Whitchurch “Better Welcome”
Text Box: ——————————————————————————————————————————-- NEWS….NEWS…..NEWS….NEWS…..NEWS……….. Pavement disc to be installed in April A specially designed cast iron disc will be installed in the Bull Ring pavement, Whitchurch, this month to help signpost visitors to town attractions. The disc has details of tourist attractions and buildings of importance etched on its surface. It was designed by sculptress Elizabeth Turner from Shrewsbury and is in effect a map. Cast iron footsteps from the disc will also lead to the Heritage Centre with the aim of helping visitors find their way to the information centre. The project has been devised and funded by the Whitchurch Better Welcome group – and has cost £5,400 plus installation fees. Project leader Sue McKeon said: ”Inadequate signposting to Whitchurch’s points of interest was identified as a weakness in a tourism survey conducted in the town. A pavement disc located centrally seemed to us to be an innovative and striking way to help visitors locate places of interest or facilities. The survey also highlighted that visitors often found the Heritage Centre difficult to find, so we hope the footsteps will help resolve this issue.” Chris Chambers, Chairman, added: “The disc and footsteps are just one of a number of initiatives undertaken by Whitchurch Better Welcome to improve the visitor experience. Others include information and History on the Spot boards. We plan to launch a DVD soon showing why Whitchurch is special.” Elizabeth Turner, the designer and sculptor, said:” The disc design signposts and celebrates important buildings and places in Whitchurch, with an outer ring showing other towns and villages further afield in Shropshire. I hope that both local people and visitors will enjoy viewing the disc and have fun following the footprint trail up the High Street to the Heritage Centre.” Whitchurch Better Welcome won grant funding of £25,000 from Advantage West Midlands, £5,000 from the former North Shropshire District Council and £500 from Whitchurch Town Council to carry out a number of projects to encourage a better visitor welcome to the town.

To contact us:

 

Write to the Chairman at The Round House, Tilstock, Whitchurch, SY13 3NR

E-mail: info@whitchurchwhispers.org.uk

Or ring the above telephone numbers

Chairman:

Chris Chambers

Tel: 01948 880765

Or Mob: 07891 208191

 

Secretary:

Joanna Dakin

Tel: 01948 860146

Email:

joanna51@btopenworld.com

 

Committee members:

Doris Ankers

Barbara Rainford

Jane Bebbington

Steve Chapman

Sue McKeon

Peggy Mullock

Paul and Jan Wynn

Laura Skeith

 

 

Supported by

Advantage West Midlands

www.advantagewm.co.uk

 

Sir John Talbots School

www.sirjohntalbots.shropshire.sch.uk

 

Whitchurch Chamber of Trade

www.whitchurchchamberoftrade.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

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Whitchurch Town Council

www.whitchurch-shropshire-tc.gov.uk

 

 

Shropshire Council

www.shropshire.gov.uk