Cafes which are open in summer after 4.00 pm Indoor activities for wet weather Street entertainment in summer Clean buildings on High Street Dogs under control & no fouling Proper dedicated cycle routes - not just white lines on road. Bus tours from cruise liners Too many take-aways & hair salons Too many empty shops A Ghost Town More shops Pound shops Face-lift for Town Centre Keep Nairn clean & Tidy Buses to local tourist attractions No more charity shops Affordable attractions for families on wet days Lidl? Extend pier & breakwater to create shelter for watersports activities Cinema showing current releases (as in Buxton) Thank you for your efforts Cinema Keep up good work Fish Shop Cleaner High Street Card Shop Gents Outfitter Run Putting Green properly Mens Outfitter Existing Putting Green operated as Yesteryear Farmfood or Iceland Poundland Poundland Farmfood
More speciality shops Organised events at Viewfield & Links Markets Music Festivals Themed Parties Preserve & Maintain High Street Buildings Try & Make more vibrant More quality shops Tourism/Events Officer needed asap More Tourist publicity from Highland Council More use of Bandstand/Viewfield/Links/Maggot Re-open Bailey Bridge & encourage campers to come to Nairn Ice Cream shop like l Morganti s Some sort of Summer Activities Gala Week Visitor Centre for Good Information Lanes from Car Parks to High Street are filthy - shows town badly to visitors Ice cream shop Community Gala during Holidays Clean High Street & Lanes Off More shops Tea rooms open later for visitors Ladies & Gents shop Keep cafes open later in the summer Fish shop Fish shop Self-use photocopying cheaper than library Proper Tourist Information Centre More benches around town to sit and chat Safe pedestrian crossing to Fishertown - existing dangerous for elderly More advertising of Saturday markets Local produce markets Marks & Spencers Better maintained buildings
Cleaner streets More disabled parking Child friendly cafe/restaurant Childrens play park area - improve on the Links Better access/opening times for children to swim at pool Harbour - sailing club - more investment to encourage children & families Sad & depressing to see shops closing Fresh food markets Famers market Dry cleaning Harbour Feist Making Town Centre more open & user friendly Dry cleaning Harbour Feist Making Town Centre more open & user friendly Anything other than empty shops Hope Old Social Work Building can be brought in good use for tourism & community Art gallery/supplies shop Fish shop Local seafood snacks/lunches Art gallery Crafts gallery Paint harbour flats in more traditional colour Outdoor/sports shop Pop-Up shop at reduced rent for local produce Regular Street Market Keep alleyways to High Street clean Quality Boot & Fish shop Summer use of Bandstand for long concerts Castle Tours Whisky/Distillery Tours
Wild Safari Tours Boat Trips Sailing/Boating/Canoe Courses Jewellers - Watches Stationers/Gifts/Cards Move Bridgemill Direct to High Street Bus Tours to Speyside Villages Castle & Distillery Tours More Street Markets Music in Bandstand Pipe Bands Childrens Games at the Links Sandcastle Competitions on the Beach Nairn Centre Deserves to be Kept Much Cleaner High Street and Side Streets Need a Good Clean Reduce rates for town centre shops Craft shop Hobby & craft shops Lower rates Farmers market Band stand concerts Beach & other activities for children Improve putting green service Boat trips from harbour Credit Union Office Tourist Information like Forres Trees in car parks
Imprioved town walkways Leaflet suggesting walks First aid post at beach/harbour Better signage to beach etc More seating in Viewfield & High Street Publish What s On page in NT Sports shop Car shop (Halfords) Costa Coffee More kids entertainments Soft Play Centre Toy shop Music shop Arts & Crafts Miniature railway at beach More trees & shrubs Modern Museum & Gallery Promote Fishertown s Character Promote local legends Re-design Harbour Continental Style Cafes etc Make Nairn a Transition Town Community Markets Fishmonger Small businesses CD/Record/Music Store Comic Book Shop Ice Cream Parlour
Tourist Shops (Rock/Postcards/etc) More Cafes open late around Harbour Use open spaces Improve what we have Use Links for Bonfire night Soccer 7 s for teenagers Christmas Celebration Activities Clean High Street Buildings Get Rosebank Church into Community Use Pop-Up shops Stop building flats everywhere - they look shabby after a while Cafes open longer hours Do something about traffic & parking congestion in Waverley Road area. Tourist gift shop Childrens Activity Centre Crazy golf/putting station to be manned and toilets opened Outfitters to replace Burnett & Forbes Tourist buses to local attractions (eg Culloden, Cawdor) Sheltered seating area near the High Street Better signposting to station, hospital, car parks Traffic lights at Waverley Road/A96 junction Convert empty shops to living accommodation Fewer but higher quality shops Adults & childrens clothing shops Enhance High Street with hanging baskets Family friendly cafes with play areas Toy shop Higher quality shops aimed at tourists Family attractions Places to eat with children Pedestrianised High Street with outside seating Good quality shops for tourists Shoe & Toy shops
One-Off summer events Revive Jazz Festival More traditional music etc for visitors in summer Temperance Hotel Visitor Centre with Toilets Park & Gardens 3rd Golf Course Better use of buildings at harbour Cafes open after 5.00 pm Banks that don t close for lunch Bistro with good quality food Fishmonger Good cafes open until shops close Green space in town centre Something on A96 to invite people to stop in Nairn Tea shops open beyond 3.30 pm Banks open during lunch Fishmonger Bistro Green space in town centre Bandstand entertainment Make Nairn more inviting to drivers on A96 M&S Foodhall Insist that High Street shop owners renovate frontages Variety of small businesses - antiques, music Branch of Lakeland Plastics Art Gallery to show national collection stored in Inverness Putting Green kiosk to sell beach stuff Use soon to be empty churches for community activities to relieve pressure on Community Centre Fish Shop
China Hardware Baby Shop Local Crafts Shop More cafes & restaurants open later More information boards & signposting Encourage/fund local shops to improve frontages Links facilities dated More small local shops Pedestrianised High Street Saturday street market with band playing Street markets Harbour Fest Tidy Up High Street Street musicians Stop dithering and get things moving Fish Shop Fish Shop Youth & Backpackers Hostel Reduce town centre business rates Budget supermarket (Aldi Lidl) Sort out the seagulls Supermarket shopping mall that sells everything you might want Cinema Ice rink Activities for families on holiday in wet weather Longer opening hours for swimming pool & putting green Town needs to give tourists what they want by moving into the 21st century Nairn should not rely only on its beaches to attract visitors Decent gents clothing shop Cinema Putting Green open until late with Hut back in use selling crisps etc Improve look of the High Street Monthly markets in summer with entertainment Tidy up shop fronts More quality shops for visitors
Evening & Sunday facilities for visitors in summer Model Nairn on Pitlochry in terms of signage and heritage Does rather well as it is Home Made Ice cream shop Music Shop Bicycle Hire Buggy Shop Convert Harbour Fun Palace to Fish Restaurant Road Sign at A96 Airport roundabout for Nairn Increased Funding for Flower Beds Prominent Notice boards for when Visitor Centre is Closed Kitchen & Bathroom Displays Carpet & Tile Shop Wallpaper & Paint Shop Made in Nairn/Scotland Proper Tourist Information Office Cleaner Streets Harbour Bridge Improvement Spaces for Short Stay Caravans By-pass and Bailey Bridge Urgently required Tourist Office Art Gallery Interior Design Shop Ice-Cream Parlour Dredge the River Increase Flower Displays Support for Street Markets Return Victorian Shop Frontages
Covered Area for Street Markets Emphasise Nairn s strengths - Beaches; Harbour; Victorian Heritage Relocate Library and knock existing building down to create walk-through Chocolate Shop Ice Cream Parlour Tourist Information Centre Shop facades need improving and painting More Floral Displays Teenage Cafe Mini Ride-on Train at Seafront Horse & Cart Rides Teenage Cafe Bicycle Hire at Seafront Holiday Creche Teenage Sports & Camps Events Boards outside Courthouse & elsewhere Signs to Car Park & Town Centre Allow cars trying to park to circle the centre car parks Bus Service to Fishertown Convert Harbour s Old Arcade to Mini-Market Farmers Market Reduced rent & Rates for empty shop premises No local bus service anywhere in the afternoon There is no public transport to harbour & beaches Grocery shop other than Co-Op Regular Bus services to Cawdor Castle in summer More entertainment for locals & visitors Traffic & Parking enforcement around schools Another good restaurant or cafe Pedestrianisation is counter-productive to busy High Street Good Restaurant Pedestrianisation is counter-productive to busy High Street Pound Shop
Lidl or Aldi Use Viewfield & Showfield for more attractions More facilities for families & children Better bus service for people in outlying areas Ships Chandler at Harbour Safe area for Pedalos Adventure Park Volley-Ball on Beach Gardens for Walking Nairn should be a holiday resort in its own right Needs relevant shops, art galleries, cafes, etc at reasonable prices for families