Have your say on art scheme for Hornsbridge roundabout in Chesterfield
Chesterfield residents are able to vote for the public artwork they would like to see at a key gateway to the town centre.
The project, led by Chesterfield Borough Council, aims to raise the profile of Chesterfield as a place to invest, visit and live.
Funding of £500,000 has been secured from Barratt Homes, who are responsible for new housing developments in the borough, including on the former Chesterfield Football Club site on Saltergate, and from the European Regional Development Fund for the project.
The funding must be used to make environmental improvements and install public art at key sites around the edges and entry points to the town centre.
The first site is at Hornsbridge.
The borough council is running a consultation with residents to choose the design of the artwork at this key entry point into town.
There will be a one-day event in the Pavements Shopping Centre where residents can votes for the design they would like to see installed at Hornsbridge from a shortlist of four designs,.
The event runs on Friday 9 August from 10am to 4pm.
The shortlisted designs for the Hornsbridge site are:
- The Tutelar
- The Portal
- Field and Fort
- Growth
Each of the designs which have each taken inspiration from a different aspect ofChesterfieldand its history.
The survey will also be available on the council website from Friday 9 August until Friday 13 September: http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Gateway-Enhancement-Options-1173.html
The results of the public vote will be combined with the votes of the business community, gathered through Destination Chesterfield, and recommended to the council’s cabinet, who will have the final say.
Councillor John Burrows, Chesterfield Borough Council’s leader and executive member for regeneration said: “We are proud ofChesterfieldand keen to attract new investment into the town – so we feel it is right to give our residents and local businesses a say in the artwork that will used at Horsbridge, a key entry point into the town from the M1.
“I would urge anyone involved to go along to the event at the Pavements Shopping Centre on 9 August to meet the artists and leave comments or to vote online before 13 September.
Source:Chesterfield Borough Council
