Infrastructure investment should mean more than just new roads and railways. What if funding could also be channelled into town centre regeneration to help improve a place and stimulate demand?  To read more follow this click here. 

DCLG have launched the £1m Future High Street X-Fund as part of the continued stream of measures flowing from the Portas Review. Applications from towns that can demonstrate the implementation of innovative measures to improve conditions on their high street are invited by 6th Decembe

The deadline for the Big Lottery Village SOS Fund of 12th September is fast approaching.  Bids from community groups in villages with a population under 3000 for funding of between £10k and £15k are invited.  This is a rare and significant fund that can support social and economic dev

On Friday 19th October, Aylsham is holding a continental market which will feature stalls from across Europe selling a wide range of fresh produce and goods. This is another of the projectsbeing delivered to support the towns economy recommended in our regeneration and deliver report.

Association of Town Centre Management launches a new website called ‘100 ways to help the high street’ see the following link for further information: http://www.planningresource.co.uk/bulletin/planningdaily/article/1144707/town-centre-support-website-launched/

Aylsham’s trial hopper bus service is now running between the Bure Valley Railway, the Town Centre and Blickling Hall. This is a fantastic opportunity for the town and helps to put in place a series of the recommendations set out in the Regeneration and Delivery report. For more

Ross Ingham explores whether it is inequitable that so much effort and publicity was generated by the £2m Mary Portas Pilots, while the larger High Street Innovation Fund was quietly and uncompetitively awarded without any fanfare? To read the full article please follow this link or d

Aylsham launches it’s first Frost Fayre. Following recommendations set out in our Regeneration and Delivery report the newly formed Aylsham Business & Enterprise Forum (ABEF) are organising a variety of events, one of the first events will be the Frost Fayre. At present ABEF

Ross Ingham examines the benefits of taking part in the Portas Pilot bid. It’s not just the 12 successful English high streets that will benefit from the funding bids following the Mary Portas Review. Both the winners and losers will gain from the momentum created by the process. To s

The EDP reports on the Regeneration & Delivery Report, read more here. Please note, this work commenced at prior employment, Urban Delivery.