Halton Borough Council want to develop a set of informed priorities and plans for the future of Widnes Town Centre.

The council is working with local people to shape and prepare a plan that will guide the long term future of Widnes Town Centre. The plan will enable the town to be a thriving, central place for the local community. Local Authority budgets are currently extremely stretched. However, there are funding pots available to invest in longer term plans and projects, including from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Central Government. To access this funding, local authorities need to demonstrate they have a clear vision, that they know what they need funding for, and that the investment would help to generate further investment and growth from the private sector. This work will identify projects that will be used as the basis for future funding applications. We would like to understand the community's view on the type of projects that are needed.

The comments and ideas you share on this interactive website will contribute to the Widnes Town Centre Regeneration Framework. By taking part in this engagement, you are helping to shape the vision for Widnes Town Centre before any key decisions have been made.

Click on the tabs above to access our various engagement tools and have your say.

This online consultation is open for contributions until Sunday 17th November.

You can also have your say at one of our drop-in events:

• Wednesday 23rd October, 11.00am-2.00pm, Widnes Indoor Market, Bradley Way, WA8 6UE
• Wednesday 23rd October, 4.00pm-6.30pm, Asda Widnes Superstore (Foyer), Widnes Road, WA8 6AH
  
• Saturday 26th October, 11.00am-2.00pm, Widnes Bandstand, Widnes Road (next to Greggs), WA8 6BJ

Ideas Wall

We are interested in hearing your thoughts on Widnes Town Centre today and your ideas for it in the future. We have suggested some themes and questions below to start the conversation and have added some posts to get things started. You can respond to one of our posts, post a new comment or comment on someone else's. We also encourage you to add your own photographs to help illustrate your comments.

Click on 'Post your story' below, complete the form and post your comment.

Widnes Town Centre Survey

Halton Borough Council want to develop a set of informed priorities and plans for the future of Widnes Town Centre. The council are working on a Widnes Town Centre Regeneration Framework which will set out the town’s long-term goals and plans. This Framework will enable them to apply for future funding streams in the coming months and years which will be used to regenerate Widnes Town Centre. Halton Borough Council have commissioned PLACED to deliver community engagement activities to help shape these plans and priorities. Additional stakeholder engagement will be undertaken by the wider design team.

Have your say by completing the survey below. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Interactive Map

We are interested in where there are opportunities, ideas, and challenges in Widnes Town Centre. We encourage you to add photographs that illustrate your comments and show challenges, opportunities, or ideas.

Look at the map below. Click the 'Add Marker' button and place the pin in the location where you would like to put your comment.

We have provided some themes and questions below to support your response. If your comments or ideas do not fit the themes below, you are still welcome to add them, selecting the 'other' category on the comments form.

Things I like

• Where are the places or spaces in the town centre that are most special to you?
• What is important not to lose in this area? What are the assets?
• Where do you like to spend time with your friends and family?
• Where do you enjoy taking part in activities?

Challenges

• Where are the places or spaces which you feel need improving?
• What are the current barriers to walking, cycling, and wheeling into town?
• Are there places which you choose to not spend any time?
• What changes could help to overcome these challenges?

Ideas and Suggestions

• Where could investment be focused to best help the area flourish and thrive?
• Where would you like to see any new or improved services being delivered?
• Can you think of any parts of the town centre that could be made more accessible and easier to navigate?
• What ideas do you have for any empty or under used buildings?

PLACED are delighted to be working with Halton Borough Council to deliver public engagement activities for the Widnes Town Centre Regeneration Framework.

PLACED is an independent social enterprise that deliver place education and engagement programmes across the Northwest. Since 2011, they have been working to bring collaboration and diversity to discussion around the built environment, creating opportunities for quality conversations and genuine engagement to create #BetterPlacesTogether.

Find out more about our work at placed.org.uk

This website is run by PLACED as part of the Widnes Town Centre Regeneration Framework.

To find out more about us, head over to placed.org.uk

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