Have Your Say On Ideas For Abergele Town Centre

Making things happen in the town centre is the focus of the Abergele Placemaking Plan community event on 8th and 9th September. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Building on the feedback from the consultation last year, Conwy County Borough Council have appointed Chris Jones Regeneration to support them and other partners in turning ideas into a deliverable vision and action plan. The consultant team have worked in numerous town centres across Wales, including the North Wales towns of Blaenau Ffestiniog and Holyhead, which has developed plans and levered activity and investment that has complemented the needs of local people as well as visitors. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Talking about the upcoming event Conwy’s Cabinet Member for Communities, Cllr Chris Hughes, said: “We had a fantastic response during last year’s consultation, which brought up lots of issues for the wider town area. It’s now time to start developing ideas and moving these into firm proposals over the next few months. We hope people will get involved again and helps us shape priorities and help us make a difference in Abergele.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The two-day community event is being held at the Youth and Community Centre, Market Street, from 12.30pm to 8pm on Thursday, 8th September and from 9am to 4pm on Friday, 9th September 2016. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Members of the consultant team and officers from Conwy County Borough Council will be on hand to listen to peoples’ views and start to shape ideas. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

To sign up to the Placemaking Plan process please visit: http://conwy.opus4.co.uk/planning/localism/abergele or contact Chris Jones Regeneration on 01873 880666, email: chris@chrisjonesregeneration.co.uk ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​