EMSWORTH: MTI UPDATE APRIL 2012 EMSWORTH: MTI UPDATE APRIL 2012
Jan 04, 2016
EMSWORTH: MTI UPDATE APRIL 2012EMSWORTH: MTI UPDATE APRIL 2012
EMSWORTH MTI HEALTH-CHECK – A SHORT HISTORY:
2005 - Emsworth Food Festival and 30-month survey started to establish likes and dislikes about the town.
2007 – Action Plan developed with support of Hampshire County and Havant Borough Councils and broken into four main categories:
Local economy and visitorsCommunity hall inadequate and no visitor centreRe-generation programme for more shops and homesIncreased contact with Military neighbours led to
St George’s Week, Parade, Music FestivalMuseum and PG Wodehouse connections to be
exploited
Young people and childrenYouth Club started by Churches and Community
AssocSomewhere to play on the beach
EMSWORTH MTI HEALTH-CHECK – A SHORT HISTORY
Town access (via the road system)
Access statement and survey done of all footpaths and cycle links
Now on a websiteAssisted Safe Routes to School programme – more bikes, less
cars
Facilities
Inadequate public conveniences - South Street re-development will address this
Emsworth’s strategic bus route poorly served with shelters – now all but one stop have bus shelters along the A259
Town centre bus shelter/war memorial “tired” and vandalised
Emsworth Train Station run down with poor access for those with disabilities
South Street and entrance to AONB Emsworth Harbour
South Street re-development project:Visitor Centre More central shops and homesRe-siting old toilets
Emsworth War Memorial and Bus Shelter Community Project
Skill of local sign-writer represents crowns for three Armed Services
Roof repaired by Army volunteers from Thorney Island
A quiet reminder - the Kohima Epitaph is written on all 4 sides of the bus shelter eaves
Boarded up windows
View from small to large waiting room
Work in progress
Creating new door
A very welcome sign
nearly there
New toilet being installed at Emsworth Railway Station
… an interim building stage…
Emsworth Station – Opening the new waiting rooms 15 March 2012
Next…the garden sub-project
Opening up the old store room
Provision of new ramp on north platform
… the sun never sets at Emsworth…