Residents, businesses and visitors who want to learn more about Bassetlaw District Council’s plans to regenerate the Priory Centre have been dropping into a new engagement hub.
In its first two weeks, more than 850 people have visited the engagement hub on Bridge Place, Worksop to look at the plans and images of what the new Priory Centre could look like, to learn more about the development as a whole and to talk to officers involved with the project.
The £20million regeneration plans, which includes Levelling Up funding of £17.9million, will help to transform Worksop town centre by creating a dedicated venue for family entertainment and play, alongside a new food court and existing retail.
Councillor Julie Leigh, Cabinet Member for Identity and Place at Bassetlaw District Council, said: “The engagement hub has already given hundreds of people the chance to understand the project in more depth and to have their questions answered by officers directly involved in the redevelopment plans.
“As part of this engagement, we have also been recording the views of people visiting the hub and over 320 comments have been provided, which includes lots of positive and useful feedback. We really value your views and input, so we hope that this level of feedback continues for the remainder of the engagement period.”
Cllr James Naish, the Leader of Bassetlaw District Council, said: “The redevelopment of the Priory Centre is a huge project for Worksop and Bassetlaw which we hope will attract more people to the town centre and encourage them to stay for longer. Over £40m has been secured in Government funding to-date and we will continue to push for more investment across the whole of the District.”
The engagement hub is located at the entrance to the Priory Centre on the corner of Bridge Place. It opened on Thursday 20th July and will be in place throughout a six-week engagement period which ends on Sunday 27 August.
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