Opportunities for Businesses and Landowners
Maindee Unlimited, with support from Newport City Council, is working to enhance Maindee District Centre for residents, businesses, and shoppers. We plan to improve the urban area with wider pavements, more greenery, upgraded sports facilities and general improvements. These projects will be delivered over time in a phased approach.
In this current phase of the project, the focus is on painting, repainting, and enhancing existing visible building facades. This can range from simple repainting and tidying up to more artistic projects like large-scale murals. Our goal is to provide additional interest and eye-catching impact for key areas, whether through refreshing or updating existing paintwork or more creative artwork.
Alongside these improvements, we will run free summer events at the Triangle opposite Maindee Library, including a new street art festival Full Colour Maindee in late September. This festival will celebrate street art and community improvements. Taken together these activities will generate significant local media attention and public awareness and will result in additional footfall while also improving visitor perceptions.
Maindee Unlimited wants to work with businesses and the wider community on the following goals.
1. Wall Art for Full Colour Maindee
The funds will pay for artists to paint sites and buildings in Maindee District Centre, making the area more colourful, fresher and more attractive to visitors and residents. We seek participation from landlords and traders with building owner permission. Written agreements will be required and arranged for the painting. The charity will pay the artists for their time and costs. Participants can choose their preferred artist.
Full Colour Maindee with be launched at Maindee Triangle on Saturday 10 August (2pm-6pm). The building will display painting options, including temporary artworks on boards and window displays.
2. Window Displays
Artists and designers can help create window displays, including Christmas lights and printed displays for ground and first-floor windows. These displays could last for a short period of time or for more years. We hope that some displays are made for Full Colour Maindee in September.
3. Repainting and Tidying Visible Sides of Buildings
We aim to repaint buildings on the street and assist with access, such as using power lifts. This may also include small repairs like clearing and repairing guttering. The focus is on tidying up facades, including boarded-up windows and shuttering
4. Small Grants for Other Improvements
If you have plans for enhancing your building's exterior, such as new shop fronts or signage, we can discuss financial contributions from the charity. The maximum value is likely to be £3,000.
Getting involved
Please take time to download this form in Word and PDF version and tell us if any or all of the options that would be of interest and add your details.
If you have any other questions, please do email us at districtcentre@maindee.org and we will be in touch as soon as possible. You can get others copies of this document here.
Initial Deadlines
End of August - Full Colour Maindee
If you would like to discuss the possibility of participating in Full Colour Maindee Festival and have a premises with visibility in the Maindee District Centre or surrounding area. There will be example of what is possible at Maindee Triangle.
End of September 2024- Grant Scheme First Round
If you would like to discuss financial grants for premises improvements, please get in touch to discuss how we might be able to help. We aim to present costed proposals in September 2024 and for the first grants to be approved in October 2024. There may be a second round of grants.
Ongoing - Window Displays and Repainting
This is ongoing opportunity for window displays through 2024, inclding those which tie in with Full Colour Maindee in September 2024.
This is ongoing opportunity for repainting buildings through 2024.
This project is funded by UK Government
