AMT Public » admin http://towns.org.uk Promoting vibrant and viable small towns Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:26:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Special Christmas service from My Card http://towns.org.uk/2011/09/22/special-christmas-service-from-my-card/ http://towns.org.uk/2011/09/22/special-christmas-service-from-my-card/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:57:29 +0000 admin http://towns.org.uk/?p=10349 It's a very merry Christmas with My Card.

Find out how My Card's special Christmas service could see your town flourish at this special time of year.]]> My Card will help you maximise your Christmas 2011 sales by delivering a loyalty scheme to suit every budget.

Town magazine + loyalty scheme

We now have a solution that gives you a town centre or high street magazine including an entry level loyalty scheme with the opportunity to recover costs through advertising revenue and sponsorship.  This is especially timely if you already plan to market your centre for the festive period.

Why My Card?

Extra resources and partnerships mean that My Card can now offer all local loyalty services.  We use our expertise and experience to deliver the loyalty programme that is right for your area including delivering and advising on:

  • Loyalty audits – evaluate readiness in your area for local loyalty schemes
  • Show and give loyalty programmes
  • Mobile phone applications
  • Online services and other ecommerce solutions
  • The ultimate My Card Total Loyalty Solution

This phased approach will enable you to spend wisely and deliver a loyalty scheme that suits your budget and requirements while leaving you with the option to upgrade on your functionality.

But you need to act quickly to have a scheme in place in time for Christmas.

What makes My Card unique is our commitment to our core belief that town centres and high streets can once again be the heart of the communities where we live and work.

We are also committed to using loyalty to create connected communities where you can invite residents and visitors to be an integral part of your high street’s prosperity.

What’s more, we will make sure that your businesses are motivated to work with one another by introducing valid reasons for businesses to network.

Your residents will benefit from everyday savings as well as exciting headline collaborative working deals.  All schemes will recommend that a process is put in place that allows you to communicate with residents and visitors to invite them to make the most of your high street or town centre time and time again.

The My Card Team

The My Card team includes partners from Action for Market Towns, Town Centre Management and experts from New Economics Foundation and The Civic Trust.

What next?

For more information or just to discuss how we can provide you with a loyalty scheme in time for Christmas please call Mark Barnes on 07590 005692 or email mycard@btinternet.com

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]]> http://towns.org.uk/2010/09/28/development-test-please-disregard/feed/ 0 Market Town Awards http://towns.org.uk/market-town-awards/ http://towns.org.uk/market-town-awards/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:42 +0000 admin http://amt-sandpit.ruralnet.org.uk/?p=100 http://towns.org.uk/market-town-awards/feed/ 0 North Yorkshire Towns Alive Programme – Settle Hydro Study Tour http://towns.org.uk/2009/10/09/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme-settle-hydro-study-tour-2/ http://towns.org.uk/2009/10/09/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme-settle-hydro-study-tour-2/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:37:51 +0000 admin http://towns.org.uk/?p=2645 The time has come to book your place for our next North Yorkshire Towns Alive event : the Settle Hydro Study Tour on Wednesday 11 November.

Find out how this exciting, innovative project got off the ground and be inspired (and informed) to start your own environmental and/or community regeneration schemes.

Download a booking form here and return it to Dawn Dowds at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk by Friday 6 November to secure your place.

Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9DZ www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk

Programme for the day*

10.00: Refreshments served and networking opportunity

10.30: PROGRAMME BEGINS

Presentation: Riverside Regeneration – Andrew Laycock Craven District Council – Project Partners

Presentation: Settle Hydro – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but mostly just Fabulous – Ann Harding and Steve Amphlett – Settle Hydro Directors

12:00 – 13:00: LUNCH

Delicious lunch of local, seasonal produce.

Demonstrations and showcases of other Settle Projects.

Marketplace – a chance to talk about and/or display material on projects taking place in your own town.

Local community choir to sing to you while you eat!

13:00: Tour of Town Centre, Riverside and Hydro site – Please be aware that although the screw will be in, the ‘prettification’ won’t be complete and access may be restricted to one side of the site only. It might rain, so it might be a bit muddy. But we LOVE RAIN – complaining about the weather is banned! Rain=Water=Electricity=Money. If it ain’t turning it ain’t earning.

14:30: Action Stations: group work to plan your next steps with input from the day’s speakers.

15:15: It’s time to put your burning questions to the people behind the projects you have visited.

16:00: PROGRAMME ENDS
*Start and finish times fixed but session times subject to change.

Travel
From Leeds: The first train from Leeds to Settle leaves at 08:49 and arrives at 09:48. The return train from Settle leaves at 16:35 and arrives into Leeds at 17:40.

From Carlisle: The first train from Carlisle to Settle leaves at 08:53 and arrives at 10:31. The return train from Settle leaves at 15:45 and arrives into Carlisle at 17:28.

The station is very close to the venue for the day so it is not a problem to arrive on the 10:31. If getting the return train at 15:45 do not worry about missing the last 20 minutes of the Q&A session as the full Q&A list will be posted on the AMT website and participants will have the opportunity for continued networking through a dedicated online forum.

The station is just a few minutes’ walk from Victoria Hall, our venue for the day.

See directions to Victoria Hall by car and train here: www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk/gettinghere.html

What next?
We have 45 places on this Study Tour but they are going quickly! To secure your place, please return your booking form to Dawn Dowds at Action for Market Towns at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk as soon as possible. This will allow us to confirm numbers with the caterers and venue.

Let others know you’re going and ask any questions you would like answered on the day in our AMT Forum: http://members.towns.org.uk/forum/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme/study-tour-settle-hydro-sept-09/

]]> http://towns.org.uk/2009/10/09/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme-settle-hydro-study-tour-2/feed/ 0 Office of Third Sector to Attend Collaborate|2009 http://towns.org.uk/2009/05/20/office-of-third-sector-to-attend-collaborate2009/ http://towns.org.uk/2009/05/20/office-of-third-sector-to-attend-collaborate2009/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 09:29:07 +0000 admin http://towns.org.uk/?p=1357 Delegates will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of Office of the Third Sector’s Helen Stephenson – Deputy Director Third Sector Support – when she addresses ruralnet|uk’s Collaborate|2009 on 25th June in Rugby. Helen will outline the initiatives put in place by her department to support the sector during the current recession and answer questions from the audience.

Designed for third sector organisations, Collaborate|2009, supported by Charity Bank, is a unique opportunity to discover new and innovative ways of working, learn from case studies delivered by peer organisations and develop new partnerships and ideas; all with a focus on saving you time and money. In addition to the Office of the Third Sector, sessions will include:

Help from Charity Bank

The work of the Regional ICT Champions

Collaborating for Funding – a case in progress Support from Business Link Use of Social Media

The event is being held at the Dunchurch Park Hotel & Conference Centre near Rugby, Warwickshire from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.The day will consist of a number of parallel workshops and demonstrations and includes built in networking time. Lunch and refreshments will be provided along with free wireless internet access and a cybercafe to support the technical elements of the day.

Early Booking Discount

Book before 25th May and pay just £40 (excl vat), a saving of over 25% on the normal price of £55 (excl vat). To secure your place book online at http://collaborate2009.ruralnet.org.uk/book-now/

]]> http://towns.org.uk/2009/05/20/office-of-third-sector-to-attend-collaborate2009/feed/ 0 2009 AMT Convention in Melton Mowbray http://towns.org.uk/2009/03/15/2009-amt-convention-in-melton-mowbray/ http://towns.org.uk/2009/03/15/2009-amt-convention-in-melton-mowbray/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:42:47 +0000 admin http://towns.org.uk/?p=1069 The Action for Market Towns National Convention 2009 will be in the Leicestershire market town of Melton Mowbray on October 13 and 14.

Melton Mowbray is one of 14 Welland market towns which will contribute their experiences of community-led planning through a series of study tours. The town itself is famous as a food town, which has just achieved EU Protected Designation of Origin status for its most famous product – Melton Mowbray Pork Pies.

To keep up-to-date on convention news, click on the quick link on the home page.

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