Launch Presentation
You can now view our launch presentation:
(30mb Powerpoint Presentation)
Newsletter Signup
High Street Environmental Improvements
The environmental enhancement scheme to improve Dalkeith High Street is now complete apart from some remedial work . This has made a significant difference both to the appearance of the street and the extra space for pedestrian comfort has resulted in a safer and more pleasant place for shoppers and visitors to the town.
Before and after photos of the High Street showing the new pedestrian crossing area and widened pavement areas in yorkstone.
The works to improve the Closes running from the High Street to the main car park at the rear are also complete and this has made a tremendous difference to this part of the town with the new paving, lighting and decoration to flank walls along the Closes .
Before and After photos of Millers and Wilsons Close.
1-3 Musselburgh Road – Grant Approved
A grant has now been awarded for the repair and restoration of 1-3 Musselburgh Road and work started on the 18th July, due to be complete by March next year.
Spring Newsletter
News Letter No. 2
The latest newsletter is now available. This gives an update on the shop front design guide launch, the training plan and some priority projects and buildings.
Download Here
Shop front Design Guide Launch
27th March - 2nd April
The launch on the 29th went very well at Midlothian Council's Chamber. 40 people attended and many were traders in the High Street. The presentations were well received and there was general support for the principles in the guide.
88 people visited the exhibitions in Dalkeith library over the course of the week and a number of issues and questions were raised.
Dalkeith Heritage Trail Group
As a result of the work carried out by the “ back to work group” a Heritage trail Group has been set up to take the project forward.
The group has been meeting now for over a year and has developed a number of ideas about the heritage trail which are set out in the recent THI/CARS newsletter.A new town trail leaflet will be produced this year with the trail marked on and the Midlothian Artist in residence Susan Grant will be producing designs for building plaques which will be tied in with the leaflet giving information about the interesting buildings in the town centre.Susan is asking for local stories, experiences about the town centre and a website has been set up to collect these, please visit the site:www.iwozheredalkeith.com.
The three local primary schools are involved in the project , St David's, Woodburn and Kings Park. They will be looking to produce leaflets for the town centre, Ironmills Park and the Dalkeith Country Park specially for young people.
Ideas so far discussed are new leaflets, plaques and panels in key locations to describe buildings/places of interest,environmental improvements,IT applications, access for vistors to key buildings,programme of guided walks. We are keen to hear your ideas so please get in touch via this website or Susan's site mentioned above.
Some ideas....leaflets,interpretation,mobile phone applications.......
Sketch plan of heritage trail and birds eye view of the town:
Dalkeith THI and CARS, Dalkeith Business Renewal,
11 South Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AH
