OUR VISION

The simple version:

People coming together from across the community to appreciate Marple's past, see the challenges we face as a town and work towards a great future for all.

Making Marple Better - Together

The longer version:

To create a broad and inclusive community of active citizens who, by working in the space between an appreciation of Marple's history and the unfolding social, economic and environmental changes we face as a town, can be influential in the shaping of Marple as a vibrant and sustainable place in which to lead fulfilling lives.

OUR AIMS

1         To work with our community to create a shared understanding of our current circumstances/situation and the

            future challenges we face and to develop and deliver sustainable proposals to help tackle them. (community                  engagement)

2         To encourage the highest standards of planning and building design and townscape, and strengthen our     

            position as a trusted source of information and opinion on such matters. (planning)

3         To increase the diversity of our membership, improve our visibility, employ new forms of communication, and                  recognise what is required to remain relevant to our community. (communications).

OUR OBJECTIVES

1         Work with the people of Marple to create a shared picture of the town and our experiences of it that may serve              to guide and influence plans for the future (Marple as place function)

2         Encourage the highest standards of design and planning in all works affecting Marple's future sustainable built             environment and public realm by monitoring planning proposals and building outcomes (Planning function                     future)

3         Continue to learn about, preserve, enhance and promote those elements of our environment which help us to

           understand Marple`s historical background. (Planning function past)

4         To support Marple as a happy, healthy and sustainable place to live, building awareness of the impact of

            sustainability on its buildings, townscape, infrastructure and transport (Sustainability function)

5         To engage with the citizens of Marple to expand membership to become as diverse and representative as

            possible (Public Profile/Representation function)

6         To develop a communications platform to facilitate public engagement and to become the first port of call for

            those who want information and advice on issues affecting the built environment and public realm

            (Communications function)

7         To support and engage with all those institutions having the same or similar objects in view (Liaison function)

8         To organise a team to be responsible for the management and delivery of the vision (Management function)