The Bacup 2040 Vision and Masterplan was developed and produced through the largest community and business consultation the Council has undertaken. As the Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative drew to a close in June 2019, there was a clear need to continue on the success of that project and map out the remaining challenges Bacup faced along with achievable and realistic solutions to enable Bacup to be the sustainable, resilient and thriving town centre for both the community, businesses and visitors alike.

In recent years, Bacup has received the following investments:

• £1.5m – Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) from National Lottery Heritage Fund – to improve the shops along St James St and the town centre, with enhancements sympathetic to the character of the town.
• £1.1m – High Street Heritage Action Zone from Heritage England – work add to the works carried out by the THI with 13 buildings receiving grants to improve shop fronts, and works carried out to Hempsteads Memorial Garden.
• c.£8m – From the Government’s Department of Levelling Up to create a new market hall and make improvements to Union Street

For more information on what’s happening in Bacup, visit the Bacup2040 website!