1. Gateways for Blaby Town Centre Liz Oakes Blaby Town Centre Manager Blaby District Council 0116 272 7729 lo1@blaby.gov.uk Sharon Wiggins Better Places Manager for Blaby Leicestershire County Council 0116 305 8234 sharon.wiggins@leics.gov.uk

2. Background Blaby Town Centre Masterplan (Dec 2008) Blaby District Council report (Dec 2008) Blaby Town Centre Manager in post July 2009 Phase 1 - environmental ‘quick wins’ in Blaby Town Centre implemented February to June 2010

3. Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2009

4. Blaby Town Centre – Johns Court 2010

6. Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2009

7. Blaby Town Centre – Crossways 2010

8. Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park 2009

9. Blaby Town Centre – Aldi car park 2010

10. Blaby Town Centre – Town maps, new for 2010

11. Present day… Phase 2 – Design and installation of gateways to Blaby Town Centre Gateways are entry points to the town centre. They can be created with a combination of signage, landscape enhancement, lighting and public art

12. Since July 2010 have been seeking views on: –Themes –Materials –Styles –Locations (and scale)

13. Blaby Parish Council (July and September 2010) Blaby Town Centre Partnership (August 2010) Walking tour of potential sites for gateways (July 2010)

14. Location 1 – Leicester Road, Blaby

15. Location 2 – Enderby Road, Blaby

16. Location 3 – The Pinfold, Blaby

17. Summary of views to date Themes – ‘Blaby Special’ tomato, roses Materials – preference for use of local materials Style – preference for simple, natural, classic shape Your views please! Contact Liz or I by Monday 18 October 2010

18. Blaby Town Centre – tomato and rose emblem on bollard

19. Phase 3 …into the future Blaby District Council and Leicestershire County Council seeking to secure further funding to continue implementing the next phases of Blaby Town Centre Masterplan Bid through the emerging Local Investment Plan