Buckinghamshire meeting Report / Capitalisation and results of the USEAct Network and Life beyond USEAct!
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20 March 2015For the last transnational seminar before the final USEAct event planned in Naples in April 2015, the network partners met in the Buckinghamshire New University, in the heart of High Wycombe, a town which has undergone many transformations, with the installation of major shopping facilities in the centre, juxtaposing several core heritage buildings.
On the outskirts the development of major new commercial facilities on land owned by the District Council, close to easy motorway access from London, is presenting the challenge of how to maintain life in the existing centre, the key issue for USEAct partners, and for whom? Contributions from a broad range of actors represented the District Council, planners, university, the Business Improvement District and a Council major property and projects executive, as well as Buckinghamshire Business First, who hosted the meeting.
To complement the work on the Local Action Plans, the partners heard valuable information on future EU funding perspectives for sustainable urban actions from two USEACT Managing Authorities, from Ireland and Slovakia.
Building on the strong partnership that has evolved during the life of the network, a further high point was the optional opportunity to discuss further cooperation on topics that have emerged during the project, within or beyond the future URBACT programme. Given the tight deadlines looming for a number of EU funded programmes, the final event of USEAct, to take place in Naples on April 22-24 2015, will no doubt be another occasion to develop further any proposals for continued cooperation, as well as to present the outcomes of the current project.
Read more on the 6th USEAct meeting Report!
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