The latest instalment in a series of Angus town centre improvement charrettes has seen “a great turnout”, according to organisers.
The Future Forfar series of drop-in meetings and workshops have set out to gauge the feelings of Forfarians over their home and its future.
A charrette is a public event dedicated to solving a particular problem, in this case, galvanising Forfar’s town centre.
Sessions have now wound up and organisers Pidgin Perfect will submit a list of projects to Angus Council before the end of the year.
The Forfar charrette has followed on from the Carnoustie and Brechin versions, with Montrose and Arbroath residents still to have their say.
Dele Adeyemo of Pidgin Perfect said a steady start to proceedings over the first day of events turned into a “deluge” of people coming to 132 High Street towards the end of the week.
He said: “We started with a steady stream of folk which has built up to a deluge of people coming in to the Future Forfar cafe in the High Street, and that process needs to continue.
“We will be submitting an interim report of the work and ideas gathered to Angus Council in December and there will be a follow-up event in January that we intend to invite as many people to as possible.
“Between now and the follow-up meeting we will work with Angus Council and partners to develop strategies for specific projects.”
Mr Adeyemo said the suggestions from attendees focused on enhancing the town centre’s character, developing better communication, stimulating footfall, and “celebrating” different generations.
He said secondary school pupils were among those to make “bold suggestions”.
“The pupils had some really strong things to say about the town centre being a place for young people,” he said.
“They were saying ‘it’s our town, too’ and were making some really bold suggestions about how things need to change and adapt for them, to make it an exciting place for them to be, particularly in the evenings and at weekends.”