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Time for town centre rethink – 1
This is the first in a short-series of posts in the run-up to our public meeting, on whether we need to rethink Chesterfield town centre, on 27th February. Town centres the world over are having to change. Online shopping, out-of-town shopping centres and supermarkets have meant that for everyone shopping habits have changed dramatically; add…
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Town centre future discussion meeting
The Civic Society wants your views on the future of Chesterfield’s town centre and we are holding a meeting to discuss this on the evening of 27 February. Though the borough council have successively invested in the town centre, like most other towns and cities, the changing face of retail is having an adverse impact.…
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Latest committee meeting
Our committee meets around every two months or so to discuss issues around the Chesterfield area. Our latest meeting looked at arrangements for placing our next blue plaque – on the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield (probably in January) and progress on our planned town trail leaflet, amongst other issues. Like others, we remain concerned about…
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Time for a town centre rethink?
The future of Chesterfield town centre is a topic on many people’s minds. But what can be done? Our recent member newsletter looked at the issues at stake and proposed a perhaps radical rethink on its future. We thought we might share our ideas with you in this post. Bad news – 1 There have…
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