Silver Street Square Improvements

As part of the High Street project the east end of Silver Street has been revamped to create a more open square by removing the raised flower beds. U n fortu nat ely t his h as als o involved removing the popular row of 12 cycle stands alongside the now closed Debenhams store which CCNB had the Borough increase in 2013 (right) to meet the demand in this part of the town for secure cycle parking. The revamp has also resulted in the removal of a further 5 stands on the north side. In their place are just 6 stands (see photo below) alongside the JD store, previously Burtons. Together with the removal of the railings at the High Street junction with Mill Street opposite means at the present time that the number of spaces for bicycles has been significantly reduced from 48 spaces to just 20, a current net loss of 28 spaces.

It has been promised that some additional stands will be installed at the entrance to Mill Street when this phase of the project is carried out shortly.