Though Berwick has many assets - a rich heritage of buildings, landscapes and archaeology, a wonderful rural environment and relatively full employment – it faces local challenges such as an ageing population, below average educational attainment, a high proportion of unskilled jobs with low wages and an economy heavily reliant on older, traditional businesses.
In addition, global issues such as environmental sustainability and climate change must be addressed.
To meet these challenges, the Berwick’s Future initiative began in 2006 with the launch of an ambitious visioning exercise to determine the best way to achieve the economic and social change which will, over the next 20 years, create a more competitive, distinctive and well-connected town with greater economic diversity, a more sustainable and balanced community in which people choose to live and work.
Planning consultants Gillespie created in 2006 a master plan which outlined a number of initiatives for consideration.
These were shared with local people through a series of public events and the comments collected were used to refine that initial plan. Further work has been carried out and consultants Urban Initiatives has produced a regeneration strategy for Berwick.
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- 17/07/2009
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The £4.7m Dewar’s Lane Granary project in Berwick has been given the go ahead, thanks to a funding boost from the Northumberland Strategic Partnership (NSP). - 17/09/2008
Investment plans explored for Berwick Dock - 18/08/2008
Experts that have worked on traffic management plans for cities such as Edinburgh, Oxford and Durham have begun a study in Berwick. - 08/08/2008
Traffic, parking, education and the town’s heritage are the issues which have drawn most community and business comment on the Berwick’s Future regeneration plan.
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