- Safe and
pleasant place to live - High Weald location
- Friendly
town – small town ‘feel’, village feel to
Jarvis Brooks
- Location
– between London and the coast
- Large
rural catchment area
- Cheaper
housing than elsewhere (for those moving in)
- Hospital
and day centre
- Crowborough Birthing Centre
– of regional significance
- Goldsmiths camping site
- Strong
participation in sports sector – volunteers
- Proximity/ Access to Ashdown
Forest and surrounding Countryside
- Free
parking
- Strong
local communities within Crowborough
- Community
spirit – fete, churches, carnival, bonfire night.
- High
level of employment
- Lunchtime
economy
- Broad
spectrum of housing
- Movement
within Crowborough (high percentage)
- Range of
excellent schools
- Improved
relationship between schools and community
- Growing
Sixth Form - Excellent
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- Lack of
youth facilities
- Poor
public transport - dependence on car
- Deteriorating retail –
range and scale
- Lack of
community facility – hall
- Lack of
community spirit – recruitment of volunteers *
- Deterioration of parental
support for schools.
- Large
rural catchment area (need to provide service)
- No hotel
accommodation
- Expansion
(60/70s) without infrastructure
- Some
areas need active social support – Alderbrook, Forest
Rise
- Low wage
economy
- High
numbers of commuters – affects community involvement
- Lack of
jobs for University Graduates.
- Post 18
education – have to travel to Tunbridge Wells, South
Downs.
- No
strategic plan for Crowborough
- High
divorce rate.
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- Improving
rail service
- Conan
Doyle connection
- Richard
Jeffries connection
- Developing Vocational
Training Centre in Uckfield
- Sports
facilities
- Development of Community
Hall
- Developing the Evening
economy
- Develop
as ‘Gateway’ to Ashdown Forest – Walks etc.
- Terminal
5 Heathrow (pilots)
- Gatwick
expansion – ‘Gatwick Diamond’
- Exploit
what is in Crowborough (proximity ¼ million of people
within 20 minutes)
- Website
- High
Weald Lottery bid
- Walks
within town
- Hidden
talents of residents not tapped into.
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- Friendliness is
deteriorating
- Tunbridge
Wells as rival centre
- Railway
line patronage needs to improve
- Lack of
affordable houses
- Extensions to 2/3 bedroomed
houses – reduces diversity
- Cost of
living – lack of disposable income
- Dramatic
shortage of sports/recreation – netball, football,
hockey.
- Facilities – young
people, - indoor/outdoor, - no floodlights
- Introduction of car parking
charges
- Infrastructure has to keep
up with development
- Over
development of supermarkets – 3. (threat to town
centre)
- Over
development – effect on quality of life (population
density, planning blight)
- Disadvantage in getting funding/grants, Level
of disposable spend not retained in Crowborough.
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