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The Melksham Community Area has a population of 24,000.

More detailed information about the Melksham campus and research for the proposal is here. Below is a summary.

Melksham Campus

Wiltshire Council are proposing to build a Campus at the Melsham House site in Melksham to bring together many of the facilities that are already provided in 9 different locations within the Melksham area. No facilities will be closed until the new premises is in place.  This is likely to be ready in 2013. The estimated cost of developing a campus in the Melksham area is likely to be over £23 million.  This would be a significant investment and Wiltshire Council want to be sure any future plans for investment provide the services the Melksham community area needs.

Background to the Campus proposal

Full results of this data along with Wiltshire Council’s supporting information and research are available here.

 

The proposal from Wiltshire Council

It is proposed that the following facilities and services be provided within a new community campus for Melksham, located on land at Woolmore Farm, adjacent to the Melksham Oak Community School:

  • Leisure Centre - 25m swimming pool plus learner pool; 4-court sports hall; multi-activity rooms; 60 station fitness suite; wet and dry changing, squash courts and associated ancillary facilities

  • 6 lane indoor bowls rink and group room

  • Library including improved IT suite for community internet access

  • Registration service

  • Reception for all campus services and offering advice on other council services

  • Café facilities

  • Creche

  • Youth centre facilities

  • Personal care room(s) (i.e. for disabled people and their carers)

  • Desk space for community based council and partner staff

  • Multi-purpose training suite for both professional and community use

  • Multi-purpose meeting/resource rooms

  • Health care facilities e.g. GP surgeries, specialist clinics, (TBC by partner organisations)

  • 100 space car park (indicative)

  • Provision of land for outdoor recreational use adjacent to campus facilities

  • Outdoor sports changing facilities 

Further information here 

 

Example of a Community Campus

A campus similar to the one proposed for Melksham was built in Weston Super Mare - information here or on 01934 427 427. 

 

Consultation Carried out by Melksham Community Area Partnership, February - March 2011
 
The Campus proposal was presented at the Melksham Area Board meeting on 2 February. Groups had a chance to look at the plans and collect opinions and feedback to bring back to a special Campus Area Board meeting on 29 March.  This meeting was all about the Campus and was an opportunity to debate and raise issues and concerns about plans.

There were questionnaires sent to every household in the Community Area, with a corresponding online questionnaire , as well as two open days and an open evening.

All the data that we collected was presented back to the Area Board on 29 March.

The strategy that we used is outlined below:

  • Paper questionnaire - 13,000 copies, Distributed 2 March, deadline for return 15 March

  • Corresponding online questionnaire, deadline for submission 24 March

  • Meetings with clubs and groups across the area

  • MCAP OPEN DAY, SAT 12 FEBRUARY, 1pm -5pm, Melksham Town Hall

  • MCAP OPEN EVENING, Thursday 3 March,  6 - 8pm, Melksham Assembly Hall

  • MCAP OPEN DAY, SAT 12 MARCH, 10am - 1pm, Melksham Town Hall

  • Permanent displays in public places, 10 February - 29 March, Library, Town Hall etc

  • Collate responses, 20 March - 25 March

  • Present collated responses, 29 March, Area Board Meeting, Melksham Assembly Hall

For any information contact Miriam Zaccarelli at miriam@melksham.communityarea.org.uk or 07865 065 925

For the official campus website click here.

 

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