Stakeholders and organisations invested in the town form the Town Centre Partnership Board Cleveleys Together. It provides a collaborative effort between key stakeholders in and around the town.
About Cleveleys Together
Originally published 4 September 2021
Welcome to the new Cleveleys Together Partnership Board, as it begins work for Cleveleys town centre regeneration.
Their aim is to develop a Regeneration and Investment Framework for the town and its surrounding area. The primary focus is on improving the economic growth and prosperity of the area.
More about the Board
Andy Morton, current Head of Engineering at Victrex chairs the Board. Jane Littlewood, director of The Rabbit Patch and publisher of Visit Fylde Coast is the vice-chair. Both bring a wealth of business experience to the Board as well as key knowledge about the town, its assets and needs.
Speaking about the Board, Andy says “The board is enthusiastic about the opportunity that has been provided. We really want to help make a difference to the residents, traders and investors in Cleveleys. We’ll be representing the community positively in order to secure funding and support for the regeneration projects.”
The Board includes representatives from local business leaders, Wyre Council, Lancashire County Council and Cleveleys Coastal Community Team. Town centre traders, Lancaster University and Blackpool & Fylde College. It also benefits from the support of Paul Maynard MP.
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What will the Cleveleys Together Partnership Board do?
Supported by consultants from the renowned IBI Group, the Board will work closely with local organisations and stakeholders. They’ll develop projects which will benefit local people, and form the basis of bids for funding these projects.
Together, these projects will form the draft Regeneration and Investment Framework. That will go out for an initial public consultation later this year. Local residents will have the opportunity to be involved and offer their opinions.
The Coastal Community Team/Care for Cleveleys volunteers have already been collecting your thoughts. Their earlier plans for community consultation were put on hold by the Covid pandemic. But at the Rossall Beach Group meeting this week, a group of local people heard about the plans and then put their thoughts down on paper.
These comments will also feed into the draft Framework.
Didn’t get a chance to attend the meeting? The volunteers will be in Cleveleys on Tuesday 7 September from 10am – 11.30. Drop by and have a chat – there’s still time to add your views.
Town Centre Recovery
Councillor Alice Collinson is Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy and Economic Development. She commented “Throughout 2020 we worked hard to support businesses. As we move forward in 2021, we’re continuing this support. We’ve set aside £300,000 for a new Town Centre Strategy Fund. It will to help support this vital business recovery in key economic centres in the borough.
“We’ve been working with business leaders and key stakeholders to develop new partnerships for our town centres. Including of course Cleveleys and the surrounding areas. This partnership will allow us to work collaboratively and productively together. It will ensure that we’re able to create plans to facilitate our shared vision for the bright future of Cleveleys.”
How do you think Cleveleys can be improved over the next 15 years? Take part in the public consultation and shape the future of Cleveleys Together!
Cleveleys Together. What would you improve?
Whether you live in or work in Cleveleys, or just love to visit, you were asked to share your views and help to get the best outcome for Cleveleys.
Cleveleys Together wants to make a difference to residents, traders and investors by representing the community positively in order to secure funding and support for regeneration projects. This short video explains more…
Join the in-person discussion…
Did you join one of the discussion sessions during the afternoon of the 27th October 2021? It was a chance to share your views on Cleveleys as a place to live, work and visit.
The four discussion groups took place throughout the afternoon, giving people the chance to talk about how they would improve Cleveleys. And there was plenty of opportunity to chat to the team before and after the sessions. Sadly the weather was really bad, with heavy rain all day. But lots of you have completed the online survey, so thanks for that.
These are some of the things that the Partnership wants to know –
- Is Cleveleys a place for a great childhood and family life?
- A place with a welcoming, involved community that looks after itself and its visitors?
- Is it a place that’s happy, healthy and active?
- A place that is sustainable and environmentally responsible?
- A place of opportunity – for thriving business, good work and enterprise?
Online Survey
Lots of you have filled in the online survey, so thanks for that. It’s really important that as many people as possible completed it – not just the ones who can be relied on to do their bit and answer. The aim was to collect as many answers from as many diverse people as possible, who live here, work here and visit the town. It’s anonymous so no one will know who you are.
While you’re here…
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We Need Your Help
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The state of the pavements at the lower end of Victoria road West heading down to the Tram Stop pub are a disgrace. The paving stones are uneven and some are very badly broken. They are an eyesore for the town and are a hazard for the many, often elderly and infirm, pedestrians. Surely something can be done about this problem.
Sadly, many of the pavements are the same in Cleveleys town centre. It is a repair that would (should) be undertaken by Lancashire County Council. You can petition your local councillor, and/or MP.
A fun swimming pool like haven or Butlins
Brilliant idea, and nice logo!
Please, if you can, consider making
Cleveleys even more accessible for people with disabilities.
We love the place, but can’t stay too long as there aren’t any accessible toilet facilities (Changing Places – for people who need a hoist/changing bed) we have to go home after a couple of hours 🙁
If there was one in your beautiful town, we, and a lot of other families affected with disability would visit – spending money in the shops and supporting local businesses – and it would be amazing 🙂
I witnessed an old lady who’s son had been driving her all over the place for a disabled toilet as the one at LITTLE Bispham rail station was not functional.
She asked me where the next disabled where and I tried to explain in cleveleys itself, this poor lady was desperate to use a toilet.
She said when I have eventually found a toilet I’m heading back home to Manchester, this place is beautiful but toilets are so far spread that for a stranger it’s a nightmare!!!
I felt so sorry and frustrated for her.
Hi I think that if you were able to park for longer in Cleveleys, people would stay for longer as there’s more eating/drinking establishments now people like to meet with friends and family and have a lesuirely drink or meal but find it difficult as are clock watching to see when they have to move thier cars, so then tend to travel elsewhere where as they would spend more to stay where they were. ?
Being a regular frequenter of the cafes in Cleveleys (lol!) I do agree with you. However, the long stay car parks at Derby Rd do give you that bit longer – and 3 hours for free with a residents permit.
I live just over the border near Anchorsholme Park so I don’t get a residents permit, thankfully we have a lovely tram service which I use as I do most of my shopping there x
Although I live inland and nowhere near Cleveleys I would like to write a few words.
This is a wonderful initiative and is headed by the best people to do so from what I know through the good auspices of Visit Fylde Coast.
I have been involved in a similar committee to this where there was a different set of problems confronting the community in many ways but some problems are ubiquitous of course.
The foundation of what keeps a community together is the feeling of ownership of the area and the lessening of the concept of “They” ensconced in planning offices etcetera of local and county councils. There can be a feeling of helplessness for instance when for instance a vital road barrier is wantonly demolished and the people in suits, the “They” in their turn wantonly dismiss responsibility.
The beach cleaning and street flower planting Care for Cleveleys are vital arteries that supply confidence and hope for citizens and are splendid ambassadors for vuluntary contribution. This contribution is directly associated with the positive future of the town – not a vague adjunct as some in positions of accountability like to imagine it. People want to come to a town centre which is clean and swept and where floral delights add to a pleasant aspect of a thriving hub.
In my personal opinion I would say that a prime need in the town of Cleveleys is a functioning CCTV system. I have been saddened to see on film the volunteers lovingly planting expensive flowers in the beautiful planters only to have the work destroyed by incoming bands of youths. This impacts on the businesses as well as those who may mistakenly see this as the product of those indigenous to the town. CCTV is not cheap but there is an alternative to paying someone to surveil in the evening hours.
In the times past if we walked down Victoria Road West we would have seen that in many cases the proprietors of the shops lived above thier business. Anyone commiting a breach of the peace would have the chance of eyes on their misdoings. If I had a business there now and there was a You Tube live stream I would be happy to tune in occasionally to see that all was well. A rota of times for observing would not be difficult. I can tell from experience that flower disruption can lead to windows being damaged if confidence is built up in malefactors. We have seen this elsewhere in dissatisfaction with lockdowns and even in some places if the local football team has a run of losses.
On a more positive note as well as the notice board in the town centre there could be another board where businesses and tradesmen could put pictures of products, business cards etcetera for those not used to what there is in the area – I have benefited to boards like this in supermarkets where I have found tradespeople I would not have known about.
That is my two penn’orth and I hope I can get through the picture conundrum to post this! 🙂