More than 300 additional parking spaces will be available in Mansfield town centre from tomorrow (Friday 15 April) with the reopening of Walkden Street car park.
The multi-storey car park, off Rosemary Street, reopens following an extensive refurbishment and will be offering customers free parking from tomorrow until Saturday 23 April.
All 352 spaces at the car park are extra wide – the same size as parent/toddler bays and those for blue badge holders. This makes it ideal for those who need extra space – such as those who use mobility aids, drive larger vehicles, or who travel with babies and young children in car seats.
The car park benefits from improved natural lighting and ventilation as a result of new geometric cladding that replaced the concrete panels that had reached the end of their natural life.
Cllr Stuart Richardson, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Growth, said: “The reopening of the car park comes ahead of what we hope will be a busy spring and summer for our market traders and town centre businesses.
“As well as having a wide range of independent businesses to visit and places to eat, drink and socialise, there will also be plenty of events and activities for all the family to enjoy at town centre venues in the coming months.
“By shopping local, people will be supporting jobs and boosting the local economy which helps keep the district thriving and vibrant.”
The car park, which is a short distance from both the Four Seasons Shopping Centre and the Market Place, is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Parking costs £1 an hour, with three hours for the price of two hours.
The council’s Shopmobility office, which provides the hire of battery operated wheelchairs or scooters for use in the town centre by those with mobility difficulties, will reopen at the car park from Tuesday 19 April. The service is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm. To book, call 01623 463073 at least 24 hours before a scooter is required.
The reopening of the car park means there will be more than 1,500 spaces across 15 short and long stay car parks in the town centre. These include 88 parking spaces for Blue Badge holders in the town centre in addition to the 352 large bays in Walkden Street. There are also 69 on-street parking spaces for blue badge holders in the town centre.
All pay and display surface car parks offer 30 minutes of free parking. If you don’t have change, you can use RingGo to pay by phone, text, via the internet, a smartphone app or a corporate account. Visit the Ringo website (link opens in new window) to register.
Like Walkden Street, the Four Seasons multi-storey car park offers three hours for the price of two hours. Season tickets, from £4 per day, and contract parking, from £2.40 per day, can be purchased monthly. For information, email the Town Centre Management team (link opens email app).
Walkden Street reopens following the permanent closure of the Old Town Hall car park earlier this month ahead of work on a memorial garden as part of the council’s Urban Greening project.
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