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River Wensum Strategy documents
Find out more about the River Wensum Strategy .
Complete strategy
Executive summary
The need for a strategy
- opportunities
- The River Wensum Strategy Partnership
- the strategy document
Vision and scope
- vision
- objectives
- boundary of strategy area
Management and partnership working
- roles and responsibilities
- day-to-day management and maintenance
- clarification of existing policy framework and relevant guidance
- health and safety
- partnership working
- community and stakeholder participation
- social and health inequalities
Walking and cycling access
- new connections: completing the Riverside Walk
- Duke's Palace Bridge to St George's Bridge
- Fye Bridge to Whitefriars Bridge
- Foundry Bridge to Carrow Bridge
- Carrow Bridge to Whitlingham
- Sweet Briar Road Bridge to Hellesdon Bridge
- accessibility improvements
- infrastructure improvements
- signage improvements
- connectivity improvements
- Riverside Walk status
Waterways access and leisure
- enhanced waterways infrastructure
- provision of launching points/slipways for small craft river taxi/bus infrastructure
- canoeing infrastructure
- provision of moorings
- angling
- opportunities for business development
- river management and maintenance
- events and trails
Environment
- water quality
- biodiversity and habitat
- floating vegetation platforms
- eel pass
- flood risk reduction
- renewable energy
- open spaces and development that supports the river
- historic environment
- Boom Towers enhancement
Longer term opportunities
- New Mills Pumping Station
- Boom Towers/wooded ridge
- Bishops Bridge to Whitefriars green space enhancement
- Mary Chapman Court redevelopment
- Wensum Park
Implementation and action plan
- funding
- management and delivery arrangements
