£92k Government funding boost for Chesterfield shopping hotspots

The Government has awarded £92,500 to Chesterfield Borough Council from the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund.

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The funding will mainly be used in Chesterfield town centre but it can also go towards supporting the reopening of other shopping areas such as Chatsworth Road, Whittington Moor and Staveley town centre.

A council spokesperson said: “The funding will be used in collaboration with Destination Chesterfield to help implement new measures to encourage the safe reopening of Chesterfield town centre considering the challenges presented by Covid-19 and the need to promote and maintain safe social distancing.

“Some of the funding will also be used for communication and public information campaigns to market the town centre and the borough as a place to visit and to encourage more people to shop local.

“We have already used some of the funding on signage and road and pavement markings to support shoppers to maintain safe social distancing around Chesterfield town centre.”

Dom Stevens, manager of Destination Chesterfield, added: “The resilience that retailers have shown during lockdown has been remarkable.

“Despite non-essential shops reopening, it’s important that we continue to support them until they have recovered financially from lockdown.

“This funding is vital in helping us continue to promote the shop local message and support retailers in their recovery and help them thrive as part of the town centre.”

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