Mission Statement
“To establish the recreational and social needs of our community and seek ways to create multifunctional facilities with the flexibility to allow for growth and development.”

The meeting of the steering committee on 3 September 2005 focused on two main areas. These were the logo or brand to be used for the project and the format for the village survey. 

The logo (black and white version) that has been chosen is at the top of this article and shows three features of our community. The church tower in Bawdeswell has a design unique to Norfolk, the trees represent the rural nature of the village and the house roofs the village itself. The coloured version will soon appear on the Project Bawdeswell website.

An outline format for the survey was produced by members of the steering group for discussion at this meeting and has been designed to supplement and enhance the recent village appraisal survey and to clarify some issues where there were conflicting results. It is planned to survey in three age ranges, 5 – 10 (mainly carried out through the school), 11 – 17 and adults. Some fine tuning of the survey forms will be carried out before the next meeting when the final content and layout will be agreed. The survey is much shorter than the appraisal was but is planned to be carried out on an individual basis rather than by household. Together with the results from the appraisal this survey will guide Project Bawdeswell to produce a plan for the village and will also form a core of evidence of our needs and aspirations when we start to apply for funding. The dates for the survey will be arranged once the content is agreed.

There is a web site for Project Bawdeswell carrying full details of our progress, minutes of the meetings etc. You can access this site from the Reeves Tale Home Page (www.thereevestale.co.uk). If you have any queries or wish to offer help, advice or donate professional services to the project please write to “The Secretary, Project Bawdeswell, c/o High Windows, Meadow Loke, Bawdeswell, NR20 4TG” or Email to PBawdeswell@aol.com 
The next meeting of the Project Bawdeswell Steering Group, which is open to all residents of Bawdeswell, is in the Village Hall on Saturday October 8th at 10am.