Celebrating the world

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Celebrating the worlds finest Transporter Bridge
Crow Point Festival John Hallam Festival
Director, NCIC info_at_crowpoint.co.uk 01633
762155
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Celebrating the Worlds finest Transporter Bridge

• Transporters and people movers
• Heritage and regeneration
• Crow Point concept
• Event overview
• Future plans

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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908
Santa Justa Lift, Lisbon 1902
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Transporters and people movers

• 19th Century belief in technology
• Rooted in fantasy eg Jules Verne
• Cheap solution to river crossings
• Failed when motor traffic increased
• Few surviving examples, of which Newports is the
  finest!

Voyage to the Moon 1902
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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
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Transporters and people movers
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Heritage and regeneration
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Heritage and regeneration

• finding our lost sense of place
• focus on communities
• local markets
• eclectic partnerships

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Crow Point concept

• Supporting social regeneration in Newport
• Non-profit making c.i.c, with voluntary Board
• Maximise use of Transporter Bridge for
  celebration
• Ecology and sustainable transport
• Encourage pride in Newport for future generations
• Supporting diversity and a common sense of place

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Crow Point imagery
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Crow Point site
Location Coronation Park, NP19 0RB
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Crow Point site
Location Coronation Park, NP19 0RB
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Crow Point site plan
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Crow Point cost breakdown
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Social capital

• Majority of income from private sector
• Developmental model for future community projects
• Develop access and use of National Cycle Network
• New training opportunities in event management
• Develop events market for South East Wales e.g.
  traders, PA Hire, marketing
• Learning experience for community sector

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Crow Point futures

• A future for the Transporter Bridge
• SDR M4 Relief Road showcase the Bridge in the
  new southern approach into Newport
• Events like Crow Point can focus attention on
  bridge
• A hub for social enterprise alongside
  Wastesavers centre for cycle tourism on Route 4
  into Newport.
• Second Crow Point event planned for 2008

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