Belper Civic ForumThe Civic Society of Belper and Milford in Derbyshire

On Thursday 19 January, we are holding a meeting to look at the work of local architects' firm Lathams on masterplans for small towns. This follows the planning the firm carried out for the Meadows Edge and town centre areas of Belper several years ago.  John Phipps, from Lathams will speak at the meeting, which starts at 7.30pm at Strutts, Derby Road, Belper.  The meeting is for Civic Forum members only, but non-members are very welcome to join on the door.

Amber Valley Borough Council has released a comprehensive study of shopping trends in the borough, carried out by Roger Tym and Partners. It looks in detail at existing shopping habits, and makes recommendations for the future.

We're pleased to announce that we have been successful in our campaign to raise funds for a scale model of the Meadows Edge area of Belper.  A combination of £3,250 from the Big Lottery and £200 from Belper Rotary Club has enabled us to commission Robin Pierce of local design practice Poco Design.  He will make the wooden model, which will cover the area from the East and North Mill to Morrisons, and from the railway to the river.