Gateways for Blaby Town Centre

Liz Oakes

Blaby Town Centre Manager

Blaby District Council

0116 272 7729lo1@blaby.gov.uk

Sharon Wiggins

Better Places Manager for Blaby

Leicestershire County Council

0116 305 8234 sharon.wiggins@leics.gov.uk

Background

• Blaby Town Centre Masterplan (Dec 2008)

• Blaby District Council report (Dec 2008)

• Blaby Town Centre Manager in post July 2009

• Phase 1 - environmental ‘quick wins’ in Blaby Town Centre implemented February to June 2010

Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2009

Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2010

Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2010

Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2009

Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2010

Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park2009

Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park 2010

Blaby Town Centre – Town maps, new for 2010

Present day…

• Phase 2 – Design and installation of gateways to Blaby Town Centre

• Gateways are entry points to the town centre. They can be created with a combination of signage, landscape enhancement, lighting and public art

• Since July 2010 have been seeking views on:– Themes– Materials– Styles– Locations (and scale)

• Blaby Parish Council (July and September 2010)

• Blaby Town Centre Partnership (August 2010)

• Walking tour of potential sites for gateways (July 2010)

Location 1 – Leicester Road, Blaby

Location 2 – Enderby Road, Blaby

Location 3 – The Pinfold, Blaby

Summary of views to date

• Themes – ‘Blaby Special’ tomato, roses• Materials – preference for use of local materials• Style – preference for simple, natural, classic

shape

Your views please!

Contact Liz or I by Monday 18 October 2010

Blaby Town Centre – tomato and rose emblem on bollard

Phase 3 …into the future

• Blaby District Council and Leicestershire County Council seeking to secure further funding to continue implementing the next phases of Blaby Town Centre Masterplan

• Bid through the emerging Local Investment Plan