This week, initial works will be carried out at Shrovetide Walk to lay the groundwork for significant improvements planned through Ashbourne Reborn. The programme will see the transformation of public spaces across the town centre, including this area that links...
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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Construction work is due to start on the development of The Link community hub at Ashbourne Methodist Church, which will provide a range of new services to residents, businesses and visitors across Ashbourne. The project will transform the existing church buildings...
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Work to raise the parapet on the east side of Henmore Bridge is under way. The work, carried out by the County Council, uses locally sourced Derbyshire Gritstone which has been specially measured and cut to match existing stonework. Although...
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A public meeting and a series of drop-ins have been announced as work is set to move ahead on the government funded Ashbourne Reborn transformation programme. The sessions will provide more detail about the main works, which are due to...
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The first work packages for Ashbourne Reborn are set to start in Autumn 2024 both on the Link Community Hub project and on elements of the Highways and Public Realm project, which will transform a series of public spaces and...
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Work to raise the parapet on the east side of Henmore Bridge is due to start on 21 October, in preparation for improvements to pavements and crossings as part of the UK Government funded Ashbourne Reborn transformation programme. The work,...
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Over the next two weeks, visitors to Ashbourne might see fieldworkers in blue tabards inviting people to fill out a 5-minute questionnaire about the town centre. The surveys are required by central government as a condition of the Levelling Up Funding,...
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Over the summer, a series of trial holes were dug in locations around the centre of Ashbourne. The results have been passed to designers to inform detailed design and planning for Ashbourne Reborn ahead of the main construction works, which...
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Have your say on review of car parking Derbyshire Dales District Council is asking local people for their views on possible changes to its car parking policy. In Spring 2023 the District Council conducted a resident survey on the free resident concession...
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Fishpond Meadow approved as temporary compound The District Council has approved the temporary use of part of Fishpond Meadow overspill car park as a site compound for contractors delivering the Ashbourne Reborn town centre regeneration scheme. On 22 July the council’s Community...
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What are emergency works and why do they happen? While planned works for Ashbourne Reborn are taking place in the town centre, there is always a chance that emergency works may need to be carried out at the same time. This...
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Minor ground investigations in Ashbourne town centre In readiness for the main construction works for the Ashbourne Reborn project starting later this year, Derbyshire County Council will be carrying out a series of ground investigations at 32 sites starting on Tuesday...