Representatives from Bridgwater Town Council attended a meeting with Bridgwater town centre businesses on Tuesday 16 July 2024.
Avon and Somerset Police and the Bridgwater Town Wardens were also present to listen to the concerns raised by local businesses about Bridgwater town centre.
Attendees were given the opportunity to discuss what they saw as the issues for the town, raise their concerns and share information and best practice.
The Council is committed to working with local businesses, the Bridgwater Town Team, Avon and Somerset Police and other partners to create a town people want to visit and spend time in.
Bridgwater Town Council is already working hard to improve the town centre areas, maintaining flower baskets and containers, keeping the streets clean and making sure litter bins are emptied regularly.
A spokesperson for Bridgwater Town Council said
“We are always looking at ways to develop and improve Bridgwater town centre to make it a place people want to visit, work and invest in. We take the matters raised very seriously.
We want people to feel safe when visiting Bridgwater town centre and we will continue to work with our partners to find solutions to the issues raised.”