The eye-catching new boards include up-to-date information on Town landmarks and walking routes, as well as a number of digital features incorporating the parish’s website and apps, including What3Words and Strava.
The first new board was put up at the Liberation Monument yesterday, with constables Diane Mitchell and Ken Acott joined by parish’s deputy office manager Ann Jennings.
Other boards are set to go up at locations including the Tourist Information Centre, Town Church, Trinity Square and La Vallette Bathing Pools, with all boards set to be up by next week.
Mrs Jennings, a key figure behind the project, said the plans to replace the boards had been six months in the making.
‘I’m excited and delighted they’re finally going up,’ she said. ‘A lot of work has gone into them.’
The boards highlight key areas of Town, including the bus terminus, shopping areas and parking, while some of them, such as the one by the Liberation Monument, are two-sided, and display walking routes, their ease of access and approximate duration.
Mrs Mitchell said the old boards had become out of date, and lacked the appropriate messages and information.
‘With the QR codes now available people will now be able to get to our website much more easily, and access What3Words and Strava to look at all the locations in more detail. All the boards complement the new Green Line walk through Town as well.’
She added the boards contributed to the constables’ aim of making St Peter Port more presentable and attractive.
‘Ultimately this is the capital of Guernsey and it needs to be looking its best,’ she said.
‘These boards will be of great help to tourists, and they might even encourage locals to get out and explore areas of the parish that they haven’t visited much before.’
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