Two new roles to help boost Fylde town centres

Fylde Council is set to make two key new appointments as part of a funding boost for the borough’s town centres.
St Annes town centreSt Annes town centre
St Annes town centre

Councillors on the Finance and Democracy Committee this week approved the idea of drafting in a town centres manager and an economic development manager.

The appointments will be a crucial part of a range of measures to boost the economy – most notably the centres of St Annes, Lytham and Kirkham.

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The Fylde Corporate Plan 2020/24 includes ‘economy’ as a key theme and includes ambitions and actions are set out to support the wider economy and promote the prosperity of the borough’s three town centres.

Coun Karen Buckley, leader of Fylde Council and chairman of the Finance and Democracy Committee, said: “We have won a multi-million pound bid for Kirkham, and have another hopefully to be announced soon.

“We’ve put money aside to improve the street scene in Lytham and we are looking at wholescale renewal in St Annes.

“What we need to help improve our town centres further is dedicated professional officers to drive forward the improvements this council and our local businesses want to make.

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“These officers will be tasked with working with our local businesses to identify issues and improvements and to secure further external funding for them.”

The council’s Town Centres Working Group, established in March 2020, identified the need for both posts.

The committee also approved funding of an experienced project manager for the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone as part of the council’s commitment to supporting the key Fylde coast employment site.

The delivery of the Enterprise Zone is also a vital element of the Fylde Local Plan to 2032, with its success key to the economic strand of the local plan’s development strategy.

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