Wivey

Action on Parking

16/09/2015 By Matt Day 1 Comment

The 2 car park surveys have been handed to the town council with our recommendations for 20 allocated spaces for shoppers with a 2 hour maximum stay and more residents parking elsewhere in town.

The unique selling point for Wiveliscombe are the free car parks however the spaces available for shoppers have reduced over the last year which is hampering the sustainability of the retailers in the town centre.

The town council are going to contact Taunton Deane to find out what assets they hold in Wiveliscombe. A representative of the town council is meeting people who took over the running of the Dulverton car park to find out more. Other recommendations from the survey included a pull in bus stop/ loading bay in the square and a loading bay in West Street and better signage for Croft Way car park.

New Wiveliscombe leaflet to attract visitors

16/09/2015 By Matt Day 3 Comments

Ann Scotter, a mentor for Walkers are Welcome, had an idea to promote Wiveliscombe – the 1st Walkers are Welcome town in Somerset – to visitors.

Together with Heather Harvey they created a leaflet that promotes the excellent walking around Wiveliscombe, along with places to stay, the amenities and shops.

Taunton Deane Borough Council commissioned David McCubbin to undertake this task using the 10pbg web site as a guide.

5000 leaflets have been paid for and printed by Taunton Deane. These leaflets will be distributed to Tourist information offices throughout Somerset and hopefully increase visitors to the town.

New Wivey Street Map Unveiled By Mayor

01/08/2014 By Wivey & 10 PBG Leave a Comment

Photo by Wellington Weekly News

On Thursday 24 July, the Mayor and Mayoress of Taunton, Councillor and Ms Durdan, unveiled a new Town Centre Map for Wiveliscombe, located in Croft Way Car Park.

The Map shows local shops, businesses and services and is the culmination of a project run by the 10 PBG Retail subgroup, chaired by Heather Harvey (The Bear / Wivey Larder) over the last year.

Surveys and research had shown that retailers felt this was an important priority to help new visitors discover the range of businesses and services available in Wivey.

The Map itself was designed by Derek Reed (Silvermaze) who is a member of the marketing subgroup and designs maps for councils and businesses right across the UK and very generously designed the map on an entirely voluntary basis.

The Street Map was been on display in the library for some time during the consultation process.

As a result of Heather’s and Derek’s voluntary work, the Street Map has been provided at no cost to local retailers and here they both receive a Card thanking them for their efforts.

Thanks too to Taunton Deane Economic Development and Car Park teams, who provided invaluable support.

A second copy of the Street Map will also be provided in the North Street car park, very soon.

Wivey + 10 Parishes Business Group