Its business as usual for Bury Town Centre

Date published: 23/07/2007

The "Bury …so much more’ campaign is promoting Bury town centre throughout an exciting period of change and expansion, which includes redevelopment in and around Bury town centre. Over the next three years (2007–2010), major works will be taking place relating to three development schemes at The Rock, Townside and Chamberhall Business Park.

All town centre shops and businesses in Bury will be open for business as usual throughout the redevelopment, continuing to offer a welcoming shopping environment with a wide range of quality goods and services. A thriving retail centre, Bury offers a great mix of shopping from independents to high street names in addition to the award winning Bury Market in the heart of the town centre. Combined with a wide range of places to eat and drink there really is something for everyone!

With the new developments providing more than 60 new shops, cinema, restaurants, health facilities, offices and environmental improvements, together with new homes and parking, the town centre really will be transformed resulting in a town centre with so much more to experience and enjoy.

Bury Town Centre Partnership
Bury Town Centre Partnership is a partnership which has been established to help promote and sustain the vitality, viability and long term economic prosperity of Bury town centre. The Partnership is made up of the business community (with day and night time economy representatives), Bury Council and other key agencies, including the police, whose activities impact on the town centre. The appointment of a Town Centre Manager this summer will be a further important step towards the future development and growth of the partnership. The Town Centre Manager will expand the work of the partnership to promote and improve the town centre.

Cllr Dorothy Gunther the Council’s Executive Member for Transport said:

"The Town Centre Partnership is helping to forge better and improved links between the Council and the business community in Bury.

With the recently announced progress and expansion of the Rock development scheme, together with the proposals at Townside and Chamber Hall Business Park, we are aiming to achieve maximum benefit from this high level of investment and development planner in and around the town centre over the next few years, to improve Bury as a place to shop, work or visit. As part of this we are committed to supporting all of our town centre businesses throughout this exciting period of expansion wherever possible, through the Town Centre Partnership and the Town Centre Forum meeting to which all town centre businesses are invited."

The Rock
Work has now started on a development that, over the next 3 years, will create an extension to Bury's shopping centre. The scheme, by Thornfield Properties, is located at the end of the Rock opposite Wilkinsons and will stretch upto Moorgate Retail Park.

Townside
ASK Developments are partnering Bury Council in an exciting new joint venture company (Askbury Developments) designed to generate multi-million pound mixed use investment, located opposite the Townhall and Bury Interchange.

Chamberhall Business Park
The new name for Bury Ground, this development consists 500,000 square feet of office space, a hotel and leisure facilities, situated in an attractive setting and close to public transport.

For up to date information about the Town Centre Partnership or the town centre developments, log on to the Council website at www.burytowncentre.co.uk

Parking in Bury

During the development works some changes will be made to parking arrangements. However, Bury town centre will continue to provide a wide range of convenient parking both on-street and off, multi storey and parking provision for disabled drivers.

A  Bury town centre Parking Guide has recently been prepared providing full details about town centre parking locations and charges, with an easy to read town centre street plan. The guide is available at Mill Gate and Market customer services, town centre shops, public and council buildings, libraries, and is also available to download at www.burytowncentre.co.uk.

Safer Parking

8 car parks in Bury town centre have achieved Park Mark status.  The Park Mark Safer Parking award means that the area has been vetted by the Police and has measures in place in order to create a safe environment. These measures help to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour.

Blue Badge Holders

In Bury, Blue Badge holders may park free of charge in any pay and display car park in a designated space. If parking in a normal parking bay, a pay-and-display ticket should be displayed. Designated spaces are provided at various locations both on-street and within most car parks.

If you have any queries about parking in Bury town centre, please contact Bury MBC Parking Office. Phone: 0161 253 5356.

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