A series of ‘road cores’ will be dug in locations around the centre of Ashbourne this week followed by ‘trial holes’ early next week, providing information to inform detailed design and planning for Ashbourne Reborn. Road cores Road cores will be taken...
Ashbourne Reborn
£15.2m to regenerate Ashbourne town centre
Transforming public spaces including the Market Place, Victoria Square, Millenium Square, and Shrovetide Walk.
Improving the pedestrian experience with wider pavements and safer crossings at St John Street, Dig Street, Buxton Road, and Station Road.
New community and events facilities at The Link Community Hub, and Ashbourne Methodist Church.
£13.4m of UK Government funding
Plus £1.8m of matched funding raised locally to regenerate Ashbourne.
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Visit the Derbyshire Dales District Council website
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Visit the Ashbourne Town Council website
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Visit the Derbyshire County Council website
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Visit The Link Community Hub website
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Visit the Ashbourne Town Team website
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Visit the AshCom website
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Visit the Levelling Up website
Latest News
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A series of surveys have been completed ahead of work which will see Ashbourne’s historic Grade II listed Market Place repaired and upgraded as part of the £15.2m Ashbourne Reborn transformation programme. Carried out by a team from the County Council,...
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From 22 April 2024, detailed surveys of the surface on the Market Place are scheduled to begin and take place over a number of days over the following fortnight. The surveys are weather dependent and need the Market Place surface...
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We have created a series of videos along with partners to explain the plans for Ashbourne Reborn: Sean Clayton, Shrovetide Walk We're at Shrovetide Walk, home of Ashbourne Thursday Market where Sean Clayton, local resident and director at Ashcom talks us through...
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This week, residents and businesses are being informed that work is due to start under the Bus Service Improvement Programme (BSIP) at the junction of Church Street and Station Road. A section of the highway outside Ashbourne Methodist Church is...
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Local artist Alan Fernihough has donated an original artwork to Ashbourne Methodist Church to support their fundraising efforts for The Link Community Hub. Around £1.8m of the £15.2m total cost of Ashbourne Reborn is made up of match funding raised...
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A team of surveyors preparing for work to be carried out as part of the £15.2m Ashbourne Reborn transformation programme have cleared significant blockages in the town centre drainage network. The surveys, conducted as part of the Derbyshire County Council-led public...
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Ashbourne’s Millennium Square has been prepared for its role in this year’s historic Royal Shrovetide football ahead of planned redevelopment as part of the Ashbourne Reborn programme. Millennium Square is one of a series of public spaces along with the Market...
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18 January 2024 marks one year since central government approved over £13m of Levelling Up funding for the £15.2m Ashbourne Reborn transformation programme. The exciting initiative, which is expected to finish by autumn 2025, will pave the way for a...
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The Ashbourne Reborn Levelling Up programme took another significant step forward at the end of 2023 when Ashbourne Methodist Church's planning application for the development of church buildings into a multi-purpose community hub was approved unanimously by planners. Here, Tony Walker...
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The Ashbourne Reborn programme took another significant step forward on Tuesday when Ashbourne Methodist Church’s planning application for the development of church buildings into a multi-purpose community hub was approved unanimously. Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Planning Committee voted in support of...
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A major milestone in the Ashbourne Reborn programme was reached on Tuesday, with Derbyshire County Council’s application for improvements to the Market Place and Victoria Square being approved unanimously by planners. Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Planning Committee voted in support of...