Prosperous Places


Place were particularly badly affected. Locals seized on this as an opportunity to restore many of the town’s lost historic features. A regeneration team that would openly develop ideas that would feed into the reconstruction work was established within two weeks of the flood.


Cockermouth Heritage Shop Fronts Scheme was commended in the Environment and Culture category of the North Action for Market Towns Awards.


  Staycation is an inexpensive project encouraging residents to stay local to help increase footfall for Godalming businesses during a traditionally quiet summer period. The project also promotes partnership working within a wide range of community and commercial groups from the WI to the local semi-professional football club.


Godalming Staycation was commended in Business and Economy category of the South East Action for Market Towns Awards.


   Partnership Limited


16 PROSPEROUS PLACES


The Marketing Campaign was designed to proactively promote Leatherhead and District as a good place for business and encourage local procurement during the downturn.


Mole Valley District Council and the Leatherhead & District Chamber of Commerce are working with Prowse & Company Ltd to roll out a campaign which promotes the area as a good location for business.


Leatherhead & District Marketing was commended in the Partnership and Strategic Working category of the South East Action for Market Towns Awards.


    Neath Food and Drink Festival, now in its second year, has established itself as one of the premiere events in the town’s calendar.


The Festival highlighted the variety of high quality Welsh produce that is available locally and focused on the range of products currently available from award winning suppliers in the town’s Victorian Market and the surrounding area.


Neath Food and Drink Festival 2010 was commended in the Environment and Culture category of the Wales Action for Market Towns Awards.


    Shifnal is an historic Shropshire market town that for many years had no market. In 2009, a consultation project identified that the community wanted its return. Fired with enthusiasm, a small team of volunteers brought a genuine farmers’ market to Shifnal showcasing the produce of local farmers and craftspeople.


Shifnal Farmers’ Market CIC was commended in the Business and Economy category of the West Action for Market Towns Awards.


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