To build on the success of Campbeltown CARS and the THI, Argyll and Bute Council delivered a shopfront improvement scheme in Campbeltown from 2019-21.  Using £60,000 from the Town Centre Fund the scheme has:

• Helped fund repairs and improvements to 29 shopfronts
• Provided grants of between £200 and £5,000
• Brought 10 vacant shops back into use
• Helped 8 new businesses to start creating 15 jobs
• Helped businesses with painting, signage, timber and render repairs and associated fees
• Built on the success of the Campbeltown CARS and THI
• Helped reduce commercial vacancy rates from 13 units in 2019 to 3 units in 2021
• Contributed to Campbeltown becoming Scotland’s Most Improved Place 2020

Please note - All funding is now committed