Colne Market Town Initiative Health Check & Action Plan

Colne Town Centre Forum / Pendle Borough Council

Activities Extensive consultations with: ! Parish councils ! Community groups and local association ! Businesses and retailers Brief ! Local schools ! Pendle Borough Council, Lancashire BE Group was commissioned by Pendle County Council, Pendle Partnership and Borough Council and Colne Town Centre Town Centre Forum. Forum to undertake a Market Town Healthcheck and develop an Action Plan for A public consultation event was also Colne and its hinterland. undertaken at Colne Market Hall

Colne is one of the major settlements in A range of statistical and physical audit data Pendle. The decline of the textiles industry was also examined, used to formulate Outcome has had far reaching impacts on the local actions and support funding bids. community. Failure to address the decline has left a legacy of poor health and housing In order to take forward projects, BE Group as well as low incomes. developed the Colne Market Town Partnership and seven sub-groups reflecting the main issues of Transport and Access; Barnoldswick Earby Business; Health and Social Care; Town Colne hinterland Centre; Rural; Youth; Social, Community and Salterforth Environment. Kelbrook An Action Plan was also devised to A56 Foulridge regenerate the town based upon the vision:

68 A60 “To further develop Colne as an attractive Laneshaw Bridge and thriving area that promotes its heritage COLNE Barrowford and provides a good quality of life with Trawden 6 improved access to facilities and services for A5

M65 residents and visitors alike.”

NELSON A total of 44 projects were developed, these Brierfield included: promoting the re-development of the 1960s shopping area and developing a town centre strategy. B gB B roup Chartered Surveyors Town Planning Consultants Regeneration & Economic Development 01925 822112