Speaking about the achievements and future plans of the High Street Foundation, the emphasis was around exploiting our uniqueness and heritage and capitalising on the large redevelopments taking place in the town including Metrolink, Number One Riverside, the Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale Sixth Form College, Rochdale Leisure Centre, the new Transport Interchange and the re-opening of the River Roch.
The High Street Foundation have been piloting and implementing lots of exciting initaitives over the past 12 months including pop up shops, speciality markets, launching a mobile app for Rochdale town centre, holding regular events, food growing projects, free car parking, recruiting street pastors, training up town centre ambassadors...all to try and improve the offer and experience within Rochdale Town Centre.
Work is now being done to roll out the ideas into Heywood and Middleton town centres and the message is clear, members of the Rochdale Borough High Street Foundation are determined to save their high streets!
If you would like to become a member of the High Street Foundation please contact Frances Fielding, Economic Development Officer at Rochdale Council on Tel: 01706 926700 or email: frances.fielding@rochdale.gov.uk
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