A THRIVING

KINGSTON ROS MORGAN,

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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WHAT IS A BID?

• Defined geographical area

• Business led

• Identify the issues to be tackled

• Manage the improvements

• Services in addition to those provided by the Local Authority

• Businesses balloted

• Simple majority required

• By rateable value and number of businesses

• BID levy mandatory for all businesses in the area

• Ring-fenced funds

• Business Improvement District

OUR VISION

To continue to drive

Kingston Town Centre

forward to become a

leading destination in the UK

KINGSTONFIRST

SUCCESSES

DRIVING DWELL

TIME & SPEND

£6M FURTHER SPEND GENERATED

BY MARKET SHOPPERS

ACROSS KINGSTON

WINNER OF “BEST SMALL OUTDOOR

MARKET” AT THE BRITISH

MARKET AWARDS

ATTRACTIVE STREETS

100% LED LIGHTING IN KINGSTON’S

NEW CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

160 VISITORS WELCOMED BY

KINGSTON’S TRIAGE CENTRE

OVER CHRISTMAS

CLEANER STREETS

7,060 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

TACKLED BY THE RANGER

TEAM

363 DAYS A YEAR RANGER

PRESENCE IN KINGSTON TOWN

CENTRE

SAFER STREETS

30% REDUCTION IN BUSINESS

CRIME ACHIEVED VIA

KINGSTON SAFER

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

£1.2M INVESTED IN 12 NEW TOWN

CENTRE POLICE BY KINGSTON

COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR OF

LONDON

DRIVING UP STANDARDS

82% LICENSED VENUES

ACCREDITED AT

BEST BAR NONE AWARDS

WINNER OF SILVER GILT AT THE

LONDON IN BLOOM

COMPETITION

VISIT KINGSTON

BRAND

DRIVING FOOTFALL &

SPEND

£5.8M INCREMENTAL SPEND

DELIVERED BY THREE

SHOWCASE EVENTS

70% ADDITIONAL DWELL TIME AS A

RESULT OF EVENTS IN

KINGSTON

£856K £764K OF BID LEVY

MONEY

REINVESTED IN

THE TOWN

CENTRE

OF ADDITIONAL

NON-LEVY

INCOME

INVESTED IN

THE TOWN

INVEST IN KINGSTON

£217K TOTAL SAVINGS SECURED BY

BUSINESSES VIA

KINGSTONFIRST’S COST

SAVINGS SCHEME

DRIVING DOWN COSTS

99P NEW TRADE WASTE SCHEME

INTRODUCED

20 KINGSTONFIRST JOINED

FORCES WITH 20

LANDOWNERS AND

DEVELOPERS IN THE TOWN AS

WELL AS THE COUNCIL TO

LOBBY THE TREASURY FOR

SUFFICIENT FINANCE TO

DELIVER CROSSRAIL 2 INTO

KINGSTON.

REPRESENTATION

10 KEY NOTE SPEECHES AT

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES PROMOTING

KINGSTON AND KINGSTONFIRST,

INCLUDING REPRESENTATION TO

THE NEW MAYOR OF LONDON

CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

2,500 HOURS OF SUPPORT

PROVIDED FOR WORK

EXPERIENCE AND JOB CENTRE

CLAIMANTS

PRIORITIES 2016