Northampton Town Centre Task Group

Northampton Town Centre Task Group - 2025 achievements

In 2025, Northampton Town Centre Task Group improved town centre cleanliness, strengthened night‑time safety, enhanced mental health support, upgraded transport safety, renewed taxi marshal services and promoted local initiatives through events, training and campaigns.

Read more about each achievement below.

Improve the Overall Appearance of the Town Centre

• 3 Partnership clean up days delivered in the town focused on graffiti removal
• CrimeStoppers Graffiti Campaign delivered
• Town Centre Management web page developed and PDF to quick links circulated to business

Safety and Welfare (Particularly in the evening/night time)

• Mental Health and Suicide prevention awareness training delivered to TCTG and frontline partners by Public Health staff
• Pop up Mental Health event on the Market Square with a range of local providers raising awareness
• Help Point repairs completed
• Safer Route rebranded and renamed to 'Student Route' and promoted to freshers
• Ask for Angela sign up scheme set up. New materials and training provided to venues

Safer Transport in the Evening and Night Time

• OPFCC led Safer Streets Transport hub training package delivered to transport providers
• Taxi Marshal service contact renewed until April 2027

Engagement and Promoting the Offer

• NTE video used at number of events and on screen during freshers week
• Number of press releases shared to promote schemes, campaigns and achievements

Last updated 16 January 2026