‘Out of date’ Bury St Edmunds town centre maps replaced after investment

‘Out of date’ maps have been replaced and ‘shabby’ display stands will be refurbished in a town centre.

Our Bury St Edmunds BID has replaced and updated maps at the seven large map display stands at visitor entry points to the town.

These include the bus and railway stations, Ram Meadow, arc-Cattlemarket car parks, St John’s Street, Cornhill and Angel Hill.

They will display a larger version of the visitor map in the Bury St Edmunds and Beyond Visitor Attraction guides.

The map display stands will also be refurbished.

Mark Cordell, chief executive of Our Bury St Edmunds BID, said: “We were able to apply for funding for this work as the prominent map display stands were looking very shabby and the maps themselves were out of date.

“Although many people will use smart phone apps to get around the town, there is still a place for printed information and our aim is to provide information about the town centre in many guises to suit the needs of the vast majority of people who visit the town.”

The BID was granted funding from West Suffolk Council’s Town Centre Fund – part of the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund - with the aim of increasing footfall and visitor numbers.

Our Bury St Edmunds provides more than 30,000 free maps annually, which are distributed through the town’s tourist information points and in a number of BID member businesses.

Mr Cordell added: “I am very grateful to our partners in this project – Bury St Edmunds-based Coastline Graphics produced the maps and fitted them into the display boards and Rowlinson Commercial and Industrial Services, from Haverhill, will undertake the restoration of the boards.”

Plans are at an early stage for digital signs in a couple of town centre car parks later this year.