Businesses throughout Telford and Wrekin have been recognised for the constructive affect they’ve had on their native excessive avenue.
Over 20 High Street Heroes have been introduced in cities throughout the borough – nominated by native residents, members of the general public and businesses who use their companies and really feel they make a worthwhile contribution to the area people.
Councillors offered business winners with trophies and certificates in six borough cities together with Dawley, Ironbridge, Madeley, Newport, Oakengates and Wellington within the run as much as Small Business Saturday on Saturday 2 December.
Nominations for the latest spherical of High Street Heroes (winter 2023) opened in September and over 594 nominations had been acquired.
The awards, that are a part of the council’s Pride in Our High Street programme, recognise the distinction businesses are making of their native excessive streets and the assist they’ve every given to their native communities.
High Street Heroes vary from hair salons and cafes to butchers, dry cleaners, performing arts and dance corporations and garments outlets.
The Pride in Our High Street programme continues to assist native businesses and retailers by business start-up trial grants and business start-up grants.
Start-up trial grants give beforehand home-based or on-line businesses the chance to check them out on the excessive avenue within the type of a market stall or small retail unit, whereas business start-up grants give businesses the alternatives to increase by having a everlasting excessive avenue presence.
Small Business Saturday is a nationwide, annual marketing campaign which takes place on the primary Saturday in December – encouraging individuals to buy domestically and assist all kinds of small businesses on-line, in places of work and excessive avenue shops.
Residents in Telford and Wrekin may assist native businesses and take advantage of latest native gives and reductions by the mytlc app.
The free-to-download on-line platform can assist to drive extra footfall to the excessive avenue and incorporates a listing of Telford and Wrekin businesses and companies for customers to faucet into – starting from greengrocers and dance studios to cafes, eating places and nurseries.
Shoppers can seek for the service they require with out leaving their doorstep – filtering them by location, identify and class.
Localised gives are often up to date on the app and tailor-made for particular days, occasions and seasons corresponding to Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter and summer time holidays.
There at the moment are 242 businesses utilizing the app, 16,993 registered customers and over 83 reside gives on the app providing reductions on items and companies, leisure actions and points of interest in addition to locations to dine in or takeaway
Councillor Lee Carter (Lab), Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet Member for Place (the Economy & Neighbourhood Services) stated: “We’d like to congratulate all the businesses who have been named as High Street Heroes for winter 2023 and the positive impact they have had on our high streets – encouraging people to shop locally.
“Although these remain challenging times for our high streets, these businesses have excelled and continue to make a difference to local people and communities.
“We are delighted to present each of these businesses with their awards in the run-up to Small Business Saturday which encourages people to support local businesses.
“Our small high street businesses are so important across Telford and Wrekin and their value is recognised by Telford & Wrekin Council through these awards which are voted for by customers and other businesses which benefit directly from their services.”
High Street Heroes (winter) 2023 winners are as follows:
Dawley: Dawley Pet Supplies, Morgan Payne & Knightly, Golden Rolls
Ironbridge: The Bolthole, The Little Christmas Shop & Mrs Claus’ Kitchen, Moonshine & Fuggles, Darlingtons of Ironbridge
Madeley: Anstice Pharmacy, The Foresters Arms, Sweet Little Things, Kebab King
Newport: The Travel Store, Brockton Care, House of Evie, Tiny Town Newport
Oakengates: Pamper Me Pretty Hair & Beauty, Powerpoint Stores Ltd, Woodenhill Café
Wellington: Harleys Barber Shop, The Book-Ends, Odd Pals, The Green Cove
You can discover out extra about Pride in Our High Street and the assist which is available right here: Pride in our high street – Telford & Wrekin Council
Or obtain the mytlc app now: Mytlc app – Mytlc – Telford & Wrekin Council
Photo: Richard and Mercy Smartt, house owners of The Book-Ends in Wellington, obtain a trophy and certificates from Councillor Lee Carter, Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet Member for Place (the Economy & Neighbourhood Services).
