To have affordable zero carbon emission transport available - both cars and public transport.

To have free wireless internet connectivity everywhere

To have no fox, deer or hare hunting

To have clean rivers

To have renewable, zero carbon energy resources but not nuclear power

To have low food miles making up the majority of food shopping

To have local health care

To have local affordable housing for those who need support in their old age or otherwise

To have peace

Simon Duncan

Local Autonomy - we know best

Farming: Don’t turn barns into holiday homes, use to grow food i.e. mushrooms; give grants to encourage new crops / animals, wild boars on moors etc, allowing for climate change vineyards

Fund renewable energy in all forms e.g. wave power

Only allow purchase of village houses to local community if new sale

Broadband connection everywhere

Peripatetic services such as health

Transport - improve all public transport and community transport

Mobile education schemes for country skills i.e. drystone walling, training in all new and old skills required for sustainability

Shirley Heselton

• a thriving market town
• successful small shops, alongside the inevitable superstores
• good transport links, hopefully with improved and expanded rail links, where available.
• improved facilities for young people, that don’t require transport to larger centres
• affordable housing
• better policing i.e. one officer based in the town not on call from local cities
• hospital services within reasonable reach
• encouragement for small industry to thrive

Mike Campion

Brigg Town Council

• My vision for 2020 would have seen the result of the positive economic benefits of the early C21st initiatives such as ‘Carbon Neutral’, organic produce and activity tourism
• Furthermore, the movement of the ageing population to rural communities would be seen as a positive social and economic generator
• Planning restrictions would have been amended to facilitate jobs and affordable housing
• Government would have at least demonstrated ‘joined-up’ thinking through its transport, health and community services with regards to rural and urban communities!

F Buckingham-Evans

To retain the Green Belt in the vicinity of the village in which I live

To maintain the excellent standard of public transport which is available at present

To provide affordable housing for people in the low income bracket

To encourage people to make less use of their motor cars and use more environmentally friendly modes of transport.

To promote healthy lifestyles – healthy diets and the benefits of exercise.

Alan Rowles

Kivo-Ebiz

Design transport inter-connectivity that is viable by being flexible and demand responsive

Community spirit fostering by improvement of activities, services and facilities.

Measurement of demand, needs and desires at a lower level.

Better accessibility for all to green space especially nature reserves, tied to better education of all in wildlife and its role in eco-systems

Return to local crime control with local beat officers responsible to local community

Better access to emergency health services

Biggest aspiration: That people become less selfish and more concerned for fellow

travellers on the planet!

Jerry Stanford

Colne Connected

1) Sustainable & vibrant farming community

2) Viable village schools

3) Regular & affordable public transport, so people can afford to use public transport and they are at times when people need them

4) Protected landscapes to be enjoyed by all

5) Affordable housing for young local people

6) Well paid jobs with good career prospects

7) Easily accessible health care – local hospitals & health centres

Redundant buildings transformed to house businesses such as those using modern technologies and the development of the internet

9) Protect the heritage of market towns and villages so people can relate to the history of the area where they live, work and visit

By 2020 I would like:

Local employment

Good Schools

Sustainability

Healthy Living – Local Health Facilities

Locally produced food

Good leisure facilities

Clean energy

Waste totally reduced

Cultural & Heritage activities

Access to countryside

Cheap transport

Doug Phillips

Renewable and energy efficient homes with use of recyclable components.

More community allotments with fruit and vegetables - at these it would be lovely to see intergenerational activity between young and old. Roof top gardens.

School markets – children growing fruit and veg and then learning entrepreneurial skills selling

Biodiversity – more environmental learning activities for young people. Links to farming

and young farmers associations. Outside classrooms; more recording of

what is right on our doorstep.

Linking up of heritage sites in the area, to naturally support each other – local tours that link up.

Affordable housing – more as country small cottages in keeping with area and with what rural young people have grown up with

Going back to farming, local people buying locally at post offices etc. post offices being kept but broadening their facilities.

Support village halls to offer more facilities and to be open for longer

Less crime

Pollution free and low carbon communities

More health activities / leisure facilities

Corrie Davies

Strong communities that work together / better communication / IT for all

Activities for young people and children – makes them feel part of their community

Transport that works, meets rural needs locally

Enough affordable housing to meet local area needs sensitively 9keep green spaces)

Access to local health care and support systems

Salary equality for those that choose to live and work locally and raise their families there

Continued recognition of the importance of rural towns and their needs and support in accessing funding streams (i.e. that funding is still available out there)

Support for continual learning and training opportunities for all ages and capabilities including migrants who are important to our future

Community / Arts Centres – find a way that all ages feel comfortable and are able to use these facilities (i.e. village halls that would rather stay empty than let a youth group in once a week!)

Improve and enhance leisure pursuits for all ages

Raise the profile of what’s good in the countryside to greater levels – food,

community strengths

Great schools, specialist colleges’ support, help to determine strengths and improve weaknesses

Hillary Philpott

Pershore Market Town Partnership