Regeneration Morriston
Regeneration Morriston is a partnership group working together to support the economic regeneration of Morriston with a focus on Woodfield Street.
Its role includes:
- Identifying key issues
- Identifying and secure funding for local projects
- Potential of pooling activities/ resources to jointly deliver activities
- Opportunity to make better use of assets how can public bodies work more efficiently together
- Gathering views local people and businesses to inform Action Plan
- Maximising the benefits for local people and businesses from regeneration activities
- Promoting Morriston's economic regeneration agenda
- Engaging with other relevant partnerships/groups in the area to seek and identify best practice.
Progress to date
- Town Centre Loan Fund secured
- Grant monies to bring vacant properties back into use
- Consultation by Coastal Housing with community of Morriston and community stakeholder group established
- Business hub event took place on 6 December 2018
- Work with friends groups to develop opportunities
- Mapping work commenced on existing community assets and activities in Morriston
- Survey of property ownership and occupiers on Woodfield Street
- Work with local property owners to bring buildings back into use eg St John's Church
