WE ARE DIFFERENT

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WE’RE A BOROUGH MADE UP OF STRONG, PROUD TOWNS, HISTORIC VILLAGES AND A WEALTH OF GREEN AND BLUE SPACES.

RED, GREEN AND BLUE
ALL OVER.

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IN 2030, THE BOROUGH OF WIGAN IS KNOWN FOR BEAUTIFUL GREEN AND BLUE SPACES, BOTH NATURAL AND MANMADE. WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR CUTTING EDGE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS. THROUGH AN INTELLIGENT AND WIDELY SUPPORTED BOROUGH-WIDE PLAN, THESE GREAT ASSETS HAVE BEEN CONNECTED AND TURNED INTO AN ICONIC AND WELL KNOWN MAGNET FOR NEW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

GENERATION ‘W’.

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IN 2030, WIGAN IS KNOWN FOR BEING A MAGNET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIMENT AND INNOVATE AND WHERE THEIR NEXT STEPS WILL BE ENCOURAGED AND NURTURED. FROM THE TOWN CENTRE STRATEGIES AND TRANSPORT PLANNING, TO GREEN SPACES AND HERITAGE TRANSFORMATIONS, YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WILL BECOME OF THEIR PLACE.

SECTORS ARE DEAD.
LONG LIVE SECTORS.

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IN 2030, WIGAN IS KNOWN FOR BEING A LOCATION WHERE ENTERPRISES GROW BY BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. WE ARE A MAGNET FOR NEW BUSINESSES AND RELOCATIONS BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOLOGY FOR SUCCESS MEANS THAT ALL SECTORS CAN FLOURISH HERE.

SHEDDING THE PAST.

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IN 2030, WIGAN IS KNOWN FOR ENSURING INVESTMENT HAS REAL BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE AND PLACES. WHILE LARGE SCALE AUTOMATED ‘SHEDS’ HAVE A BIG VISUAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT, IT’S NOT ALWAYS FELT ON THE GROUND. THAT’S WHY WIGAN HAS BEEN BOLD ENOUGH TO SAY SIZE IS NOT EVERYTHING.

FROM START UP,
TO SCALE UP.

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IN 2030, WIGAN IS KNOWN NOT JUST FOR ATTRACTING BIG BRANDS AND NEW START-UPS BUT FOR REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE INCREASINGLY BECOME KNOWN AS THE ‘FOUNDATIONAL ECONOMY’.