Chilhams Future Delivery Board

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Chilham's Future Delivery Board (CFDB) was set up in 2006 to take forward the proposals set out in the Feasibility Study undertaken by Rummey Associates for Chilham Parish Council (CPC).

Minutes of our meetings can be found on the Directors page.

The Recent News column on the right hand side of our webpages is intended to keep you up to date with the progress of our project. However if you would like email notifications of these updates please let us know using the feedback form on our Contact Us page.

The main of CFDB objectives are :

to deliver Chilham Village Square’s long-term regeneration and environmental improvement project
to improve the chances of success with funding applications

It is desirable that members of CPC as individuals, are protected from legal liability (for acts or omissions during the delivery of the project). Thus a company with limited liability is the most prudent vehicle for project delivery. For more on ‘limited liability’ see company formation booklet GBF1 at Companies House Guidance Booklets .

The key aims are:

to deliver a high quality, potentially award-winning environmental improvement and refurbishment scheme (‘the scheme’) for Chilham village square (‘the square’)
to promote the sustainable physical, social and economic revitalisation of the whole parish by encouraging tourism: in particular, by unlocking the key i.e. the tourism potential of the square as a unique and beautiful medieval open space
to improve the competitiveness of Chilham village in difficult economic circumstances; promote local businesses, employment and associated activities

This will be achieved by :

using a professional project-management team with key stakeholders, other relevant statutory bodies and partners
researching, applying for and obtaining grant-fundingimprove the competitiveness of Chilham village in difficult economic circumstances; promote local businesses, employment and associated activities
overseeing and steering

The "Ethos":

To aim for the highest possible standards

as a matter of local pride
for pragmatic reasons, to enthuse stakeholders who are more likely to become associated with an exemplar project.

Research shows that well designed public spaces are a powerful driver for regeneration.

The project is to benefit all parishioners, not ‘just’ tourists and visitors.

There will be impartial, thorough public consultation at all key stages.



	July 10 - Progess Update
	At the second scheme development workshop on 8th July the community reps were split into 3 groups and given the task of progressing 3 options.
	Group1 produced a proposal based upon the Jacobs proposal providing 38 parking bays
	Group2 produced a proposal based upon a compromise layout providing 25to35 parking bays
	Group3 produced a proposal based upon a layout providing less than 25 parking bays
	Each group is now progressing their proposal so that it can be presented to the community at an open meeting later in the summer.
	Check out the briefing note issued beforehand,the meeting record, the presentation slides, and the attendees list for further information on the workshop.

	July 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report outlining what had been achieved at the first scheme development workshop. Check out the briefing note issued beforehand,the meeting record, the presentation slides, the Kent Highways presentation, the group feedback and the attendees list for further information on the workshop.

	June 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report outlining what had been achieved at the open workshop together with a summary of the main outcomes. Check out the briefing note issued beforehand, the presentation slides, the meeting record and the attendees list for further information on the workshop.

	May 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report outrlining their plans for the community engagement exercise

	Open Workshop - 27th May in Chilham Castle at 7pm
	Everyone in the parish is invited to an open workshop, the first step in our community engagement exercise.
	This is your chance to engage with other members in the community to agree what needs to be achieved to improve the Square and its environs.
	Use our feedback form before 14th May to book a place.

	April 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB made a progress report to the annual parish meeting on 15th April explaining their plans following the open meeting.

	Open Meeting - 25th March in St Marys Church at 730pm
	CFDB held an open meeting, with George Kennedy as independent chairman, to present the reasoning behind the next step in their project (a community engagement exercise planned for later in the year), explain what they hope this exercise will achieve and collect views from those attending.
	The CFDB presentation was followed by a question and answer session. The notes from the meeting have been approved by our independent chairman and a copy can be borrowed from the post office by those who do not have internet access.

	February 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since December.

	January 10 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since November.

	December 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since September.

	October 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since August.

	September 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since July.

	August 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report explaining what had been achieved since June.

	July 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report for August Parish News explaining what had been achieved since May, including plans for an open meeting.

	June 09 - Progess Report
	CFDB produced a progress report for July Parish News explaining what had been achieved since April.

	April 09 - Community Engagement Phase Proposed
	CFDB produced a report for the annual parish meeting explaining that the key issue to be addressed would be to understand the effects of the main thrust of the feasibility study proposals, ie reducing parking in the Square and encouraging visitors to use Taylors Hill car park. The plan would be to involve experts in the field of urban design and community consultation to establish the basic principles of this approach and introduce the concepts of shared space. With this expert input CFDB hopes the key stakeholders can engage with each other to agree a specific scheme that achieves the aims of the project.
	The parish council endorsed this next phase at its May meeting

	August 08 - Investigation into funding
	The CFDB started to look into project funding and met with Ashford Borough Council projects office to identify potential sources. It also sought advice on next steps from Kent Downs AONB and experts in urban design and community engagement. The key fact to emerge was that to gain the funding required to move this project forward to a detailed design stage, support is required from the key stakeholders in the Square (residents, businesses, school, church) to a specific scheme. This will be a mandatory requirement for any funding.

Chilham's Future Delivery Board Limited is a Limited Company registered in England No.6212253

Registered Address: Haven Lea, Canterbury Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AE