Town Centre First Mayo

Ballyhaunis is Mayo’s second town to receive funding to develop a plan under the Town Centre First Programme, aimed at supporting the regeneration of Irish rural town centres with a strong focus on addressing dereliction and vacancy and improving public spaces.

Ballyhaunis’ Town Centre First (TCF) plan will be a blueprint for future development which aims to make the town a more attractive place to live, work, visit and run a business. Naturally, the views, ideas and knowledge of the local community, businesses, residents of Ballyhaunis and its hinterland are fundamental in this process, building on the strong foundation established through the Mayo Community Futures Programme which has already delivered two plans for Ballyhaunis.

The Town Centre First Planning process takes a bottom-up approach to development, identifying priorities for project delivery with short, medium and long-term goals. The resulting plan will provide a blueprint for the future development of the town, strengthen funding applications and assist in securing necessary funding to deliver strategic projects.

An essential part of the Town Centre First process is the formation of a Town Team: Ballyhaunis Town Team are an enthusiastic group of Ballyhaunis people who have come together to do the best for the town, to drive it forward positively and inclusively.

Ballyhaunis Town Team members have diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences and are all active in Ballyhaunis in different ways: business, sports, arts, culture, community, tidy towns, biodiversity, festivals & events.

Anne McCarthy, MCC Town Regeneration Officer and Claremorris Swinford Municipal District team have been working with Ballyhaunis Town Team since March last year to gather information and learn about the most pressing issues in the town.

Mayo County Council, their consultant team and Ballyhaunis Town Team want to hear your ideas for a better Ballyhaunis and extend a warm invitation to everyone in Ballyhaunis to participate.

How to get involved:

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Everyone is welcome to the family friendly Drop-in sessions in Ballyhaunis Community Hall, Main Street, F35 Y337

📅Friday, 7th February, 4pm to 8pm

📅Saturday, 8th February, 11am to 3pm.

📝You can complete a Ballyhaunis TCF Plan online survey;

scan this QR code or go to http://ballyhaunis-towncentrefirst.com/

📧You can send comments by email to contact@ballyhaunis-towncentrefirst.com