Thetford Place Brand Project

In Janury 2021, Breckland District Council announced that Wayne Hemingway, one of the UK's leading urban regeneration experts, had been commissioned to lead a project in Thetford. The project will produce a "Place Brand" for Thetford, along with a vision and recommendations for future development.

The Place Brand project was agreed by the Breckland Cabinet in February 2020, with a maximum bugdget of £75k. The tender was advertised that month, but the start date was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The winning bid from Hemingway Design was costed at £48,725.

As part of this project an open survey was launched on 25th January 2021: Let's Talk about Thetford.

Links and Media Coverage

• Thetford Place Branding, Gov.uk Contracts Finder listing, February 2020.
• Request For Quotation: Thetford Place Branding, Breckland District Council, February 2020.
• Council appoints urban reinvention experts Hemingway Design to help shape the future of Thetford, Breckland Council Press Release, 25th January 2021.
• International designer asked to create ambitious vision for Thetford, Thetford & Brandon Times, 25th January 2021.
• Why it's so vital for people to have their say on Thetford's future, Thetford & Brandon Times, 19th February 2021.
• Thetford Place Brand Project, FOI request by Robert Whittaker, February 2021.