Parish, District and County Councillors from Tidworth, Ludgershall, the Chutes, Everleigh and the Collingbournes recently met to set up the new forum, which hopes to make this part of Kennet more inclusive.  | Map showing the South East Kennet Community Area Forum Image produced from Ordnance Survey's Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. |
Partnership One of the key elements behind the success of Tidworth's regeneration programme is the idea of partnership, something that is recognised by the Community Area Forum. The Forum elected Councillor Peter Colling as its Chairman, who brings to the Forum his long experience of partnership working in the South East Kennet Community Area. Exciting Parish Councillor David Brown echoed the sentiments of the meeting when he expressed his enthusiasm for the Forum. He signalled that it was an exciting chance for his parish and other rural parishes to work with their neighbours Tidworth and Ludgershall. All agreed that the first job of the Forum was to encourage the rural communities to take advantage of the greater opportunities to become involved in decision making.  | | Still more to do: empty shops at Tidworth |
The Forum was given a presentation by Colonel Godfrey Tilney of Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford Garrison. He spoke of his desire to work closely with the new Forum to ensure that the army and the civilian community could continue its successful partnership in Tidworth and its rural hinterland. Regeneration The Forum was also invited to team up with the reformed Tidworth Community Area Partnership Steering Group, a body, which in a previous incarnation, made possible regeneration projects such as the popular Tidworth Leisure Centre and the new Lidl Supermarket. The next meeting of the Forum will take place in September and will be hosted by Collingbourne Ducis Parish Council. Details will be publicised nearer the time and everyone is being encouraged to come along and take part. It was emphasised that only with public help and support can the Forum push South East Kennet Community issues to the top of the agenda. | 
Inaugural meeting of South East Kennet Community Area Forum held this week.
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