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Gateways for Blaby Town Centre
Liz Oakes
Blaby Town Centre Manager
Blaby District Council
0116 272 [email protected]
Sharon Wiggins
Better Places Manager for Blaby
Leicestershire County Council
0116 305 8234 [email protected]
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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
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Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2009
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Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2010
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Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2010
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Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2009
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Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2010
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Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park2009
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Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park 2010
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Blaby Town Centre – Town maps, new for 2010
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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
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• Since July 2010 have been seeking views on:– Themes– Materials– Styles– Locations (and scale)
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• Blaby Parish Council (July and September 2010)
• Blaby Town Centre Partnership (August 2010)
• Walking tour of potential sites for gateways (July 2010)
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Location 1 – Leicester Road, Blaby
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Location 2 – Enderby Road, Blaby
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Location 3 – The Pinfold, Blaby
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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
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Blaby Town Centre – tomato and rose emblem on bollard
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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