While there is a lot to be proud of in Chesterfield, no town is perfect, and residents have been coming up with their ideas to help improve the area.
We received a wide range of responses, from indoor ice rinks to reduced rents.
Here are 11 of the changes our readers want to see made in Chesterfield – do you agree with them?
![Eel Renrut said: “Take away the retail park and bring all trade back into the town centre. Make parking cheaper and lower the rent/corporation tax. Give new business a head start!”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQzZjQwYWQ0LTZiNjUtNGYwYS05ZjlmLWYyNTFkNTYzYTU2MTo1MjkzNGY5NS0zMGU3LTQ1YTctYTA3Ni03NDdhNDEzYzJkNDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Help for new businesses
Eel Renrut said: “Take away the retail park and bring all trade back into the town centre. Make parking cheaper and lower the rent/corporation tax. Give new business a head start!” Photo: Brian Eyre
![Gina Hailes said: “I think if there were lower rates more boutique shops might open - Chesterfield definitely lacks fashion shops. Other towns have decent markets that attract a lot of business, our market is a bit more ‘bric a brac’/‘car boot’ - not something to attract people to the town that want to spend money anyway.”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUyMWExNzQ0LWJjODUtNDBhZi1iNDRhLTJhMzUyZjkxMjMzMjoyMzUyZWVkMC00NDQ5LTQ0ODktOTRkMi0yNTgwYzlmYjNmYWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Efforts to attract boutiques
Gina Hailes said: “I think if there were lower rates more boutique shops might open - Chesterfield definitely lacks fashion shops. Other towns have decent markets that attract a lot of business, our market is a bit more ‘bric a brac’/‘car boot’ - not something to attract people to the town that want to spend money anyway.” Photo: Brian Eyre
![Diana Woodhouse said: “At Christmas when our boys were small it was lovely to go into Chesterfield. Santa at the Co-op, the band playing carols near the Market Place, a wonderful atmosphere.”](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdmY2U2MDQzLTc0NGQtNGY4NC1hZDQ1LTZmZDhjMzkzYTM2OTo3MzhlZjk1NS0xNDM4LTRjNjktOTQ3OS00MDhmMTVkM2JiZmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Christmas attractions
Diana Woodhouse said: “At Christmas when our boys were small it was lovely to go into Chesterfield. Santa at the Co-op, the band playing carols near the Market Place, a wonderful atmosphere.” Photo: Brian Eyre