The People & Places Partnership is working with East Suffolk Council, Saxmundham Town Council and local partners in revitalising Saxmundham town centre. This page provides access to resources created as part of this work, as well as links to related guidance.
Revitalising Saxmundham town centre
You can read or download a copy of the summary of the ‘route-map’ for revitalising Saxmundham town centre; a forward framework
To learn more about the work that has gone in to planning the town centre’s revitalisation, you can watch this 20 minute video presentation on creating a forward framework for Saxmundham. You can also download a PDF copy of this presentation on creating a forward framework for Saxmundham.
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 “Saxmundham 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 Saxmundham, download a copy of the national guide that People & Places prepared for the Local Government Association: revitalising town centres: a handbook for council leadership. You can also access the LGA’s accompanying revitalising town centres on-line toolkit which is being updated to include 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 home page of this web site, which has recently featured posts on the first steps to recovery and re-opening town centres .
