The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire April Edition | Page 14

SPOTLIGHT ON TROWBRIDGE RETAIL BOOST FOR WILTSHIRE’S COUNTY TOWN Trowbridge has a growing population of around 40,000 and serves a wide area in western Wiltshire and eastern Somerset, with excellent public transport links including direct rail services to Bath, Bristol, London, the South Coast and Wales. The County Town has many shops including; Next, New Look and Monsoon, local independents, a six-day-a-week indoor market and weekly Wednesday outdoor market. Supermarkets are conveniently located close to the town centre, with free parking. The town’s history is connected to weaving which has left a rich legacy of wonderful buildings. Situated in one of the renovated mills in The Shires shopping centre, Trowbridge Museum tells the story of West of England woollen cloth production. Highlights include a Spinning Jenny and working looms. In 2015 Trowbridge will be celebrating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, as Trowbridge is one of the 22 Baron Towns. Recently the town welcomed a new 7 screen Odeon cinema, Nando’s, Prezzo, Frankie & Benny’s restaurants and a Premier Inn hotel, all located at St Stephen’s Place, next to the Civic Centre and town park. Trowbridge Civic Centre is Wiltshire‘s flagship venue, providing conference facilities for business needs; sporting events and entertainment including live music, concerts, drama performances and top comedy evenings. The Civic Centre will host the South West In Bloom Awards ceremony in September this year. In addition to the floral displays which have achieved Gold in the regional awards, Trowbridge Town Council continues to enhance the environment, with initiatives such as updating street furniture and town signage and support for a range of events in the park including an annual free Play Festival in early June and Armed Forces Weekend at the end of June. For the future there are plans to expand the Museum as part of a Cultural Quarter, provide new sports pitches at Paxcroft alongside the town’s new Rugby Club and establish a Business Improvement District. Wiltshire Council have opened a new Library in County Hall and are planning a major active leisure campus development. For more information about the town visit: www.trowbridge.gov.uk From top: The new facilities at St Stephen’s Place & Inside the County Hall GUYERS HOUSE HOTEL & RESTAURANT The perfect location for an ‘office escape’ To book a meeting room, call 01249 713399 or email [email protected] www.guyershouse.com CORSHAM, WILTSHIRE SN13 0PS Think 14 Create Deliver THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2013 TBE APRIL 14 Rev 4.indd 14 04/04/2014 15:15