July 1, 2007

Outline Scheme Milestones

PHASE ONE

September 2002 Village Ideas day identifies need for environmental improvement

January – September 2003 Environment group looks at way forward

Autumn 2003 Bid for Ward Committee funds from Millennium Trust

March 2004 £1000 offered by Ward Committee

April 2004 Project commissioned through City council

June 2004 Joint Project meeting

July 2004 Joint Project meeting

August 2004 Trust bid for 2005 - 2006 Ward Committee funding

11th September Street Audit of Sim Balk Lane/Main St junction by local people

9th - 29th September Display in Bishopthorpe Library

24th-26th September Delivery of ward newsletter containg household questionnaire

5th October Bishopthorpe & Wheldrake Ward Committee meeting

21st October Joint Project meeting – collate ideas

29th October Brief for Design Study published

21st January Closing date for entries to Design Study competition

February 2005 Winning Design announced Public Display Article in ward newsletter

February 2005 Ward Committee meeting – presentation of Designs, £1000 grant for further feasibilty agreed

March 2005 Written report to Ward Committee as part of scheme monitoring requirements.

May - June 2005 Display of composite design drawn from Design Competition entries.

PHASE TWO 

June 2005 Discussions with Ward Committee and Council officers Fund raising strategy developed Awareness raising Start made on one aspect of the scheme...the sensory garden

July 2005 Display at Bishopthorpe Gala

September 2005 Brief for sensory garden drafted Preliminary discussions with City of York Council over proposed new road layout Bid for Ward Committee funding for sensory garden and for Pinfold project

October 2005 Preliminary ideas for Pinfold developed by Project group Funding bids for garden project made

November 2005 Garden design finalised

December 2005 Christmas fund-raising Garden project publicised and work planning started

February 2006 Ward Committee decisions (no funds allocated)

March 2006 Garden started Pinfold design finalised 

September 2006 Planning permission for Pinfold scheme. Grant awarded by Heritage Lottery Fund

October 2006 Garden scheme finished off

November 2006 Sensory Garden opened

January 2007 Contract for Pinfold let

March 2007 Work starts on Pinfold

29th June 2007 Pinfold opened

PHASE THREE 

January 2007 Brief for landscape design for Crossroads agreed

March 2007 Work on landscape design

30th June 2007 Landscape design concept launched at Gala

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