Bigger than Teesdale, benefits will be Countywide

MTI in Barnard Castle has been very successful

Visioning work will be similar to that carried out in Durham City

Barnard Castle and Berwick are pilot projects. Visioning work in Berwick has already started and lessons should be learnt from both Berwick and Durham City.

Vision is very much a long term view - 20 year vision

A holistic action plan is required which identifies key milestones and aligns and links into the LDF process.

Teesdale District Council also plans to complete an Economic Strategy which needs to be aligned with the visioning.

There is an opportunity for the visioning and the Economic Analysis to be prepared together as one exercise.

Funding for Economic Strategy (£30k) can be used to match Single Programme.

Chair

Relationship with existing partnerships

Other organisations not on Steering Group

A private sector independent chair will be required in due course

Correspondence has been received from Bill Oldfield, Chairman of Teesdale Marketing requesting a progress report and expressing Teesdale Marketing's wish to be involved.

Consideration was given to whether any other key players are missing from the partnership for example Teesdale Marketing, LSP, English Heritage and GONE.

It was agreed that LSP and Teesdale Marketing should be invited to join the steering group; others would be called upon as and when required.

Write to Bill Oldfield to request Teesdale Marketing suggest a suitable member to join the Steering Group

Contact Teesdale LSP to request a suitable rep, with community links for the Steering Group

Brief-The brief is to be worked up by ONE North East.

it is aligned with the LDF process

includes detail of communications and that any press activity or media communications links in to both Frazer Davie, Durham County Council and ONE NorthEast's media team

Partnership capacity is considered, for example how and who delivers and considerations for an SPV

Application- In line with the brief an application form for Single Programme funding is to be completed and submitted. The application will be in the name of Teesdale District Council

Brief to be developed and written

Application to be developed and written

A list of potential consultants should be considered with expressions of interest invited as a first stage. It is expected that the consultants will be made up of a consortium of organisations with the appropriate expertise.