Town Clerk Bridgn gnorth rth Town Council Puffina Puff - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Anne e Wilson Town Clerk Bridgn gnorth rth Town Council

Puffina Puff

 Population: approx. 13,500  Town Council: Expenditure 2017/18 £1,139,401 Precept £539,234  22 full time equivalent staff  16 Councillors

Bridgnorth Charter Market  22 stall spaces under Bridgnorth Town Hall  Each Friday and Saturday  Long waiting list  Twice monthly summer Sunday Craft Market

Under the Town Hall

 Each Saturday along the High Street  Town Council have four regulated stalls plus a charity space on the High Street  All the remainder of the stalls are unregulated and unmanaged  Stalls within the curtilage of the properties  Strange payment system  Private Market each Saturday in car park  ? Buy stalls  Local Councils market project !!

 In 2010 just carols, prayer and Town Crier around a Christmas Tree!  Then event run solely by Town Council staff – event in High Street  Community Events Working Party – event has grown  Administered by Town Council – insurance, R.A.’s, expertise etc

Formed at the suggestion of residents - made up of  Local organisations and groups  The business sector  Residents  Bridgnorth Town Councillors  Shropshire Councillors  Volunteers

To provide an event for Bridgnorth of local and countywide  interest  To promote footfall and boost local tourism and the local economy  To promote partnership working  To promote market activities, the High Street and local arts and crafts  To celebrate local food and drink  To provide a family evening of entertainment  To welcome and celebrate Christmas

 To offer opportunities for businesses to promote themselves + sponsorship  To offer the opportunity for community groups and organisations to promote themselves and raise much needed funds  To work with and promote all sectors, needs and ages within the community

 Christmas Market  Street Food Market  Fun Fair – market and fair traditions of Bridgnorth  Empty shop Santa’s Grotto (Charity fundraising)  Schools involvement (music, activities)  Large stage – local talent

 Great British High Street 2016 – Large Market Town Winner  Blachere Illumination – “Design a Christmas Light” Competition  Carnival Royalty involved  SC free car parking on the evening  Businesses sponsor new lighting for low town

 Dependent on social media and local media publicity  Local radio  Town Council website  Dedicated events website  Christmas Shop Local Campaign

 One of the largest events in Shropshire  Number participating and attending increases year on year  Event’s oversubscribed – available space dictates  Foundation of being a market with community activities and involvement  Driver to show community what can be done at low cost

 Continental Markets + Vintage Tractor Rally, Italian Auto Festival  Proms in the Pews  Teddy Bears Picnic  Fron Male Voice Choir  St. George’s Day Event  Easter Egg Hunt  Town Carnival (+ town wide events)  Total Events Budget 2016/17 £11,755  Christmas lighting up night budget £2,000

 Sense of community  Brings all sectors of the community together  To encourage visitors and tourists to the town  Opportunity for inward investment in the town  Opportunities for local groups and organisations to raise much needed funds  Puts life into the whole town – low town and high town  Creates lasting partnerships  To encourage the sceptics to come on board!

 www.bridgnorthtownevents.org for all town events details  Facebook www.facebook.com/BridgnorthTown Events www.faceboook.com/BridgnorthTownCarnival Twitter  @BridgnorthEvent @BnorthCarnival anne.wilson@bridgnorthtowncouncil.gov.uk tel: 01746 762231