This Plan is a wide-ranging statement of community ambitions, based on sound research and extensive public consultation.

It aims to retain the best of Milford-on-Sea, to improve many of our facilities, and to ensure the vibrancy of our village.

It builds on the 2002 Village Design Statement which dealt essentially with land use issues.

The Plan demonstrates the clear need and strong public support for improvements, and both will be critically important in winning backing from bodies such as the District and County Councils.

The Steering Group of volunteers, which has done so much work in leading the consultations and preparing the Plan, has now joined with the Parish Council to form our new Community Partnership to drive the Plan forward.

Many of the aims have been identified and pursued by the Parish Council for some time, but the Partnership now has a more solid base to work from to deal with the inevitable challenges that lie ahead, particularly in delivering our more ambitious objectives.

So, congratulations to the Steering Group for producing such a thorough and compelling document, and if there are new volunteers ready to help, please contact our Parish Clerk,
Keith Metcalf.

Bob Bishop
Vice-chair,