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Blue Plaque News
One new blue plaque is currently in production, with two more planned. Our blue plaque for the United Reformed church at Rose Hill is now in production at the manufacturers Leander. We have been promised delivery in early June, but we don’t yet have an unveiling date. The two other plaques we currently have in…
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Good news as repairs to historic properties commence
Although these are only minor repairs, it is good to see that work appears to have started on the former Baptist Chapel, Brewery Street wall – particularly as it’s on our ‘unloved and heritage buildings at risk’ list. At the beginning of 2022 the boundary wall was damaged following collision with a road vehicle –…
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Sad news as Rose Hill Church to Close
Within the last few weeks has come the very sad news that the United Reformed Church (URC) on Rose Hill is to close. Serious defects have been discovered in the roof, which the congregation lack the resources to tackle. Closure this year Like most churches, Rose Hill has an ageing congregation which is declining in…
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A future for Cannon Mill
After a long period in which no-one has come up with any ideas and the building was clearly deteriorating, a proposal has now emerged for the re-use of Cannon Mill, which we welcome. This is a grade II listed building owned by Robinsons, which stands at the southern end of their Walton site. It was…
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‘Winding Wheel’ is our latest plaque
Chesterfield’s Grade II listed Winding Wheel, Holywell Street, is the latest building highlighted in our series of blue plaques. It was unveiled on Wednesday 1 March 2023 by the Mayor of Chesterfield Councillor Tony Rogers. The venue – now owned by the Chesterfield Borough Council was originally opened as ‘The Picture House’ in 1923, before…
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Capacity audience for rethinking event
Many thanks to all those who attended our meeting on rethinking Chesterfield town centre on Monday 27 February and, of course, to our speakers. An interesting range of initiatives were explained with a good range of questions taken. We’ll be posting more about this in the coming weeks, including what our next steps will be.
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Our town centre meeting is tonight
Don’t forget it’s our meeting tonight (27 February) to start the discussion on whether we should have a rethink of our existing town centre. Foremost we want to start the debate about the town centre’s future. This isn’t meant to trample on anyone’s feet – as we are sure that, for example, politicians from all…
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Time for a town centre rethink – 8
Improvement is possible and it’s not always about spending £millions…it’s about understanding what people want. Currently two thirds of people visit town centres for reasons other than retail. The town needs to endure we offer what the modern visitor is looking for. Chesterfield is not unique in the challenges it faces. Other towns have been…
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Time for a town centre rethink – 7
How can we embrace culture in any new town centre vision? There’s already good news on this with investment in the Pomegranate theatre and the museum, with a good range of events at the Winding Wheel. And they are all near the town centre. To build on this could we, for example, identify three or…
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Time for a town centre rethink – 6
This is number 6 in our short series of planned posts looking at the questions, challenges and some possible solutions around the future of Chesterfield town centre. We’ve a few more to come in advance of our meeting to discuss the issue on 27 February – see the bottom of this post for more information.…
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