Enterprising Bathgate bid secures £600,000
from Town Centre Regeneration Fund

Enterprising Bathgate has now secured £600,000 from this fund. A joint bid between Enterprising Bathgate and West Lothian Council was successful in bringing this extra funding for the town. The same partnership has also pledged an additional £260,000 to supplement the fund. The money will be used to support the regeneration and growth of Bathgate’s traditional town centre.

Ian Davison Porter, Project Director, Business Improvement Districts Scotland commented:

“Enterprising Bathgate was the first Business Improvement District in Scotland and is a great example of a really strong partnership of the private and public sectors, which was, I believe, one of the considerations when the funding application was assessed”.

David Stein, Chair, Enterprising Bathgate added

“We were all delighted when we received the news about the funding award and everybody in Bathgate is very excited about what this means for the town. We are now hard at work with West Lothian Council to ensure that the budget is spent wisely and benefits the whole town centre.”

The main projects include:

• New George Street streetscape
• Creation of new “St. David’s Square” civic space
• Revamp for Steelyard
• Further Support for Premises Improvement Scheme
• New Wi-Fi supported town centre
• New access / mobility improvements for streets and vennels
• New signage to help create “sense of place”
• Creation of safe and accessible pedestrian connections
• Improved cycle access to town centre.
• CCTV Upgrade