitz of Surrey Community Action told us how impressed he has been with the progress already made and the buzz that exists in Bagshot. Gershon works with towns and villages across Surrey helping them to build community and he told us all that he sensed something special in Bagshot.

Gershon's was a theme echoed by some of those attending in an open question time when people told of how friendly they've found the village.

Following the questions, there was a time for people to discuss what they'd heard and to contribute their thoughts and aspirations for Bagshot in a number of areas such as the environment, business, youth and children.

Members of Hotspot, the Wednesday night youth cafe in Bagshot, came to the event and interviewed attendees for their new podcast. Hotspot is one of the success stories that came out of the TUNE-IN community consultations a couple of years ago.