SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ZONES

• Opportunities for new social investment will be created by the establishment and development of a social enterprise model for Ryde’s neighbourhoods. Organizations and funders such as Triodos, Locality and Power To Change are likely to take a positive interest in such an approach.

• The UNESCO Biospheres have strong foundations in sustainable economic development. The Social Enterprise and Biosphere Reserve (SEBR) Network was established in 2013 with the objective of “building sustainable, healthy and equitable societies, economies and thriving human settlements in harmony with the biosphere.” The Island’s new status as a World Biosphere Reserve will give it access to global experience and expertise in this field.

HIGH STREET AND ST. THOMAS

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ZONES

(mapped over public realm projects, future Ryde and connecting routes)

Central Esplanade

RINK ROAD AND MONKTON STREET

APPLEY AND PUCKPOOL

NICHOLSON ROAD

WESTRIDGE

• High Street and St. Thomas. The work of HSHAZ and its cultural consortium over the next four years will bring new focus to this area, its properties and shared and public realm. Network Ryde (147 High Street) already provides a locus of public investment at the south end, and the plans to buy back the Town Hall provide another at the north end.