(Reposted from Adur and Worthing Council website)
Town centres will be key to building a post-lockdown future - that's according to leaders of Adur & Worthing Councils who are coordinating the recovery of our local economy.
Everything from a lick of paint on seafront benches, grants to new entrepreneurs and major intervention on prime assets is on the cards as the Councils continue helping communities bounce back from the pandemic.
But central to all of the work will be the area's urban centres, making them look welcoming in the short term while helping reshape the nature of work, leisure and retail in the months and years to come.
Details of a raft of actions are included in the latest edition of BuildingAW magazine, which includes an interview with Andy Willems, the Councils' Head of Place & Economy, who is helping coordinate the recovery efforts. Andy said:
“There is no doubt our town centres are going through real change. This was happening prior to lockdown, and COVID has accelerated things.
“The town centre, or high street, was originally developed as a social meeting place where people exchanged ideas, met friends and shared experiences. Not dominated by retail and shopping.
“I think we will start to see a shift back to what the town centre was originally intended to be, a social and experiential hub.”
