Spital Hill Shop Signs Sheffield Regeneration Project Begins
As readers of our shop signs Sheffield blog will know, we have recently been involved in the regeneration of 47 independent shops signs in Darnall, a suburb in the east of Sheffield. As it was a £300,000 refurbishment project we really had our work cut out for us, as many of the shop fronts were in a poor state of repair, which was having a knock on effect on the area as a whole.
The Local Growth Fund and Sheffield City Council
The regeneration of certain areas of Sheffield comes after a citywide strategy approved by Sheffield City Council that aims to support and promote local shopping centres. Because Darnall shopping centre was identified as having an unwelcoming environment, with a high number of badly-maintained, empty shops, money given to Sheffield Council by the Local Growth Fund was allocated to improve the area.
Spital Hill is the next area of Sheffield to receive money from the Local Growth Fund to help to smarten up the area. There are several shops, restaurants and takeaways in the area that have run down shop signs Sheffield. Sheffield council’s spokesman for neighbourhoods Councillor Harry Harpham said “Spital Hill could be a thriving and successful district shopping centre. It has a strong community, a good range of shops and community facilities, and access to transport links – but it needs a helping hand to reach its full potential.”
The Spital Hill Shop Front Scheme
The scheme aims to smarten up the frontages of the businesses to improve the overall look of the area. The idea is for the scheme to start the improvements off with the shop signs and frontages, and then encourage the local residents and businesses to get involved and invest in the community themselves.
Image Sign Studio Shop Signs Sheffield
Here at Image Sign Studio, we are delighted to be involved in the regeneration project in Spital Hill where we will be manufacturing and installing over 70 shop signs over the course of the next six months. We’ll be talking to businesses individually to find out what they want from their new shop sign Sheffield, and then making and installing signs for a variety of different businesses in the area. From illuminated shop signs to projecting outdoor business signs, our aim is to get the area looking smart and welcoming for what will hopefully be a new wave of shoppers coming into the area.