Dunbar High Street What You Said Public

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Dunbar High StreetWhat you said...


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What do you like about it?1. Its a beautiful, historic, traditional

Scottish High Street

2. Location is seaside and near the harbour3. Its a residential street still4. Christmas lights5. Good cafes and places to eat6. Some great independent shops7. Clean public toilets8. New play area at East Beach9. Nice wide pavements10. Great people11. Local events like Lifeboat day, Music

Festival, Pipe Band Competition12. Huge potential13. Beautiful Architecture14. John Muir Birth Place15. The Pool

16. Good marketing on website and DiscoverDunbar brochure

17. Good camping and caravanning facilities18. Great Golf courses near by19. Main line train station20. We are the sunniest town in East Lothian

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Whats not to like?

1. It looks a bit scruffy with buildings in poor repair,empty shops, state of pavements, double parking

2. 1 Hour parking isnt long enough3. Pharmacy closes too early on Saturdays4. Shops not open late enough for commuters5. Access to High Street from Spott Road not nice and

litter along A16. Tourist Board closing

7. Assembly Rooms a mess8. Corn exchange empty9. ELC charge too much to close road off for Pipe Band10. Council charges high for Street Furniture11. Harbour not used to full potential as an attraction12. Lack of signage to get to places like the Harbour,

beaches, play parks, toilets13. Limited transport links14. Abby Church still looks empty15. Cobbled crossings and no proper crossings

16. No bus parking17. Negative attitudes18. No clothing shops19. Coop monopoly20. Too austere looking21. Not enough indoor activities for young people22. Wheelie bins left out23. The state of Winterfield Papillion24. Promenade in very bad repair25. No Garden Centre26. Dog poo27. Smell at West Barns28. Non visibility of super markets from High Street29. Limited local produce choices30. No meeting spaces indoor or out door31. Lack of a events and activities e.g. Street fairs,

markets32. Lack of green plants/ trees33. Chewing gum on pavements

34. Train service not regular enough35. Recycling bin in the middle of the High Street

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Your ideas1. Street events and markets2. Someone to work to kick start ideas and make things

happen3. Local enterprise which creates training opportunities

4. Community Art Gallery

5. Make a major visitor centre in current cadet building6. Make more of the harbour7. Brighten up the street paint the buildings

8. Clean up and repair buildings9. Plant flowers and trees10. More events for all ages11. Make more of John Muir Trail

12. A Wilson Propeller Museum

13. Reinstate outdoor Pool and Ballroom14. Council be proactive regarding repairs15. Tidy up shop fronts

16. More signage and information points17. Tidy up Abby Church18. Use the empty shops for art displays19. Make a new railway bridge

20. Get a cherry picker in twice a year to clean gutters

21. Make this a community facility22. Co-ordinate grants to improve buildings23. Make this a one way street

24. Make more of Civic week25. Improve East Beach make it a feature26. Build upon existing events more

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Your ideas1. Additional parking2. Make more of our famous history figures3. Street performers4. Fishing Festival5. Fringe by the Sea6. Develop Battery into a Tourist facility/ diving7. More specialty shops8. Bunting for civic week9. A cinema10. Seats around town and sheltered areas to look

out to sea11. Protect Bleaching Field12. A Dunbar Newsletter13. Boat Trips14. Empty shop events15. Better information16. Make something of the Corn exchange17. Better guide map18. Pitch and Putt Green19. Increase train times20. Community buy Smiths building for social

enterprise21. Make crossing point clearer and safer22. Open car parks for general use23. Encourage trade with rent free and rate free

incentives24. No parking zone25. Pharmacy open all day Saturday26. Dog bins

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Your ideas1. Have a figure head or Mayor of Dunbar2. Shops open later and on Sundays3. More local produce available4. Destination Winterfield (Winter Garden idea)

5. Return parking to original format6. Tidy up the empty shops7. Make the entrances to Dunbar more attractive

and better signage to say what is here8. Refurbish the promenade/ coastal walks9. Bring back the banners10. Increase parking time limits11. Open Monks walk

12. Move bus station away from the Black Bull13. Smile14. Mini rail from East Links15. Take into account residents requirements16. Family friendly food/ pub17. Toilet facilities at East Beach18. Book shop19. Multiplex centre, cinema, bowling

20. Garden Centre21. Seriously fine dog fowlers22. Woodland Groups stop trashing woods23. Tidal pool at East Beach24. Compulsory purchase of Assembly Rooms and

make it like Brunton Hall

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Your Action PlansWhat could be done to make theHigh Street better?

Where on themap

How to make it happen Who will help take thisforward

By when

Aesthetics improved/ Faceliftbuildings, road, pavement surfaces,better shop fronts, Colour, trees inthe planters, buildings repaired,clean streets, Spruce up AbbyChurch boards, Clean up, Action todeal with dog fowling

All of HighStreet

ELC Chase landlords andbusiness owners, Factoringcommon repair system,make cherry picker availableto clean gutters, researchcosts, Get school involved inpainting Abbey Churchboarding, Dog poo Signsand enforce penalties, poobins and free bags

Council and businessownersM. NiclosonD. CurtisA. GillanC. WilsonRoss C.P. JaffrayRhona BellD. PateJ. GermanLisa PattersonMegianJohn

ASAPDuringwinterready forspringMid 2011

More events - build on music andexisting events, Street Fairs,Markets, Street performances,quality buskers, Fringe The Sea,Vintage Car Rally, Air Show

On High Streetand in front of swimmingpool, Townhouse ,Harbour

PromoteTown Centre ManagerEmploy a coordinatorArts serviceDunbar Traders, MusicFestival organisersIan Cadell,Work with Edin Fringe

Brand Dunbar to take onboard and progressMeet with P.J.M. NiclosonD. CurtisA. GillanC. WilsonNeil FinchamAnnouska Woods

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What could be done to make theHigh Street better?

Where on themap

How to make ithappen

Who will help take thisforward

By when

Make more of the Natural assetsof the Harbour and link to theHigh Street

Signage onHigh Street andtrain station

Promotion of eventsimages / info, boattrips, historical events,cafe, wine bar atHarbour, DevelopBattery into a touristfacility

Harbour Trust, (Brand Dunbar,Arts Trust, Town Centremanager,) linkage. TownUmbrella Org. ELC, R.Anderson, Councillor NHamphire

2014 BatteryDevelopedinto TouristFacility

Town Center Manager / PublicityOfficer

All over andbased inDunbar

Make things happen,listen and fund raise.

Janet Barnes will fundraiseand plan/ develop + Counciland Local Groups.Jo Yederick, Neil FinchamCatherine Acton

Needs to be anumber onepriority tomake theother thingshappen

Encourage Trade/ fill empty shops High Street Rent free, rate freeincentives, attract bigbrands. ELC buy shopsand drop rents. Asknew shop owners notto protest against newshops/ garden centre

ELCM. NiclosonD. CurtisA. GillanC. Wilson

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More Shops: Bakery, Shoe Repair,Same day dry cleaning,Pharmacies open on weekends,Bigger soft play, Indoor facilitiesfor young people, Branded shops,Clothing shops, Bookshop,WHSmith, H&M, Waitrose,Sainsbury, Lidl, Aldi

High Street andold Somerfieldsite

Encourage and attractCompetition for bestsmall business plansto win incentives.

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What could be done tomake the High Streetbetter?

Where on the map How to make it happen Who will help take thisforward

By when

Turn old Somerfield, CornExchange, Assembly

Rooms into CommunityFacility

old Somerfield, CornExchange, Assembly

Rooms

Attract investors

Pharmacy open all daySaturday, opening hour of shops better suited tocommuters and tourists

Atkins and LloyddsAll shops

Insist that the owners workon a rota basis workingalternate Saturdays.

M. NiclosonD. CurtisA. GillanC. WilsonSarah and Chris

Improve public transport:

Better trains, buses. Traininterchange at Drem so alllocal towns can accesseach other by train.

Return Dunbar

North Berwick -Musselburgh

Rages, Eve, First Bus, -

Transport companies consult and chase.

Tourist Office with astaffed service andinformation points on theHigh Street e.g. Battle of Dunbar

High Street sameplace

Funding, ELC needsstrategy and make adecision

Community CouncilELC. Visit Dunbar

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Improve parking: longertimes, park and ride , carparks open for publicgeneral use, Make a noparking Zone

High Street. SpottRoad, Coop and oldHaldane's, North end

Spott Road Park and Ride,ELC?Talk to the coopELCTraffic Order

ELC, Traders, SustainingDunbar, D. Main

immediately

Street Furniture High Street, Harbour,promenade

Raise funds, Viridor,Torness, Windfarm

Tommy FoggoMargaret Ashton

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Where on the map How to make ithappen

Who will help take this forward By when

Flowers and Trees onthe High Street

All along it bothsides

Get advice as to theright species

Dunbar in Bloom, ELCCountryside and Landscape,Woodland Group, IsobelCampbell, Brenda CunninghamLaura Cunningham

Summer 2011

Community Art Gallery/Event space in thecentre

Corn Exchange,Haldane's, OldAssembly Room

Make a multi purposespace

Arts Trust, ELC , CommunityDevelopment Officer

Putting Green On land outside thepool

Operate fromswimming poolreception

Council.R. AndersonDave Main

Summer 2011

Clean and Promote EastBeach

Signs on High Street Clean it and get sandback

ELC

Multi Plex Cinema,Bowling Alley, PoolRoom

Either in town or byASDA, Cinema atold site and orHaldane's, BowlingAlly at Haldane's

M. NiclosonD. CurtisA. GillanC. Wilson

Bunting for civic &Bring back banners

Enhance historicconnections, fishingand farming, harbourconnections

Y. StonebanksK.Corey

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Where on the map How to make ithappen

Who will help take thisforward

By when

Improve, add publictoilets

By new park at EastBeach

Use the derelictproperty

Re open Caravan Parks Caravan ClubOwners of existing sites

Town Centre Manager

Better Signage On High Street, at A1entrances into town

tourist signs sayingwhat's here e.g. Pool,Beaches, Harbour, JohnMuir Birth Place, Cafes,Hotels, B&Bs,Lauderdale Park,Coastal Trail etc.

ELC, Roads, TourismScotland , Town CentreManager.Ian TorranceAndrew Ashton

Spring 2011

Make crossing places proper/ safer for theyoung and elderly

Along High Street ELC Connecting Dunbar? asap

Gateway Centre Retail park for Smallershops

Co-op/ Haldane sites Co-op working with ELCand community actiongroup

Community Council/ ELC/Co-op

2013

Development of ArtsQuarter

West half of HighStreet could be pedest.at week ends

Consult traders, artsgroups, ELC, propertyowners, Brand Dunbar

Sustaining Dunbar andLocality, Arts Group,Martin McHale

Starting in 2011

Transform currentcadet centre intomajor visitor centre

West Gate MOD (including rehousing Cadets, ELC,Brand Dunbar

MOD, ELC, CommunityCouncil, Brand Dunbar,MP speak to MOD

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