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ALLCHANGER E I M A G I N I N G O U R CITY CENTRE
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LICHFIELD STREET
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THINK DIFFERENTLYWOLVERHAMPTON CITY CENTRE REIMAGINED
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WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY STATION
IMPROVING TRANSPORTFORMING NEW PUBLIC SPACESCREATING MORE JOBS AND HOMESBRINGING BETTER RETAIL& GREAT ENTERTAINMENT
Working with partners, City of WolverhamptonCouncil is helping to bring £1 billion of publicand private investment to the city centre -creating more opportunities for local people.
Some changes have already happened, othersare happening now and it’s all part of ourambitious plans to transform our city centre.
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BETTER CONNECTIVITYWORK IS UNDERWAY ON THE CITY’S NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART
£82 MILLION RAILWAY STATION WHICH OPENS IN 2020
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The new railway station is thecornerstone of our £150 millionInterchange - a transport hubconnecting trains, buses andtrams and creating an attractivecommercial gateway to the city.
The Midland Metro line is beingextended to provide a new tram
stop at Pipers Row, connectingthe Metro to the new railway
station, the bus station and theexisting terminus at St Georges.
INTERCHANGE
METRO
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QUEEN SQUARE
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BETTER PUBLIC SPACES AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES
WE’RE PEDESTRIANISING LARGE PARTS OF THE CITY AND TRANSFORMING THEM INTO ATTRACTIVE SPACES
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The proposals will attract more independent retailers and brands, bring more jobs and money into the
city centre and create a vibrant atmosphere
BY LIMITING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WE’RE CREATING SAFE AND INVITINGPEDESTRIAN ROUTES AND SPACETO HOST MORE EVENTS
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City centre events are bringingrecord numbers of visitors. In 2018,the Festival of Food and Drink,Wolves FC’s promotion parade with aparty in West Park, WolverhamptonBID’s Enjoy Wolverhampton ‘Live’music festival and the VictorianChristmas market, togetherbrought in 185,000 visitors and £2 million into the local economy.
185,000 VISITORS
£2 MILLION GENERATED
WOLVES FC PROMOTION PARTYCELEBRATING SUCCESS:
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WESTSIDEWork will begin this year on the Westside Link scheme, creating event spaces andimproving pedestrian access from the Interchange, through the city centre to the new£50 million Westside leisure-led development, opening in 2021.
The council and development partner Urban&Civic have secured funding to deliver theambitious Westside scheme on the site of the old market, which will feature a multi-screencinema, new restaurants and family leisure attractions including 10-pin bowling, a trampoline centre and soft play - all served by a new 600-space car park.
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CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTONWOLVERHAMPTON BID’S
CANOPY OF LIGHTSEXCHANGE STREET
Photograph courtesy of Lee Jones @lj1UK
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BETTER RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT
CHANGES ARE ALREADY IMPROVING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE
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The new £5 million market isthriving, drawing record numbersof visitors and traders following amulti-million-pound move fromSalop Street.
The £35 million Mander Centreredevelopment is enticing visitors withnew names moving in and more tofollow, on the back of the centre’sflagship Debenhams store opening.
OUR MARKET NEW BRANDS
Our amazing anddedicated independentretailers bring a uniqueattraction andpersonality to the citycentre. From shops torestaurants, café’s tohotels, pubs to gyms.We’re celebrating theirachievements throughthe WolverhamptonIndependent RetailExcellence (WIRE)Awards, led byWolverhamptonBID and City ofWolverhampton Council.
INDEPENDENTRETAILERS
Full £38 million refurbishment andimprovement works will soon start toconvert the iconic but ageing Civic Halls into a world-class musicand entertainment venue bringing£7.6 million into the local economyevery year.
CIVIC HALLS
Photograph courtesy of Express & Star
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The Grand Theatre is expanding and has announced a £3 million planfor a new arts venue adjoining the existing theatre.
Wetherspoon have chosen City of Wolverhampton as the location for its national museum as part of exciting £7 million plans tomakeover the Moon Under Water pub with a new 70-bedroom hotelabove the venue.
GRAND THEATRE
WETHERSPOON MUSEUM AND HOTEL
NEW £3 MILLION ARTS VENUE£7 MILLION WETHERSPOONNATIONAL MUSEUM & HOTEL
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Grand Theatre expansionWetherspoon Museum
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SPRINGFIELDCAMPUS
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BETTER SKILLSWE’RE SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY GIVING LOCAL PEOPLE
THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GET LOCAL JOBS
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The new £100 millionSpringfield education campusis transforming a historicbrownfield site into anInternational Centre forUrban Innovation, helping toprovide the skills fortomorrows workforce.The campus is already hometo the West MidlandsConstruction UniversityTechnical College (UTC) andthe £11 million Elite Centrefor Manufacturing. It will bejoined by the University’sSchool of Architecture and theBuilt Environment and a newNational Brownfield Institute.The development will alsobenefit from being a 5Gtest-bed pilot.
SPRINGFIELDCAMPUS
Springfield Campus
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A new City Learning Quarterwill emerge to support theskills of local young people.City of WolverhamptonCollege will relocate itsPaget Road campus intobuildings at the Metro Onecampus alongside the Metro.The plan will see the collegemove to the city centre by2021 alongside Central Libraryand the council’s‘Outstanding’ rated AdultEducation Service. It will make a significantcontribution to the city centre economy.
CITYLEARNING QUARTER
City of Wolverhampton College - Metro One Campus
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EBAY BUSINESS SUPPORT
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SUPPORTING BUSINESSPILOT 5G NETWORKS AND RETAIL REVIVALS
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City of Wolverhampton is the location for a £50 million Government pilot scheme to create a 5G networkacross the region. It’s the first of its kind in the world and will initially focus on bringing reliable networks
and faster download speeds to the health, construction and automotive sectors.
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An extensive range of city centre businesses acceptthe Enjoy Wolverhampton City Centre Gift Card.Launched and delivered by Wolverhampton BID,the card supports local businesses by encouraginglocal spend. Find out more atwww.enjoywolverhamptongiftcard.com
Small retailers reached a £2 million online salesmilestone in just six months with support from eBay. The Retail Revival scheme – the UK pilot forged witheBay by City of Wolverhampton Council - is helpingsmall businesses to start up or expand their onlinepresence. The scheme is the only one in the UK.
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£1 MILLION ONLINE SALES MILESTONEREACHED IN FIRST 3 MONTHS
127 RETAILERS SUPPORT AND ACCEPT THE CITY CENTRE GIFT CARD
EBAY BUSINESS SUPPORT LOCAL GIFT CARD SUPPORT
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CANALSIDE QUARTER
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MORE JOBSA THRIVING NEW COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AT THE HEART OF THE CITY
WILL GENERATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS THROUGH NEW, HIGH-QUALITY OFFICES WITH UNRIVALLED CONNECTIVITY TO THE CITY’S ROAD, RAIL AND TRAM HUB
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New office developments includingthe new i9, will blend with historicbuildings and canal frontages,creating a unique business locationwith state-of-the-art transport links.
i9 follows on the back of thesuccess of the award winning i10at Railway Drive, which was fully letwithin nine months of opening andis occupied by major businessesCountryside, Ovivo and Tarmac.
i9 - a new eye-catching office building -will provide 50,000 sq. ft of officespace for a majorbusiness whencompleted
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i9 office building
A new commercial district located around therailway station will bring a mix of office, retail andresidential opportunities, with the potential forone million square foot of modern office space.
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
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AT W O R K
4,000 LOCAL PEOPLE GAINEMPLOYMENT IN
2 YEARS
‘Wolves at Work’ is ensuring local people getaccess to the jobs being created. The City ofWolverhampton Council and Department forWork and Pensions partnership has helped4,000 local people gain employment in 2 years -around 45% of which are aged 18-29. Find out more at www.wolvesworkbox.com
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THE BREWERS YARD
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MORE HOMES NEW HOMES ARE INJECTING LIFE INTO THE CITY CENTRE AS IT ESTABLISHES ITSELF
AS A VIBRANT RESIDENTIAL AND LEISURE AREA FOR URBAN LIVING
600 new homes planned at Canalside Quarter, utilising the area’sunique character, will providedesirable city centre living.
More than 300 new homes plannedat the historic former Royal Hospitalsite and key gateway to the city centre.
1,100NEW HOMES
THE BREWERS YARD
300NEW HOMES
THE ROYAL
600NEW HOMES
CANALSIDE
1,100 new homes at The Brewers Yard,located a few minutes walk from the city centre alongside the University ofWolverhampton’s Springfield Campus.
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