Mold Town Centre shortlisted for ‘Great British High Street Award’

A Flintshire town centre has been shortlisted for a Great British High Street award. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Mold is one of 28 UK towns vying for the coveted ‘Rising Star Award’ in the 2019 Great British High Street Awards which is run by the UK government. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Despite the well-documented decline of high streets across the UK, they still play a crucial part in creating jobs, nurturing small businesses and driving local and regional economies. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Outlining the reason why Mold has been shortlisted the Great British High Street Awards website states:  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“With award winning restaurants and a year-round calendar of events, Mold High Street is committed to becoming the ideal place for shopping, tourism, living and working. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

This Welsh town has developed the Mold Digital Trail App and uses social media as a key tool when engaging with the community. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The town has planted 75 new trees in public spaces and hosts an annual Spring Clean event where over 720 people volunteered and over 300 bags of rubbish were collected. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Mayor’s ‘Save a Life’ campaign has placed 25 defibrillators around the town and has encouraged over 1,500 people to learn key life saving techniques. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

They have also installed welcome gateway signage on all routes into the town and there are tourist information points within the town itself.“ ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Delyn MP David Hanson is urging “as many people as possible” to take part in a public vote and back Mold, he said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“It is brilliant news to hear that Mold has been shortlisted for the Great British High Street Award. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The hard work of local businesses, the Town Council and community groups to make Mold the thriving town is it today cannot go without notice. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Mold has always been a town that has excelled in the arts and provides a high street all other communities would be proud to have. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“I hope as many people as possible will vote for Mold so we can get the recognition the town thoroughly deserves. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“I’m urging people to visit https://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-awards/rising-star-flintshire and vote for Mold.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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