What is the Bude Partnership?
Some of you may have heard of it, but those of you who haven’t here’s a quick intro. In 2006, some of the major players in Bude decided that if Bude was going to be able to attract investment, and persuade other agencies to stop neglecting Bude and the surrounding parishes, then Bude should get its act together and the community, voluntary and business organisations needed to start to talk and work together in a cohesive partnership, which would benefit everyone in Bude and its surrounding area. Initially the Bude and District Forum took the ‘job’ on but then the ‘Bude Partnership Cornwall’ was set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee to ensure that Bude ‘get its act together’. The partnership includes: local business people, local schools, Youth organisations, Bude Area Tourist Board, Citizens Advice Bureau, Bude Police and Bude-Stratton Town Council. The Bude Partnership also launched a new logo for Bude. Bude now has a fresh, new image, which can be used to promote Bude and become a