Proposals to move market into heart of Brownhills
Date Published : 18 January 2010
Brownhills market may be moved into a new High Street location as part of ambitious multi-million pound plans.
Talks are taking place to make the market more central rather than in its present Silver Street position.
A new market square could take shape on the High Street as part of a major redevelopment of the town with a proposed new supermarket built by Tesco.
The move to a new home could boost shops as well as market traders and well as be a major attraction for shoppers.
Councillor Adrian Andrew, Walsall Council cabinet member for regeneration who formulated the new market square idea, said: “We are talking to Tesco and town centre traders about creating a more central market square in the town.
“We took the bold move to resurrect Brownhills market in the summer after it had been left to spiral into a slow decline.
“It had been closed for some months but we revived it when others did not want to know.
“We knew that any retail venture at a time of recession was going to be difficult but this was a chance we were willing to take.
“The pilot Tuesday market has not taken off which is disappointing and that will stop after January 19 but the Saturday market has been more popular.
“We remain very committed to Brownhills market and we do thank everyone who has supported us so far.
“This is another example of our commitment to the regeneration of district centres.”
The current Silver Street location stands at the edge of the town centre.
A planning application from Tesco is understood to be imminent.
Walsall Council has experience in managing markets across the borough in Bloxwich, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills as well as the 800-year-old Walsall market.
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