The small market town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, is in competition with larger shopping centres and out of town retail packs. Because it is not large enough to attract many national high street names, goods are provided in the main through local retailers.
Most shoppers arrive by car, so parking facilities are essential.
In these respects Bridgnorth's problems are similar to those of hundreds of small town and suburban centres. The town is only twenty minutes' driving time from the large centres of Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton. In the high street there are bus stops and some short term free parking. The main car parks, which are surface level, are some distance from the shops and this is perhaps the greatest difficulty and inconvenience for shoppers. Some of the approaches to the car parks and the walks to the shop could usefully be improved but graffiti and rubbish are not a problem.