Bicknacre & Woodham Ferrers
Community Project

According the Guinness adverts, good things come to those that wait. This will be the case with the Community Project for, as time passes, the scale of the task becomes ever more onerous but (and it’s a big hairy “but!!”) so does our understanding of what we need to do to make it happen…..and it will happen!

With an estimated budget of over £3m, it became clear to the committee that raising this sort of money was not the task of a group of well meaning volunteers.  We have recruited the services of a specialist community project consultant (who’s primary credentials has been the raising of over £90m of funding for other similar projects) to assist in the nigglesome task of raising the funds.  First on his list of ‘to-dos’, is the creation of a master business plan that will set out, in the correct manner, the route map to go forward with.

The three parties behind the project (The Church, The Parish Council and Jesters) have all agreed to fund the appointment of a dedicated project manager to work with the consultant under the guidance of the planning committee.

Final (draft) drawings are ready for planning submission and all these three elements will coalesce over the next three months so by the start of Summer, we’ll be in pole position to take a massive step closer to opening day.

This timing will coincide nicely with the Bicknacre and Woodham Ferrers Festival that this year returns after its sabbatical, on the 19th July 08.

If you would like to know more about the plans for the community project, then make sure you get along to the Annual Parish Meeting on 2nd May 08. You are also more than welcome to attend the regular meetings that are held at Jester’s Kid’s Club at 7.30pm on the third Monday of each month.