The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a new practical guide to help councils, community organisations and local businesses keep their High Street vibrant and healthy.
The guide points to AMT as one of the organisations who can help.
Sustainability Toolkit This is a free, diagnostic test to help community groups find their strengths and weaknesses and get signposted to relevant resources and training. Try out the Sustainability Toolkit Town Benchmarking This tool helps towns collect, analyse and present relevant data on their town to compare with other towns, monitor progress and help secure [...]
Find out more about the issues affecting our small towns below. Why do our small towns matter? One in 5 people in the UK lives in or near a small rural town so their future has an impact on us all. Read ‘Why small towns matter’ Is your town a Prosperous Place? Empty shops and [...]
Introduction The Government believes that business is the driver of economic growth and innovation, and that urgent action is needed to boost enterprise, support green growth and build a new and more responsible economic model. Most Relevant pledges: We will support the creation of Local Enterprise Partnerships – joint local authority business bodies brought forward [...]
See a selection of case studies which represent good practice in market towns on the theme of Prosperous Places.
One of the most popular tools for both one-off and holistic market town reviews is the innovative Town Benchmarking system. Town Benchmarking provides towns with a framework and methodology to collect pertinent data regarding their town centre at a minimum cost.
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