AGM 2019 annual review

Many thanks to those of you who came along to our AGM last week.

We hope you had an informative and enjoyable evening.

For those that couldn’t make it there please see attached below our Annual Review.

InStreatham BID has successfully delivered projects for Streatham from 2013 -2018 breathing life and love into our high street. We were successful in re-ballot for a second five-year term 2018-2023. The BID Staff Team and office open Monday to Thursday dealing with project implementation, business engagement & business support, Collaboration with Lambeth Council, Transport for London and the Greater London Authority.

A VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY

From 2013-2018

Destination Streatham

  • Lights in Trees at Streatham Common
  • Seating and Planters enhancing gateways to Streatham
  • Hanging Baskets & Planters adding greening
  • Decorative Banners
  • Free Allocation of Recycling for Businesses and subsidised general waste service
  • Collective procurement to make utilities cheaper
  • Long Term Voids Artwork
  • Shop front refreshing
  • Jet washing & chewing gum removal
  • Increased CCTV for the high street
  • Streatham Street Manual
  • Lobbying TfL & Lambeth Council for road layout changes and improvements

Shop Streatham

  • Monthly Heart Streatham collaboration Magazine
  • Streatham Book of Christmas
  • Press Coverage for the BID and its businesses
  • Business and event marketing through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  • Streatham Business Newsletter
  • Shop In Streatham Magazine
  • Streatham Business Awards
  • National Press coverage for festival season

Celebrate Streatham

  • New Real Christmas Trees
  • Additional Festive Lighting
  • Lights On! Streatham – Annual Celebrity Christmas Lights switch on event
  • Festive Market
  • Shop Front competition
  • Streatham Festival Season Sponsors including Food Festival, Streatham Festival, Peace Festival and Free Film Festival
  • Business Networking and Workshop events

A FUTURE TOGETHER

2019 & Beyond

  • Introducing co-working spaces to boost the daytime economy
  • Introducing new leisure options to support our night time economy
  • Business development workshops and networking opportunities for our business community
  • Jet washing and ongoing additional cleaning
  • Additional support for Streatham Village
  • Supporting apprenticeships and jobs for local people
  • High Street Summit – high level strategic conference focusing on the future of the high street hosted by MP Chuka Umunna