Short
Term Wins
The
BDCT is part of the newly formed City of Brechin Partnership.
* Denotes issues submitted
by other groups |
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| 1.
Handout leaflets |
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a. |
"What's
on" in Brechin and District |
| b. |
Free city
centre map indicating places of interest etc |
| c. |
Coloured
brochure of places of interest |
| d. |
Leaflet
indicating all Brechin businesses |
| e. |
Walks
in and around Brechin f. Fishing, bird watching & shooting |
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| 2.
Parking |
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| 3.
City Centre Enhancements |
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a. |
Increased
attention to litter, chewing gum, graffiti etc. |
| b. |
Traffic
Calming |
| c. |
Replace
Church Street Cobbles |
| d. |
Signage
at Pictavia & elsewhere |
| e. |
Boarded
up properties to be decorated with murals * |
| f. |
Survey
of Commercial and Residential buildings within the conservation
area |
| g. |
Architectural
and historical survey of all listed buildings |
| h. |
Illumination of historically important buildings |
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| 4.
Incentives required to attract further retail businesses to the City |
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a. |
Reduction
in rent/rates for an initial period |
| b. |
Target
the sale or rent of businesses to local people |
| c. |
Encourage
relocation from periphery |
| d. |
Form
a co-operative to achieve maximum reductions |
| e. |
Strengthen
BBA & reform Angus Business Association |
| f. |
Specialist
shops |
| g. |
Live
musical street entertainment |
| h. |
Hanging Baskets - Annual requirement - now in place |
| i. |
Professional
help to market Brechin as a centre of shopping excellence |
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| 5.
Promote Brechin |
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a. |
Locally |
| b. |
In Angus
and Tayside |
| c. |
The North
East |
| d. |
Scotland
and the rest of the UK |
| e. |
Internet |
| f. |
Advertise
in specialist magazines * |
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| 6.
Miscellaneous Items |
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a. |
Upgrade
plaque of Sir Robert Watson Watt's birthplace * |
| b. |
Remove
paint spillage from High Street (East) |
| c. |
Enhance
City Entrances with tree-lined avenues and traffic calming |
| d. |
Street
Market - Angus Farmer's Market should be shared around Angus |
| e. |
Empty
Retail Units - Supply quarterly updates |
| f. |
Investigate
the need for a community centre |
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| 7.
Consult & support local groups & youth initiatives |
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a. |
Brechin
Wheeled Sports Project |
| b. |
Angus
Arts * |
| c. |
Cathedral |
| d. |
Caledonian
Railway |
| e. |
Merchants
House |
| f. |
Maisondieu
Preservation Trust |
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| 8.
The Old Town House |
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SHORT
TERM WINS |
| a. |
Immediate
temporary display in frontage that faces the High Street with
posters to let the public know of this exciting new initiative |
| b. |
Area to
be designated for permanent exhibition of old photographs etc
and for the return of all other items that have been moved to
Montrose, Forfar and elsewhere. Also for other items that may
be donated by the general public |
| c. |
Area to
be designated for travelling exhibitions and for exhibitions
by local groups or individuals |
| d. |
Tourist
office |
| e. |
Office
for Partnership co-ordinator, administration, events diary etc. |
| f. |
Initial
exhibition of the life and work of Sir Robert Watson Watt with
a view to a permanent exhibition within it's own building. |
| g. |
An
attempt should be made to bring the current Watson Watt exhibition
to the Brechin Town House. This exhibition is due to end at
the Imperial War Museum |
| h. |
Immediate
costs to be obtained for decoration, toilet facilities, heating
and lighting |
| i. |
Instruct
initial historical research of the Old Town House and buildings
to rear - small debtors' court etc. |
| j. |
Arts
Festival * |
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LONGER
TERM ISSUES |
| a. |
Write
plays of past trials etc for street theatre |
| b. |
Research
history of central Brechin & write scripts for the purpose
of guided tours |
| c. |
Genealogical
research - graveyard records - storage of old title deeds |
| d. |
Small
Debtors' Courts, Black Hole, Warders' Quarters and Cells |
| e. |
Restore
the building to its original use. |
| f. |
Determine
how the building inter-related with adjacent buildings and in
particular The Old Jailhouse |
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| 9.
Project Manager |
