Bridgnorth regeneration presses on

Regeneration plans in Shropshire’s third-largest market town, Bridgnorth, are progressing.

The regeneration project seeks to make improvements to the high street, improve air quality and create more accessible and enjoyable public spaces for local people to use.

Lezley Picton, Leader of the Council, has tasked Kirstie Hurst-Knight, a local Shropshire Councillor for Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbots, and also Cabinet member for children and education, to oversee the project, given Kirstie’s local knowledge.

This follows a commitment made in February 2022 by Full Council, to revitalise Bridgnorth and invest £4.5 million into the town.

During December 2021, a public engagement exercise was carried out to gather the views of those living and working in Bridgnorth, to see how their views could shape the regeneration.

A resounding theme from this was that local people wanted to see improvements made to the high street.

The two other prominent themes were bus provision in the town, and walking and cycling, which are both being managed as part of a countywide approach. The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan public consultation was launched in May 2023.