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9 June 2008
Gloucester Heritage Board sets up Railway Triangle Steering Group
A steering group of GHURC's Board members to look again at the issues and opportunities around residential, commercial and transport development on the Railway Triangle, the 35 hectare (approximately 86 acres) site adjacent to Metz Way, one of the main gateways into Gloucester, off Eastern Avenue.
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4th June
The Magnificent Seven get community support
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC ) has announced the appointment of new local ambassadors to help voice their communities’ views and opinions on the city’s regeneration, yet another GHURC initiative to help build stronger lines of communication between the city residents and the regeneration company.
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3 June 2008
Gloucester Heritage gets retail expertise on Board
The new Outlet Centre Director at Gloucester Quays, due to open next Spring, has been appointed to the board of Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC).
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3 June 2008
Shortlist announced for landscape architects in King’s Square, Gloucester
Six landscape architect firms have been shortlisted to redesign the public area in King’s Square, Gloucester, the city’s largest and most important public space. The winning consultancy will be announced on 23 June.
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3 June 2008
City training providers get engaged for new jobs
More than 60 training and employment providers attended an ‘Engagement for Work’ event at City Works in Gloucester to hear how they will be able to help those wanting to take advantage of the new jobs which are now being created thanks to the city’s on-going regeneration.
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21 May 2008
Hard-hitting questions from St James Junior School
More than 50 8- and 9-year old pupils at St James C of E Junior School, Upton Street, Gloucester posed hard-hitting questions to the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) last week.
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10th April 2008
Gloucester shouts about its future
Gloucester town cryer Alan Myatt will be shouting about the city’s future at the end of this month when he helps to promote Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company’s (GHURC) ‘Future of the City’ a free event being held from 30th April to 3rd May at Blackfriars Priory.
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15th February 2008
Gloucester’s future to go on show
The future of Gloucester will be on show this Spring when The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) puts the city’s renaissance under the spotlight.
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8th February 2008
Fleece to kickstart Gloucester's cultural renaissance
Efforts to create a new cultural quarter in heart of historic Gloucester have taken an important step forward. Investigations into what mix of uses the 500-year old hotel and neighbouring buildings should be put to will begin this month and is expected to take up to six months.
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30th January 2008
University announces intention to expand
“A great future is unfolding for an expanding University in both Cheltenham and
Gloucester – serving the county, helping to regenerate the City.”
– Professor Patricia Broadfoot, Vice Chancellor, University of Gloucestershire
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29th January 2008
Work finishes at Gloucester Docks' new public square
A new public square at Gloucester Docks has opened, helping to create an attractive environment for businesses, visitors and residents.
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25th January 2008
Walk this way for Gloucester Regeneration
Four brand new pedestrian routes to link Gloucester City Centre with the £250 million development at Gloucester Quays have been proposed by The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC).
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21st January 2008
URC Proposes Best Foot Forward
Four brand new pedestrian routes to link Gloucester City Centre with the £250 million development at Gloucester Quays have been proposed by The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company GHURC).
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2nd January 2008
King's Quarter - International Public Realm Competition
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have been invited to organise an International Public Realm Competition to find an outstandingly talented design team which can deliver a landscaping and public realm scheme in the historic city of Gloucester.
5th December 2007
Gloucester Heritage welcomes new talent onto Board
Three new representatives have been welcomed onto the Board of Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) as it drives the city’s regeneration forward.
31st October 2007
Gloucester Heritage seeks Community Engagement Manager
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) is hunting for a community engagement manager to encourage more local people to become involved in the city’s £1 billion regeneration.
29th October 2007
20,000 turn out for Gloucester Tall Ships Festival
Over 20,000 people are estimated to have crowded into Gloucester Docks this
weekend for the first, ever, Tall Ships festival.
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Tall Ships arrival in Gloucester (external site)
19th September 2007
Eco homes for Gloucester’s Railway Triangle
Gloucester’s Railway Triangle, one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ sites leading the £1 billion regeneration of the City, could become the location for up to 400 ‘eco’ homes, a medical-based science park, conference centre and an urban park, if new plans set out by development company LXB Properties are accepted.
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17th September 2007
Tall Ships Festival return to Gloucester
On 26-29 October, Gloucester is hosting the first Tall Ships Festival in the Docks in decades.
Tall ships will be sailing up the Gloucester and Sharpness canal on Friday 26 October in a parade of sails which will be followed by a weekend of fun and celebration.
12th September 2007
Blackfriars to open its doors after more than 50 years
The most complete Dominican priory to survive from the Middle Ages could open its doors to the public within the next twelve months after a report commissioned by Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) concluded that it had the potential to become an important centre of creative and cultural business in the City
10th September 2007
Put your name to Gloucester’s new £million Bridge
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) is launching a competition to find a name for the £8 million bridge currently being constructed across the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at St Ann Way, Gloucester.
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17th July 2007
Docks Maritime Festival on Regeneration Agenda
Gloucester could have its own Tall Ships or Maritime Festival if the results of a feasibility study are positive.
11th June 2007
Developer appointed for Gloucester’s exemplar residential scheme
Bristol-based housebuilder, Edward Ware Homes Ltd, has been appointed to develop the Greyfriars site on Brunswick Road, Gloucester, bringing almost four hundred new homes to the city centre and setting new standards for the design and sustainability of city centre residential developments.
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Gloucester’s public art strategy takes off
8 May 2007 (PDF 50kb)
Youth and community groups track regeneration through video diary
1 May 2007 (PDF 52kb)
Development options open up at The Railway Triangle
19 April 2007 (PDF 64kb)
Your City needs you! says Gloucester Heritage URC
10 April 2007 (PDF 60kb)
Gloucester Heritage URC appoints new Board Director
30 March 2007 (Word Document 60kb)
Spotlight on the City
23 March 2007 (Word Document 2.1mb)
Gloucester Quays: One of the UK’s top regeneration projects
19 March 2007 (Word Document 140kb)
New project manager joins Gloucester Heritage URC
16 March 2007 (Word Document 64kb)
Museum of London gets under Gloucester’s skin
20 February 2007 (Word Document 64kb)
Retail confidence boost for Docks
20 February 2007 (Word Document 60kb)
Gloucester steps towards delivering City Centre vision
16 February 2007 (Word Document 64kb)
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company launches £1 billion city investment
26 October 2006 (Word Document 76kb)
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