The People & Places Partnership is working with East Suffolk Council, Halesworth Town Council, Halesworth Town Centre Group, Halesworth Business Connections, Halesworth Tourism Group & Halesworth Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and other local partners in revitalising Halesworth town centre. This page provides access to resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance.
Revitalising Halesworth town centre
You can read or download a copy of the summary of the draft ‘route-map’ for revitalising Halesworth town centre.
To learn more about the work that has gone in to planning the town centre’s revitalisation, you can watch this 7 minute video presentation on creating a forward framework for Halesworth. You can also download a PDF copy of this presentation on revitalising Halesworth town centre that includes links to other resources.
To gain an understanding of similar work being undertaken in neighbouring East Suffolk towns, read our wider update on creating a forward framework for town centre revitalisation, which features progress being made in Bungay and the inspiring talk of the town in East Suffolk video which shares examples of successful projects from across the district’s town centres.
For information about how this work fits into a wider approach in East Suffolk and to read the detailed survey findings contained in the “Framlingham Heart of our Town report”, visit the East Suffolk Town Initiative pages of the East Suffolk Means Business website.
Learning from the national picture
To get an understanding of the process being followed to revitalise Halesworth, you can access the revised version of LGA’s revitalising town centres on-line toolkit which includes practical guidance on post-COVID 19 recovery planning.
For up-to-date information on how town partnerships can respond to the COVID-19 crisis, keep an eye on the beyond COVID-19 page of this web site, which has recently featured posts on a safe and warm welcome back to East Suffolk’s towns and tracking national trends in adapting for recovery.
