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Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Andover's Gardening Fair is set to return, filling the High Street with colourful blooms. Enjoy shopping, family activities and more.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Join us for a day 'behind the scenes', exploring some of the brilliant organisations we have in the town.
Get to feel good at Andover’s Wellbeing Fair
Join us for the 2024 Andover Cycling Festival.
This year's event will run across two days, with a family fun day taking place at Vigo Park on Saturday 6th July, 2pm - 6pm. There will be family cycling activities and a special stunt show to watch.
Town centre races will take place in the High Street on Sunday 7th July, 8am - 12pm. More details coming soon.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Kick-starting Andover's summer of sport, enjoy a day packed with free activities. More details to follow soon.
Join us on Andover High Street for family fun, on Fridays throughout August. More details to be announced soon.
Pack up a picnic and join us this summer for family friendly activities, taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes throughout August. More details of what to expect each week will be announced soon.
Join us on Andover High Street for family fun, on Fridays throughout August. More details to be announced soon.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Pack up a picnic and join us this summer for family friendly activities, taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes throughout August. More details of what to expect each week will be announced soon.
Join us on Andover High Street for family fun, on Fridays throughout August. More details to be announced soon.
Pack up a picnic and join us this summer for family friendly activities, taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes throughout August. More details of what to expect each week will be announced soon.
Join us on Andover High Street for family fun, on Fridays throughout August. More details to be announced soon.
Pack up a picnic and join us this summer for family friendly activities, taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes throughout August. More details of what to expect each week will be announced soon.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Visit Andover's brand-new street festival celebrating food and drink producers and street food sellers from the local region. More details to be announced soon.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Andover's Christmas Festival will be back in the town centre, celebrating the start of the festive season.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
In addition to the events above, which are organised by Test Valley Borough Council, you can see more events and activities taking place across the borough on the Visit Test Valley website.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Taking inspiration from classic children’s story, there will be some chocolate-themed activities running across the town from 10am to 3pm.
Taking inspiration from classic children’s story, there will be some chocolate-themed activities running across the town from 10am to 3pm.
Andover’s modern market features the best local talent from the region, with independent traders, street food, music and creative workshops.
Due to the current circumstances related to the COVID-19 virus all engagement events have been put on hold. We hope you are all keeping safe and we will be back in touch again as soon as the situation allows.
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The emerging spatial framework proposals were presented to the public at a 5-day pop-up shop on Bridge Street running from 11th -15th of December. Almost 600 people attended with the majority of feedback both positive and supportive.
For those who were not able to attend the proposals were available to view on-line. A survey was available both at the pop up shop and on-line allowing the team to gather feedback. The second online survey ran from 11th December through to 17th of January 2020. More than 500 responses were received.
On the evening of the 11th December the team presented the emerging proposals to approximately 100 invited stakeholders at St. Mary’s Church.
Attendees were then divided into groups and asked to analyse the proposals: strengths, weaknesses, gaps & priorities. A brief summary of the responses is provided below:
Strengths:
• Bold, ambitious, logical plans and believable
• Improving connectivity across the town centre
• Creation of the new space and opening up the Chantry Centre making it more public
• Variety of open spaces and how they are connected
• Access to the river - but need to balance ecology /openness but also like the idea of cafés and restaurants at gd fl.
• Making more of a civic use of the Guildhall
• Bringing the Lights into the heart of the community
• Like the idea of bringing residential into the town centre
Weaknesses:
• Need a wider study on the routes into the town centre.
• Could be difficult for businesses to manage change
• Are green spaces big enough?
• Sainsbury’s is ugly and needs to go
• Are we considering the aging population enough who can not always walk and cycle
• Will reducing the roads be future proof
• What if Simplyhealth leave in the future? The building needs to be adaptable.
Gaps
• Move the museum into the town centre
• More consideration for street lighting, trees, recycling bins, cycle storage
• Dedicated spot to busk
• Public facilities
• Library
• What is the USP?
• Hotel / conference centre
• Cycle lanes
• Public transport
Priorities
• Redevelopment of the Chantry Centre
• Events in the town centre to bring in footfall
• Communication and a clear plan for moving forward (timescales)
• Enticing investment
• Removing the Highway to make the most of the river and improve access for pedestrians and cyclists.
• Keeping people in the town centre
• Council offices in the town centre + job centre to bring in jobs
• Improving the night time economy
• Creating a community
HemingwayDesign and NEW masterplanning are working closely with Test Valley Borough Council to create a vision and masterplan for Andover town centre that will define Andover for generations to come.
Following feedback from almost 3,000 Andover residents, workers, students and visitors the project team have been developing ideas for improving the town centre. We would like your thoughts on the emerging proposals.
Please drop in from Wednesday December 11 to Sunday December 15 to view our initial design ideas. Members of the design team will be on hand December 11 and 12 with the Test Valley Borough Council team attending December 11 to 15 to answer questions and seek your feedback.
4 Bridge Street, Andover , SP10 1BH
Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 December 10am - 5pm
Sunday 15 December 10am - 3pm
