Marlborough Town Council
Shaping the future of your town
We'd like your help
Marlborough: A Friendly, Historic and Beautiful Market Town
During September and October 2022, we asked residents for their thoughts about the town centre – what you liked about it, what would make it even better, and how you'd like to see it develop. The words used most frequently to describe your town were “friendly", "beautiful", "historic” and "market".
You asked. We're delivering.
We published the survey results in November 2022 and used them to help deliver a new town guide and streetscape, sign-posting and other improvements for Marlborough town centre. We identified future priority actions and successfully secured Wiltshire Towns Programme funding from Wiltshire Council to support our work.
Find out more about what we've delivered since then in this press release from November 2024.
Summer 2025: A Town Centre Vision and Development Plan
We're now continuing work to help make Marlborough town centre more accessible and welcoming and even more vibrant and attractive for local people, businesses and visitors.
We have appointed a team led by nationally reputed transportation and placemaking experts PJA, to help us create a Town Centre Vision and Development Plan.
The Vision and Development Plan will:
Dig deeper into challenges and opportunities identified to date in the town centre - thinking in particular about access and movement and town centre spaces and places.
Build a shared long-term vision to sustain and enhance its vitality.
Provide a plan of priorities for action to make the vision a reality.
Community involvement is a vital part of this work so we're asking you for your help again. Whether you live in the town, work here or are just visiting, if you want to help make the town centre an even better place, we need to hear from you!
Please Tell Us
This summer there are a variety of ways for you to find out more and tell us your thoughts and ideas:
Add place specific thoughts / ideas to an online map - Anytime until 1st July.
An interactive map that is easy and quick to add to. Click a location and make your suggestion, and see what others have said. Click here.
If you don’t want to pin on the map, you may also simply email us your thoughts: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk
Guided walking tour and discussion: Wednesday 25th June 11am & 2pm / Saturday 28th June 11am
Led by members of the project team, this 1-hour short loop tour is an opportunity to look in detail at different places in the town centre and share your thoughts and ideas.
Spaces are limited. Book your spot by emailing the Town Council: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk
Join an online virtual guided ‘walk’: Thursday 26th June 12.30 - 1.30pm
A one hour online guided 'walk' looking at different parts of the town centre to discuss issues and opportunities. Led by members of the project team.
Book your spot by emailing: enquiries@marlborough-tc.gov.uk
Chat to us on the High Street: Saturday 28th June between 10am - 12.30pm
We'll be at the Jubilee Centre on the High Street. Drop by anytime to chat to members of the team, find out more about the project and add your thoughts and ideas to a giant town centre map. There will be children’s activities too!
Take the self-guided 1 mile town centre walking loop
An opportunity to look closely at the places you know well and feedback your thoughts and ideas on a short 1 mile town centre loop: this needs to be completed by 1st July.
Download the walking route map here.
Comment on the draft Vision and Development Plan: Later this summer
Building on all the feedback and on technical research, a draft Vision and Development Plan will be made available for community feedback and comments. We currently anticipate this to be from late July onwards.
Read more about the background and view the survey results here
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