Programme of Action - 2002/2003
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Re-develop TCM website to showcase town centers, town centre businesses and TCM programme and services. | Website re-launched. Monthly statistics to show hit rate increasing on a monthly basis. | Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Hastings | Control all activities in public spaces and ensure activities enhance the town centre experience. | Method to control and limit activities agreed and implemented. | HBC. |
| Hastings | Work with Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, town centre retail groups and other partners to promote the town at Christmas. | Christmas lighting installed. Christmas event. | Lights – HBC/Private sector funds. HBC and TCM responsible. Event – Private sector funds. Macmillan Cancer Relief is lead partner. |
| Hastings | Organise the annual French Market. | Two 2-day markets. | SRB / Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Hastings | Develop an Evening Economy strategy. | Strategy agreed and recommendations to HBC by June 2002 | HBC. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Support Chamber of Commerce events and Christmas promotions. | One event well attended by traders. Trader involvement in/support of Christmas promotional activity. | Private sector and Chamber funds. Chamber of Commerce. |
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Promote and award grants to businesses and property owners to improve premises, create jobs, expand businesses and reduce commercial vacancies. | All SRB funding allocated and all SRB outputs met. | SRB / Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Promote physical improvements to the public realm. | SRB outputs met. At least one environmental improvement project in each town centre. | SRB / Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Improved standards of cleanliness and maintenance of streets. | Maintenance programme agreed for all street furniture. Budget and delivery mechanism in place. | HBC – funding and delivery responsibilities. |
| Hastings | Improve appearance of Queens Road properties north of South Terrace junction.Continue to target the America Ground and primary commercial areas. | All dilapidated buildings targeted for grant assistance or enforcement action. | Grants through the TCIP programme (SRB and Objective 2 funds). TCM and HBC. |
| St Leonards | Improve appearance of Kings Road and commercial sections of Norman Road and London Road. | All dilapidated buildings targeted for grant assistance or enforcement action. | Grants through TCIP and HERS programmes (SRB, Objective 2, Heritage Lottery funding). TCM and HBC. |
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Target potential new commercial operators for vacant town centre units, and assist businesses looking to locate within the town centre. | Commercial vacancy rates reduced to 6% in Hastings and 11% in St Leonards. | Grants and other funds via SRB and Objective 2 programmes. TCM. |
| Hastings | Continue improvements recommended by America Ground Area Investment Strategy. | Uplighting of America Ground mural.Regular meetings of America Ground Steering Group.Improvements to County Council building commenced. | Uplighting – SRB/Objective 2 funds. TCM lead body. County Council buildings – ESCC. |
| Hastings | Develop agreed strategy to enhance commercial activity in Queens Road gateway. | Study of Queens Road Gateway area completed by December 2002. | Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| St Leonards | Promote St Leonards businesses. | St Leonards brochures distributed to selected postcode areas. | Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| St Leonards | Develop agreed strategy to regenerate St Leonards commercial area. | Feasibility study completed by December 2002. | Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Continue expansion of Shopwatch | Regular Shopwatch meetings for retailers. Mechanism established for regular dissemination of intelligence. At least one training seminar in crime prevention for retailers. | SRB funding. TCM. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Expand Bar Watch, targeting problem pubs/areas. Support efforts to reduce drink related disorder and crime. | 70% town centre pubs participating in Shopwatch. Radio protocols established and members regularly sharing information via radios.Co-ordinator involved in Licensed Premises Steering Group. | SRB funding. TCM. Bar Watch steering group. HBC. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Expand Proof of Age scheme. | All retailers, pubs and other outlets selling age restricted products visited and supplied with information. All Borough schools contacted. | SRB funding. TCM. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Support Street Wardens and police in reducing crime and anti-social behaviour. | St Leonards town centre regularly patrolled by Street Wardens. Mechanism established to report incidents between Shopwatch/Bar Watch and Street Wardens/Police. | Street Wardens – HBC. Information sharing – TCM. |
| Hastings | Develop an Evening Economy strategy. | Strategy agreed and recommendations to HBC by June 2002. | HBC. |
| St Leonards | Support Chamber of Commerce events and Christmas promotions. | One event well attended by traders. Trader involvement in/support of Christmas promotional activity. | Private sector and Chamber funds. Chamber of Commerce. |
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Improve quality of bus service information signs at bus stops | All signs visible, easy to read and in good condition. | Objective 2 funds. HBC. |
| St Leonards | Improve town centre visitor signage | Signage policy adopted, and visitor signage installed at major junctions. | Objective 2 funds. TCM. |
| Town Centre | Activity | Target | Funding Source & Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Continue positive dialogue/cooperative activities with town centre interests. Support community-based initiatives that help to regenerate the town centers. | Regular attendance at traders’ meetings.At least one event or activity organized by a town centre group. | SRB/Objective 2 funds. TCM |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Encourage continued consultation/interaction with town centre interests through the Neighbourhood Renewal fora. | All town centre interest groups represented at meetings of Castle and Central St Leonards fora. | HBC. |
| Hastings & St Leonards |
Continue to monitor the vitality and viability of the town centers by monitoring the following: vacancy rates retail performance, crime, car park usage, pedestrian footfall. | Statistics collected and presented to the Management Group. | Vacancy rates – TCM. Retail performance – Priory Meadow. Crime – Police. Car Park usage – HBC. Footfall – HBC/TCM. |
| St Leonards | Continue to strengthen the St Leonards Town Centre Action Group. | Appropriate representation of town centre interests and active involvement of all partners. | TCM. |
| Code | Output Description | SRB 3.18 | SRB 4.2 | SRB 5.7 | SRB 6.3 | OBJ 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A(i) | Number of (FTE) jobs created | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1A(ii) | Number of (FTE) jobs safeguarded | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 1A(iii) | Number of (FTE) construction weeks | 140 | 140 | ||||
| 1E | Number of training weeks | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1G(i) | Number of people entering self-employment | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1G(ii) | Number of unemployed people entering self-employment | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1J | Number of young people benefiting from projects promoting personal development | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||
| 2A | Number of new business start-ups | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2B(i) | Improved business/commercial floorspace (sqm) | 1,734 | 1,734 | ||||
| 2C(i) | Number of new businesses supported | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2C(ii) | Number of new businesses surviving 52 weeks | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 2C(iii) | Number of new businesses surviving 78 weeks | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2D | Number of businesss advised | 4 | 300 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 327 |
| 3E | Reduction in number of difficult to let dwellings | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5A(i) | People benefitting from community safety initiatives | 2,620 | 2,620 | ||||
| 5B(ii) | Number of commercial buildings where security is upgraded | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 5D(i) | Number of people attending youth crime initiatives | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||
| 6C | Number of buildings improved and brought back to use | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Number of public events / business promotion activities | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Number of crime reduction workshops | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Number of environmental improvement projects | 1 | 1 |
KEY SPONSORS
Boots The Chemists · Marks and Spencer plc · Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Hastings Borough Council · South East England Development Agency · European Union
