Page 79 - Barrow Town Deal Board Agenda 14/4/2020

Barrow Town Investment Plan - Framework Document

1. Framework

• Foreword by Leader of Council and Town Investment Board Chair
• Contents

• Executive Overview including opportunity/concept plan, vision extract, shortlisted
projects, ask and impact

• Our Town (supported by plans / imagery / icons)

◼ Geographical context (Town Deal area - Barrow – Cumbria – NPH - UK)
◼ Celebrating our assets (natural and heritage assets)

◼ Our evolution: industrial heritage to world class advanced manufacturing
centre (supported by key stats)

◼ Our people: pride, sense of community and belonging (supported by key
stats) including strength of the community sector

◼ Levering anchor institutions as a driver: collaboration and leadership, role in
securing good growth (including Barrow Borough Council, Cumbria County
Council, University of Cumbria, Furness College, BAE and FGH) and
maximising strategic partnerships (Cumbria LEP, Chamber of Commerce…)

◼ Seizing the opportunity (role of Town Deal in levering investment
opportunities ahead of Barrow and harnessing the drive of the partnership to
deliver)
• Our Shared Ambition

◼ Vision

◼ Strategic Objectives
◼ Guiding principles driving positive change (Inclusive Economy/community
wealth building, Healthy Places, Collaboration, Transformation supported by
icons and sketches)
◼ Audience (funders, policy-makers, residents, businesses, investors…)

◼ What does success look like? Link to critical success factors and responding
to national policy imperatives (productivity, carbon reduction etc) and LIS
priorities
• Our Strategic Case for Intervention

◼ Thematic appreciation: Urban regeneration & Land use; Skills & enterprise;
Connectivity (one page on quantitative/qualitative evidence on each
including a thematic issues/opportunities plan)

◼ Maximising transformative opportunities with community wealth-building as
a cross-cutting theme

◼ Tackling our key challenges through securing investment (including
COVID19 as a strong theme – how will the plan support short-term action
whilst driving long term resilience?)

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