We are happy to report that Clear Village has been commissioned to develop an online toolkit to support community-led initiatives for High Streets in the London Borough of Sutton.
Sutton’s High Streets, much like other High Streets in the UK, face the challenge of declining attractiveness, vacant spaces and loss of customers. The aim of the toolkit is to offer guidance to community groups, trader associations and others in setting up initiatives that help address these challenges. These initiatives can include for example events, shop window improvements, public realm improvements or setting up a Town Team.
Although the toolkit is tailored for the London Borough of Sutton, it will contain information that is very relevant for other places as well. For example, we include a selection of case studies of High Street initiatives from around the UK. So if you are planning to develop a local initiative yourself for your local High Street, make sure you have a look at the website!