Constitution of the Local Environmental Awareness Forum (LEAF)

Below you will find the complete constitution for the Local Environment Awareness Form.

2012 Priorities updated

Priorities for each of the TCAF theme groups have now been updated, based on feeback we received during the Trowbridge Local Knowledge event, held in February.

To view each group’s top priorities for 2012, please select from the headings listed at the top of this page.

Support the County Town

Mary Portas, working with the government, has launched a competition to choose 12 towns to become “Portas Pilots” in 2012. The chosen towns will benefit from a share of £1million to help turn things around for their neglected high streets.

We’d be thrilled to see Trowbridge picked as a #PortasPilot, and the Trowbridge Town Team have worked incredibly hard to get their bid together in time for the March 31st Deadline.

Watch the Trowbridge Portas Pilot bid video below – and don’t forget to keep your fingers crossed! Becoming a Portas Pilot town would mean really great things for Trowbridge.

Supporting the Arc Theatre

Have a look at this months Trowbridge Magazine for an Advert TCAF and it’s theme group BA14 Culure have supported to encourage people to think of making the most of what The Arc has to offer in the lead up to Christmas. Do have a look or visit www.arctheatre.org.uk

Farewell To A Special Lady

Kate and I were honoured to represent TCAF at the funeral of Mary Stacey. Mary Lived and worked tirelessly in Trowbridge during all of her 80 years, she really was a remarkable lady as a mother, wife, teacher, head teacher, councillor, chair and supporter of many local groups.

I have only been in this post for a few months but have become increasingly aware of how lucky we are as residents of Trowbridge that we have so many people with great skill, passion and committment working to make our Community Area the best it can be.

Mary is a huge loss to us all.

Follow our adverts in Trowbridge Magazine

Have you seen this months Trowbridge Magazine? Take a look at page 9, where we call on you to have your say. This Community Area Plan was developed from what others have said. Do you agree? Have we missed anything? Let us know!

 

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TCAF Project Officers

Wiltshire Council and Trowbridge Town Council are committed to ensuring that the community has a way of having its voice heard. In order to try to achieve this they support TCAF by funding it’s two part-time project officers who have a remit to work independently from either council.

On Friday we said an official goodbye to Doug Ross who has been one of TCAF’s Project Officers for the past 6 years! Doug was recently described as ‘The Trowbridge Man from Aberdeen’ as he has committed much of his life both in a voluntary and paid capacity in helping Trowbridge be the very best it can for its community.

Kate Oatley has worked alongside Doug as Project Officer and will continue to share the post with me on Doug’s departure (although Doug has kindly agreed to continue to support TCAF’s work so I don’t think he’ll ever be far away).

So your new joint project officer is me Tracy Sullivan. Just so you know a little bit about me here’s a quick run down: I moved to Trowbridge 14 years ago and have become increasingly involved with the community; first through working in a Marsh Stores in Hilperton (that might seem a bit odd but actually working in a community shop and garage was a really good way to begin to feel part of the community). Eight years ago following some study, other work in the area and having had two children ,I began working at The Arc Theatre and was Director there for two years. I then became much more engaged with the strategic development of the town. I am currently a Development Manager for the arts across Wiltshire, which I do alongside my TCAF work and am a Governor of a local school also.

So that’s enough about me! I’ll be taking on the responsibility for this website and hope to make it as up to date and interactive as possible.

Both Kate and I welcome comments, feedback and thoughts (particularly offers of help, do look at the volunteering page I’ve just created) so please feel free to contact us by email tcaf@trowbridge.gov.uk or by telephone 01225 765072