Category: Project

PCAP arranges family funday’s to drive away the pandemic blues!

29 October 2021 / Dawn Wilson

PCAP arranges family funday’s to drive away the pandemic blues!

In April of 2019 an idea to arrange for some activities to take place at The Vale leisure centre for the 13 to 18 year olds was planned. Well the pandemic put paid to that. Wind forward to later that year and the Mental health impact of the Pandemic was being seen and felt at Pewsey Vale School. Following talks with the head teacher, PCAP supported the school to apply for £5,000 for a mental health triage team to help support those young people in the school. The funding came through the Pewsey Area Board and specifically the Local Youth Network funding for 13 to 18 years in January 2020.

PCAP also helped Pewsey Primary School to secure more computers and tablets for children learning at home before Christmas 2020 thanks to donations by a local recycling company called Green Machine, Pewsey Parish Council and PCAP.

Fast forward to 2021 and those Local Youth Network funds had been secured and PCAP began to arrange some funday’s for local families and young people for the summer holidays.

Sunday July 25th saw the Bouverie Hall Car park taken over by King Ramps mobile Half Pipe and demo crew and The Pewsey Craft Studio offering free sessions making bath bombs in the Main Hall.

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Sunday August 22nd saw the mobile Climbing Wall owned and run by Wiltshire Outdoor Learning Team take over the Bouverie Car Park and again more crafting with the Craft Studio in the Hall.

Both events were well attended by an estimated 120 young people in total and much fun was had by all. We believe it lifted a few spirits and offered a chance to do something not usually available in Pewsey.

Progress update from the National Grid

16 August 2015 / PCAP Coordinator

Message from Hector Pearson:

I am writing to inform you that National Grid’s Visual Impact Provision (VIP) project Annual Report has been published this week and is available to download on our website at: http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/In-your-area/Visual-Impact-Provision/Downloads/

As you will be aware, National Grid has been collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders on this Ofgem funded initiative which has made £500million available for electricity transmission owners to mitigate the visual impact of existing networks in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and National Parks across Great Britain.

This project represents a major opportunity to enhance the landscape in protected places. Our ability to work collaboratively with the organisations at the heart of our landscape, particularly the AONBs and National Parks themselves, remains critical to its success.

The report covers the activities that we have undertaken over the last year, the wider stakeholder engagement programme and an overview of the eight AONBs and National Parks shortlisted by the Stakeholder Advisory Group in October 2014.

I would like to thank all stakeholders involved in the project for their input to date and look forward to continuing this work over the coming months.

I hope you will enjoy the report. You can also find more detailed information on the VIP project and the shortlisted designations by visiting our website www.nationalgrid.com/VIP. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email the project team on visualimpact@nationalgrid.com

Kind Regards

Hector Pearson

Visual Impact Provision Project Manager

CRT Canal Meetings

22 October 2014 / PCAP Coordinator

These meetings are held on a regular basis for anyone with an interest in the Kennet & Avon Canal to discuss and find resolutions to issues on and around the canal. The forum is owned by the Canal & River Trust (CRT).

The forum was set up as a result of Parish Councils raising issues through the Parish Issues Report and the issue being discussed at one of the Pewsey Area Crime & Community Safety meetings, which focused on the issues raised.

Minutes from the meetings are published here for information and the meeting dates are on the PCAP calendar.

Tourism Matters in the Pewsey Vale

1 October 2014 / PCAP Coordinator

This is an initiative to look at how Pewsey Vale can attract more tourists and keep them here for longer with the economic benefit that ensues.

An event was held at the Pewsey Heritage Centre on 30th September 2014, which was attended by just over 40 local tourism-related business people.

The mediator for the event was Patrick Wilson (Chair of Pewsey & District Chamber of Commerce; Vice-Chair of PCAP) and the speakers were as follows:

Pewsey Heritage Centre	Mike Asbury	Manager, Pewsey Heritage Centre
Tourism in Wiltshire & the Pewsey Vale	David Andrews	Chief Executive, VisitWiltshire
LEADER Funding & Opportunities	Dawn Hamblin	LEADER Programme Manager, North Wessex Downs Action Group
North Wessex Downs Update	Oliver Cripps	Director, North Wessex Downs AONB
Treasure Trails	David Gill	Managing Director, Inspirational Media
How a Tourism Partnership Works	Tony Aldridge	Devizes Tourism Partnership

Road Art in Pewsey

22 September 2014 / PCAP Coordinator

This project was to celebrate the Tour of Britain coming through the Pewsey Vale – en route from Devizes to Hungerford – and right through the length of the Pewsey Community Area.

It also was timed so that it would fall in the middle of the Pewsey Carnival fortnight and so became part of the Have a Go at Carnival programme of activities for young people.

Making the most of the already existing road closures in Pewsey, the team met at 5.30pm with Sue Faux of Faux Art, and the painting began – from King Alfred down to the Co-op entrance – fun was had by young and old all evening, whilst the Carnival lights went on and the Four Legged Race – or Parade! – took place.

The next day was fabulous – so many people turned up to watch the Tour of Britain pass through and the road art was talk of the county.