LOYAL TO LOCAL
With fewer shops sitting empty a definite shift is taking place and the local area is welcoming new businesses to the high streets which sit at
the heart of our local communities. As a direct result, more residents are
Over the last two years, Telford & Wrekin Council has invested over £2 million in innovative initiatives to regenerate our borough high streets from refreshed shop fronts to the Young High Street Challenge. high street community Building a thriving
enjoying our high streets and supporting local businesses – exactly the results the project was hoping to achieve. Property façade improvements Since 2018, many high street shops have received a facelift through a shop front improvement programme to help brighten and improve the overall look of our towns. Grants and funding Over 60 businesses have been supported through ‘revive and thrive’ grants helping high street enterprises to launch or diversify, creating more than 200 local jobs . 95% of businesses who have been supported through Telford & Wrekin Council’s Pride in Our High Street initiative remain open on our high streets today. The High Street re-imagined – Young High Street Challenge The Young High Street Challenge has invited over 1,000 secondary school pupils to share their ideas as the next generation of high street business owners and entrepreneurs resulting in a permanent shop and youth market in Wellington. The Wellington Youth Market was the combined vision of pupils from Burton Borough and Haberdashers Adams School and opened in summer 2021.
The revamped space hosts live music and comedy shows, and it complements the market’s new food market, which hosts late night events and
has proven to be highly popular.
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