VILLAGESNews
Marlboroughh
school children cycling to school through Blenheim Park following a
ground breaking agreement between Stonesfild Parish Councillor Mick
Heduan and Blenheim Estates Director Roy Cox - both members of the VTN
At a recent meeting of the Village Travel Network and Bkenheim Estates a more collaborative approach was agreed in order to create better connectivity across the seven villages.
- Blenheim agreed to a joint press release that covers a collaborative approach and positions them as a stakeholder.
- A cycling initiative was agreed, subject to identifying a suitable route. This could be used as a 'proof of concept activity' and may not be a complete route but raises the profile of the project's long term environmental and eco-friendly credentials.
- Blenheim agreed to provide some funding to cover the mapping of potential routes.
- Possible use of the Blenheim magazine to cover VTN development updates .
- It was suggested Hanborough Station could be renamed 'Hanborough (for Blenheim Palace & Woodstock)
- Blenheim keen to be a key stakeholder participant on the VTN project.
- The impact of the VTN on a major visitor attraction like Blenheim Palace could define environmental best practice for other major visitor sites in the UK.
- Mapping potential connectivity routes was seen as as a priority to uncover existing and potential opportunities.