Communications

• Haverhill Town Centre Shops and Services Directory for 2009/10 - This was launched at the end of 2009 and is available on request from Town Centre Management on 01440 765100, or by emailing: economic.development@stedsbc.gov.uk

New developments

• Haverhill Leisure Centre has re-opened following a £5 million re-fit.
  
• Tesco opened at the end of 2009; and Sainsbury’s, at the edge of town, re-opened after closing for a major re-fit.
  
• Iceland and Costa Coffee joined WHSmith and Holland and Barratt in the High Street.
  
• Queen Street re-opened in November after a £400,000 plus programme of public realm works, with an Italian street market and the launch of the first town centre business directory.
  
• Queen Street shop front grant scheme – this is worth £50,000 and the first eight successful bidders are working up their detailed plans.
  
• Queen Street gates; designed by students of the two Upper Schools, the designs are undergoing detailed study in preparation for fabrication in Haverhill.
  
• Queen Street Public Art – details are being worked up. Installation is planned during 2010.
  
• Made In Haverhill – Cineworld Youth Film Initiative 2010 for young people between 13 and 19 was launched with the selected films being screened at Cineworld.
  
• D Gurteen & Sons hosted a public consultation in January, on the development plan for this landmark site in town.  The exhibition was organised by Bidwells..
  
• 2010 began with three new businesses opening in Haverhill – Morris Armitage, Estate Agents, Excalibur, Accountants and Debonair Dry Cleaners.
  
• £1.95m funding package – including £1.4m from St Edmundsbury Council, in addition to monies from the Football Foundation, and the Football Stadia Improvement Fund - sees the start of the Haverhill Rovers FC's new home at Chalkstone Playing Fields, to be available in 2010. 

Businesses

Shops run by third generation owners sit side by side with outlets of national chains.  From a pet shop, to a craft shop, from party items to power toys, from upscale beauty salons to fashion, clothing, footwear and books, and an increasing cafe culture, the town also offers hair salons, estate agents, convenience and fast foods, books, beauty and health products, stationery, and white and brown goods.

You could buy all the clothes for a wedding, including designer gowns, organise the photography, bring your child to the kids zone in the leisure centre, keep fit, swim, see the latest blockbusters at Cineworld or art films in the Arts Centre, enjoy food at outlets ranging from sandwich bars, through ethnic cuisine, to cocktail bars and upscale restaurants; you could even organise a funeral; all in Haverhill town centre.

Popular street markets, which began in the 1200s in Haverhill, continue to operate today - on Fridays and Saturdays.

There is a thriving arts and leisure programme.

Useful information

• Bus Station: Haverhill benefits from a newly revamped state of the art bus station which will have real time passenger information displays in November.  View new bus service 89A flyer (PDF 44Kb) and new bus service 89A timetable (PDF 11Kb)
  
  
• Car parking: Ample car parks are dotted along Queen Street and the High Street and charges start from as low as 70p for three hours in the short stay car park.
  
  
• Toilets: Public toilets and toilets for the disabled are also provided in the town. 
  
  
• Shopmobility: Monday to Friday, Shopmobility scooters are available for hire.
  
  
• Pedestrians: For ease of pedestrians, the main shopping streets are part pedestrianised with through traffic banned between 10am and 4pm.

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