Great Fen socio-economic and funding strategy

Building on the Great Fen Socio-Economic Study undertaken in 2012, the Great Fen Socio-Economic and Funding Strategy aimed to articulate the potential socio-economic development of the Great Fen in the long term. It provides a template for the future and a route map for delivery. The strategy was developed in consultation with project partners and other stakeholders, in particular through the first Great Fen Business Forum held in March 2014. We planned and produced the strategy, which set out the vision, principles, goals, business opportunities, building blocks (infrastructure), resourcing, opportunities and constraints, and monitoring framework. Background work involved desk-based research, an internal workshop and interviews. We also helped plan and facilitate the business forum, which was attended by around 40 stakeholders.