Regeneration Morriston

Its role includes:

• identifying key regeneration issues
• identifying and secure funding for local projects
• potential of pooling activities / resources to jointly deliver actions
• opportunity to make better use of assets and how public bodies can 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

• Number of vacant properties brought back into use in partnership with the private sector - more due to open in 2023, including co-working space
• Annual Victorian Christmas event to celebrate the town's heritage and attract more visitors to the town (November 2021 and 2022)
• Series of walking trail leaflets and heritage walks run by local friends' groups 
• Start-up grants to support new business start ups
• Phase 1 greening works completed during early 2022 to enhance Woodfield Street as an attractive place to shop and visit:  Map of Woodfield Street improvement plan (PDF) [3MB]
• Range of business advice and support (including start up grants) available through the council's business support team
• Heritage walking trails developed for Lower Swansea Valley area to draw in visitors to the town
• Inaugural Victorian Christmas event held on 27 November to attract visitors to the town
• Employability hub established in Seion Newydd Chapel to help people find work - open every Wednesday
• Shop local campaign to help increase trade on Woodfield Street commenced November 2020: Shop Local Shop Morriston
• Supporting shop local posters etc available at totallylocally.org (opens new window)
• Discussion with key agencies to address anti-social behaviour issues and public consultation undertaken: Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs)
• Local community map developed by Tabernacle -  Our Morriston map (by Tabernacle) (PDF) [7MB]
• Pilot shop front improvement scheme - four schemes being taken forward, works due to be completed in 2023
• Town Centre Loan Fund made available to property owners / businesses to bring vacant commercial space back into use
• Grant monies to bring vacant properties back into use
• Working with St John's church owners to bring this back into use to encourage local footfall - due to open in summer 2023
• WhatsApp group set up to engage with traders
• Work with friends groups to develop opportunities and funding secured to promote Morriston's heritage
• Mapping work completed 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
• Business hub event took place on 6 December 2018
• Action plan developed and being taken forward with key stakeholders