Kirkby

• Kirkby Market
• Public art
• Public realm
• New housing
• The Kirkby Centre

The appearance, landscaping and layout of the town centre has been radically improved, with:

• A brand new large Civic Square next to the council’s new £5m Kirkby Centre;
• New seating and lighting throughout the town centre;
• Attractive new paving, trees and shrubbery on St Chad’s Parade;
• Seating steps, trees and planting beds in Newtown Gardens;
• A new semi-lawned area close to the council’s new £2.5m market; and
• Three unique pieces of public art.

We have created four key spaces in the town centre – Civic Square, St Chad’s Parade, Newtown Gardens and the Market Square, all linked to bring the town centre together.

Taxi ranks

A number of changes have been made to Hackney carriage ranks in the town centre, which will benefit both customers and the trade.

• The main rank outside the Kirkby Centre has been relocated to the Co-op supermarket on Norwich Way;
• The rank on St Chad’s Drive has been moved further along St Chad’s Drive, closer to Kirkby Market;
• The “night time only” rank on Cherryfield Drive is now operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
• An additional rank has been located next to the National Westminster Bank side of Newtown Gardens.