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Rowhedge: Villagers to shape riverside's future
VILLAGERS are being urged to have their say over revived plans for a new riverside centre in Rowhedge.
Councillors and volunteers are asking residents to set out their vision for the future of their riverside.
At a meeting at Rowhedge village hall householders agreed to resurrect the scheme under the leadership of a new group of county, borough and parish councillors and officers, plus representatives from Rowhedge Heritage Trust.
East Donyland Parish Council was granted the land off the River Colne by developers Redrow to build a centre to celebrate the village's maritime and social history as a planning gain for building 122 new homes.
But previous designs divided opinion and in April 2006 a café and maritime museum was constructed as a temporary measure.
John Jowers, Essex County Council's cabinet member for localism, who also represents Rowhedge, said: "We are starting with a blank canvas as the partnership is determined that it will be the villagers who shape this project, as only they know what type of facility will be best suited to this community to provide a real asset and improve the quality of life.
"I think tonight is where we need to ask you what's right for the village - what will enhance it, and what will we leave to our grandchildren as a legacy?"
He was backed by borough councillor Margaret Kimberley, who said: "As you cannot fail to notice, there is a lot going on in Rowhedge, and we have a sense of community which will only be enhanced by what we are here for tonight.
"Rowhedge is an important location in our borough. It has a wonderful history of boat building activities and land and water recreation and is one of a few waterside communities in the East of England, so we are very pleased to be in partnership on this project."
12:22pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: mumof1, Colchester on 12:54pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Just what the village needs, more new homes! I'd rather be given no bargaining chip at all if it meant that the woods were kept and that house prices were kept reasonably stable instead of stupidly high so that people like me could have some chance of coming back to where they were born.
Just what the village needs, more new homes! I'd rather be given no bargaining chip at all if it meant that the woods were kept and that house prices were kept reasonably stable instead of stupidly high so that people like me could have some chance of coming back to where they were born.
Posted by: bad, Colchester on 3:13pm Fri 28 Mar 08
It's not an additional 122 homes - these are the houses that have already been built on the river frontage.
It's not an additional 122 homes - these are the houses that have already been built on the river frontage.
Posted by: Uptheu's, Rowhedge on 6:31pm Fri 28 Mar 08
How about something that will benefit the whole village,like some car parking space and some public toilets rather than somewhere for the boating fraternity to have a shower.
How about something that will benefit the whole village,like some car parking space and some public toilets rather than somewhere for the boating fraternity to have a shower.
Posted by: rowhedger, rowhedge on 7:40pm Fri 28 Mar 08
why dont they spend the money on sort the parking out and activites for the kids and get them of the streets at night
why dont they spend the money on sort the parking out and activites for the kids and get them of the streets at night
Posted by: camraman, Rowhedge on 11:19am Sun 30 Mar 08
Because their kids are all grown up so it's of no benefit to them!!Anything for the kids, they're told to go and raise the money
Because their kids are all grown up so it's of no benefit to them!!Anything for the kids, they're told to go and raise the money
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