how to save your town centre 2
TRANSCRIPT
watch stockport’s portas pilot video bid
what would you have included in your bid
for funding?
q.
we won!
£100,000 portas pilot
funding
£100,000 high street innovation
funding
£100,000 match capital
funding
£300,000 total funding
£300,000 total funding
1 year later…
lots of protesting tweeting & blogging
get the original vision back on track
focus on the old town
criteria
fill vacant units with new uses
increase footfall & introduce new
people to the area
creatively animate the area
encourage the growth of vintage & specialist retail
support existing businesses
help establish an evening economy
show value for money
main aim was to establish the creative hub
left my course at manchester university to open the arts centre
what is unique & individual about
your town?
q.
watch the seven miles out
video
other major portas pilot
funded projects
stockport old town branding & website
MAP
stockport old town fringe festival
investment from orbit developments
watch the fringe festival video
what activity do you want to see
in your town?
q.
stockport old town folk festival
now entering discussions about
the future of the town