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Chipping Norton Town Partnership has received a major boost with a grant from the District Council towards employing a Project Manager. The Project Manager will be employed to help implement projects arising from the Chipping Norton Town Appraisal and subsequent work in the town.

A full appraisal of Chipping Norton in 2003 showed that the overwhelming desire in the town was for it to remain a �working Cotswold town�. The Town Partnership was established to take forward the issues raised in the Appraisal and it is made up of a range of organisations with a shared commitment to
supporting Chipping Norton. These include the Town, District and County councils, Chipping Norton School, the Guild of Commerce, The Theatre, the Ace Centre and the Rotary Club.

�The Partnership has made a start addressing some of the important issues in Chipping Norton, including the provision of longer term jobs in the town and the coordination of activities for young people�, said William Barton, Business Development Officer. �However, there is still much to do and a dedicated Project Manager will help the whole programme to gather momentum. Our support of a similar initiative in Carterton has proved extremely successful and we are keen to replicate that success in Chipping
Norton�

The District Council's Cabinet has resolved to support the Partnership with a grant of up to �7,000 per annum for the next two years. The remaining money is being raised locally including contributions from the Town Council and the Guild of Commerce.


Posted : 13/04/2006 17:51:13

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