Update December 2011
Churchfields is an area for regeneration close to Kidderminster town centre. MADE worked with Wyre Forest District Council to develop a draft masterplan for the area. This has bow been adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document. For the latest information about development in the Churchfields area, please contact the planning department, Wyre Forest District Council … Read more
February Consultation Event: Your Response
The consultation event last month was very well attended with 104 people over the two days, and we have been encouraged by the level of response from local people wanting to make themselves heard and help make Churchfields a unique and desirable area. The key points raised at the event were as follows: • The … Read more
Consultation Event – 18th/19th February
WE NEED (ed) YOU! – thank you all for coming along this weekend. A big thank you to all the local people who came along and visited us at the Salvation Army centre this weekend. We had 35 visitors on Friday and 70 come in on Saturday. We heard lots of good comments, criticisms and … Read more
A Few Questions
I recently found a list of questions on a website dedicated to walking tours. It focusses on architecture, public space, neighbourhoods and urban design. Lots of these questions could be applied to the Churchfields project so in order to keep the conversation going, I’ve picked my favourites – take a look and if you feel … Read more
Latest News: Blackwell Street Pop-Up Shop Update
I have always considered public consultation to be a challenging task. It is often hard to facilitate a platform for many voices to be heard in town halls and meeting rooms. However, following the opening up of a pop-up shop on Blackwell Street, I am now a strong believer that public consultation can work well … Read more
Blackwell Street – The issues?
Blackwell street was a hotly debated issue in the pop up shop… People had many points to make and here are some images which demonstrate a few of them. Please add your comments and tell us what you think about the ‘Gateway to Churchfields’ Many people highlighted the Blackwell street as an area … Read more
Pop up Shop: What you told us
On Friday 26th and Saturday 27th November MADE and Wyre Forest District Council set up a ‘pop-up’ consultation event in an empty shop on Blackwell Street in Churchfields. The event was aimed at encouraging local people to share their views on the problems and advantages of the Churchfields area and what could be done to … Read more
Visit to St. Mary’s School
On Thursday 25th November we unveiled the masterplanning model to the teachers, parents and pupils of St. Mary’s School in the area. We were made to feel very welcome by all at the school, and were extremely pleased with the level of enthusiasm and discussion. We were especially impressed by the response from the pupils … Read more
Latest News: Pop Up Consultation Shop
You may have seen our HAVE YOUR SAY posters appearing in the town advertising the consultation event taking place this weekend. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the Pop Up Consultation Shop located at 55 Blackwell Street, Kidderminster. See you there!
