Category: Town Development

7 out of 10 for Northgate Masterplan says Town Development Forum

Tonight Bridgwater Town Council’s ‘Town Development Forum’ focussed on a presentation from Doug Bamsey of Sedgemoor District Council and Julia Ridge of Somerset County Council outlining a masterplan for the future of Northgate and gave it a qualified thumbs up. The Forum was attended by 28 delegates represent Community groups from across the town and […]

Northgate back at top of Town agenda

The contentious ‘Northgate’ issue is back in the public eye this week as the long awaited report has now been published by SDC Corporate Director Doug Bamsey for consideration by a Special Full Council meeting to be held on Friday 27th November. The day before this, Thursday 26th, will see the new ‘masterplan’ unveiled to […]

New Northgate Public Consultation Launched This Weekend

The long awaited proposals for the Northgate site will be unveiled to the public this weekend at an initial consultation exercise in Bridgwater’s Angel Place Shopping Centre (16th/17th October) with the plans then being taken widely into the Community for comment. On November 26th the Bridgwater Town Development Forum will receive a presentation along with […]

Town Development Forum discuss a ‘Vision for Bridgwater’

The second meeting of the new Town Development Forum , chaired by Westover Councillor Brian Smedley and sponsored by Bridgwater Town Council, chose to look at the ‘Bridgwater Vision’ and had as it’s guest speaker Phil Adams from Sedgemoor District Council. Mr Adams spoke about the ‘Bridgwater Vision’ document which had been launched in 2008 […]

Bridgwater Town Development Forum launched in Town’s historic Charter Hall

The long awaited inaugural meeting of the Bridgwater Town Development Forum took place last night (Wednesday 12th August 2015) at the Charter Hall within Bridgwater Town Hall and was attended by 50 people delegated from 26 local Organisations ranging from Resident and Community Groups to Trades Unionists to the Business Community who were all active […]