best interests of residents and to provide a coordinated plan to keep Stoke Bruerne as an attractive place to live in and to visit, and also to allow it to continue to thrive as a working village. Visitor Survey findings conducted by British Waterways in 2006 indicated that at that time Stoke Bruerne had a draw mainly from Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas with just over one third of interviewees travelling 30 minutes or less to visit the site. However, the majority of visitors to the Museum travelled for more than one hour. Managing car parking, peak traffic flows at the time of events, pedestrian routes and the safety of residents and visitors on the roads and by the water are important aspects of future planning. The Stoke Bruerne Canal Partnership has obtained funding for Interpretation at Stoke Bruerne and volunteers from members of the Partnership including the Friends have attended training courses to learn how to lead Heritage Walks and become involved in Oral History Projects. The Partnership is currently organising a number of participative heritage activities involving local schools and the community in connection with the project. Proposal 16. Prepare a visitor management strategy in conjunction with CRT that identifies the impact of additional visitors to Stoke Bruerne and makes appropriate proposals for the resolution of adequate parking provision, movement of visitors around the site, provision of facilities and waterside safety.
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