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Billericay - The New Crawdaddy Blues Club

Together with Barnardo’s charity we are putting on this great music event for 5,000 people on 24^th August at the Barkingside Recreation Ground

We have a fantastic line up of music headlining with

The Stars from the Commitments from the classic 1991 film about the formation of the "World's Hardest Working Band”

Adults are £10 a ticket or £20 for family ticket of two adults and two children, so come and enjoy the music and other attractions we will have in the park that day,

Also staring in our line up are

Led Zep Too, one of the best Led Zeppelin tribute bands around who are rather proud of the fact that Ex Choir boy / drummer aled jones said “ I will never play with you guys again”

The Heaters are a fantastic four piece blues outfit who play at festivals all over the UK and also run and are the resident band at The New Crawdaddy Blues Club in Billericay Essex.

Rainbow Bridge are very talented and draw their feel from such bands as The Who The Jam and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Tin Soldier are a great rock covers band who focus on many of the classic rock tunes that are overlooked by most and therefore leave people hearing something a little bit different.

Lauren Derwent is a singer songwriter from Hertfordshire who is a gifted musician and singer songwriter, who sang with the National Youth Orchestra for 5 years touring the uk and Florida.

Bryan Perez became a guitar child prodigy at the age of 7 writing his own music and performing on Television and concerts worldwide, Bryans style is influenced by rock flamenco and dance with a universal appeal

Also featuring throughout the day will be DJ / compare Mark Dover Time FM’s very own breakfast Dj.

We have also lined up some great entertainment around the venue, see you there…..

Political Scene

David Cameron has promised that a Conservative government will do more to help small shops. This is an early release prior to the work of the Conservative Enterprise Commission on small shops and high street regeneration that will release its report in May. The CEO of bssa has been a member of the Commission and is very hopeful that the recommendations, if they become policy in the party manifesto, will make a significant difference to the long term welfare of the high street and independent retailers generally. We would hope to publish a full report in June.

 

 

 

 

Record quarter for profit warnings

Research released by Ernst & Young revealed that UK plc saw no respite in the first quarter of 2008 as profit warnings reached 114; the highest first quarter figure since 2001 and up 11% from Q1 2007.

 

Profit warnings remained above the 100 mark for the second quarter in a row.

 

The highest warning sectors were general retailers with 18, equalling their record peak of Q1 2007, support services with 14, software and computer services with 13 and media and general financial with eight.

 

The 12 months to the end of March 2007 saw 26% of the sector issuing a warning. By comparison, 42% of FTSE general retailers had issued a warning to the year to date ending March 2008.

 

 

 

BIG pressure on chains

An independent retailers’ pressure group in Bath is up in arms over the number of chain stores entering the city – and has set out a list of demands to allow small stores to flourish.

 

The Bath Independent Group (BIG), under the leadership of local toyshop owner and former mayor of Bath Eric Snooks, presented findings to local authority officials which showed shoppers want cheaper parking, a greater range of shops and more public conveniences.

 

BIG has the support of John Dean, chief executive of the British Shops and Stores Association (bssa), who said the campaign highlighted a nationwide issue.

 

BIG represents more than 120 shops around the city.

 

 

 

April 19: Retail space hits a low

Demand for retail space on the UK's high streets and shopping centres has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has found.

 

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) warns that the first quarter saw a fall in demand for commercial property at its fastest pace in more than six years.

 

Rics blamed fears of credit turmoil and a slowing housing market.

FW: High street gloom

High street gloom

 

Figures from the Retail Traffic Index (RTI) by analysts SPSL show that monthly footfall numbers (people actually entering shops) in the UK were down by 3.2% year-on-year and up by only 0.8% on February's figures.

 

 

 

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FW: [Your Barkingside] Somerfield in takeover talks with Co-op

  

Somerfield has held exclusive talks with Co-op about a deal to purchase Britain's fifth largest grocery chain.

Press reports have said that Co-op has put in a revised bid – it's first was £1.7bn – for Somerfield, which has allowed talks to resume, and conduct due diligence on Somerfield's accounts.

 

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Somerfield in takeover talks with Co-op

Somerfield has held exclusive talks with Co-op about a deal to purchase Britain's fifth largest grocery chain.

Press reports have said that Co-op has put in a revised bid – it's first was £1.7bn – for Somerfield, which has allowed talks to resume, and conduct due diligence on Somerfield's accounts.

 

Barkingside

Business Partnership

 

 

Partnership Meeting

Tuesday 18^th March 2008 5.30 p.m.

At Danny's Pie and Mash, High Road, Barkingside

 

 

AGENDA

 

1                    Apologies for Absence

2                    Chairman's Opening Remarks

3                    Minutes of the Meeting held on 19^th January '08 and Matters Arising

 

4                    Martin Nevill to update on Carnival

5                    Sgt Chandler update on crime in Barkingside

To include the following:

CCTV when will it be operational, will this push problems into the alleyways and side streets?
Police sirens in the High Street t.
Stabbings in the High Sreet.
Burglaries in the High Street.

6                    The Way Forward

 

7                    Any other business

8                   Dates of Future Meetings - TBC

-     Tuesday 20^th May
-     Tuesday 15^th July
-     Tuesday 2^nd September (AGM)
-     Tuesday 11^th November

 

Contact:                        Barkingside Business Partnership                                                (yourbarkingside@googlemail.com)

  

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Dear Fellow Traders and Partnership Members 

How has business been so far this year?  If you are having a good start to the year then you are in the minority and good luck to you?  It seems the Majority of businesses in the High Street are having a very quiet time and we can all see the increase of shops becoming empty.  This is not good for the future of Barkingside, so we should all start reflecting on our businesses and what future we have in Barkingside.

Why did you start your own business?  Well surely the first criteria is to make money, have a comfortable living and get all the good things out of life, by crossing the threshold of working for someone and being your own boss.  We all deserve a pat on the back for taking this brave move in the hope of living a good life. Running your own business is not a walk in the park and unfortunately choosing Barkingside may have been a wrong move for some of us.

Why? 

Because Barkingside has been dying for years and the partnership was formed to try and stop the rot, it maybe to late for some businesses but change is beginning to happen and this has taken a lot of hard work, from a group of five committee members of the partnership, who have put a hell of a lot of work in building up the partnership and dealing with the council etc.  This has all been done in our own time and although we still have our businesses to worry about, we do this work because we have the passion to save Barkingside. 

The council has been listening to us because we have heckled and pressurised them.  They have been forced to sit up and listen but this is not going to continue unless we all become more united and fight for our businesses together, as they are beginning to see by the poor attendance at our meetings that no one really cares. 

What have we achieved so Far?  

1.     They have started putting up the CCTV cameras which should be operational by the end of the month, this would not have happened without the Partnership.                                           2.    We have new lamp posts and benches being installed in April again under partnership pressure.                                                                                                                                         3.    There is to be an extensive regeneration project consultation in which we will play a major part.                                                                                                                                                    4.    There is now a very strong possibility that a Major retail store is coming to the High Street which through our discussions with our MP, if this happens, will vastly improve our High Street.             5.    We have a new cleaning machine to keep the streets tidy                                                   6.    We had a fantastic switch on for the 2007 Christmas lights event which was attended by over 1000 people (this has never happened before).  Through this we have increased the profile of the High Street via the BBC and local Radio.

A lot more can be achieved in the future but we must all come together to make this happen.  If we don't then this will be the end of the road for the partnership.

The next Partnership meeting will be held on Tuesday 18^th March at 5.30pm at the Pie and Mash Shop.  We need more businesses to attend this meeting and show support.  Some of the businesses who have supported and been at the forefront of getting things changed are now questioning other businesses commitment to saving our businesses and High Street. 

So please spare a couple of hours of your time on the 18^th to share your views and show you care what happens to your business in Barkingside.

I would also like to thank the businesses who have attended every meeting.

Paul Burke  

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From: burkespienmash@hotmail.co.uk
To: scottle@parliament.uk
Subject: RE: UPDATE
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 19:46:53 +0000

Dear Lee
Could you update us on your meeting this week and I have cc you in my email to Cllr Prince
regards

   Paul Burke
               Chairman
Barkingside Business Partnership
 

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Subject: UPDATE
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:01:12 +0000
From: SCOTTLE@parliament.uk
To: burkespienmash@hotmail.co.uk
CC: yourbarkingside@googlemail.com; Cllr.Prince@xch.redbridge.gov.uk

Dear All just a update to say that businesses I have been speaking too are coming to meet with me next week I will update you of progress but it is a promising if they are coming to see me Warmest Regards Lee

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arranging a meeting

Dear Keith

Hope you are well

Could we please arrange a meeting with you and Lee Scott on a Friday at your earliest convenience to discuss the issuses below.
In the meantime could I please have the case number or reference for the enforcement notices served on Elite and Rowans so we can raise them with the planning inspectorate and keep an eye on there progress
Many thanks

Paul Burke
Chairman
Barkingside Business Partnership

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From: Cllr.Prince@redbridge.gov.uk
To: burkespienmash@hotmail.co.uk
CC: scottle@parliament.uk; Beverley.Stratton@xch.redbridge.gov.uk
Subject: RE:
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:58:33 +0000

Dear Paul

Beverley and I have sat down together and discussed the best way forward regarding the issues you raised many of which will take some time to get answers or action on.

I have approach the relevant Cabinet Member regarding The Carnival and use of Craven Car Park. He is considering both proposals.

I am awaiting a response re Health and Safety checks

With regard to Food Safety the premises were inspected and they were found to be satisfactory.

Re the pool Plaza I have spoken to the Chief Officer and he has no problem with the Partnership using it but the Plaza is not suitable for heavy plant or equipment nor cars etc. He will expect a deposit if activities are planned which involve heavy equipment because there is a risk that the participants might unload their vehicles on the plaza and thus damage it.

Beverly and I have discussed this and we feel the way forward may be to look at events such as performing arts and street acts which would pose no risk to the plaza.

Beverley will pursue the issue of Seating and Hanging baskets, and update you re CCTV

She will also, as she was involved with the Hainault Business Partnership BID, arrange a briefing session with you re this.

I think if you can give us a couple more weeks we can arrange another meeting with perhaps yourselves Lee,Beverley and me then we should have more answers and suggestions on the way forward and at that meeting maybe Bev can do the BID brief.

Hope all is well otherwise.

Kind regards

Keith
Councillor Keith Prince
Barkingside Ward
Cabinet Member
Planning, Regeneration & The Environment

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Burke [mailto:burkespienmash@hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: 14 February 2008 9:44 am
To: Keith.Prince@redbridge.gov.uk
Cc: SCOTTLE@parliament.uk
Subject:

Dear Keith
Could you please update the Partnership on our meeting with yourself and Lee Scott on Friday 1st February.
Regards
Paul Burke
Chairman
Barkingside Business Partnership

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Barkingside_Minutes_-_29th_January_'081

1. Barkingside Business Partnership

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 29^th January in Danny’s Pie & Mash, High Road, Barkingside

Attendees
Cllr. Ted Griffin LBR Cllr. Brian Waite LBR Cllr. Harry Moth LBR Martin Nevill Pizza Hut John Loizou McDonald’s Jan Wylde Barclays Paul Burke Danny’s Pie & Mash A Nagpal Pound Plus World Christina Tomlinson Specsavers Tony Binder Army & Navy L Macatonia Outlet Barry Yosis Bagels Daniel Kaye Home Hardware Surinder Abshar Reg Woda LBR – Partnership Support
1. Apologies for Absence
Cllr. A Candy; Cllr. N Hayes
2. Chairman’s Opening Remarks
The Chairman welcomed members to the meeting and indicated that there was a series of matters worth debating. He hoped members would support the Partnership’s vision for the High Road in 2008.
3. Minutes of the Last Meeting
Minutes accepted as a true record of the last meeting held on 26th October 2007.
4. Matters Arising
· Members congratulated the team for the organisation of the switch on event. Comments received had been most favourable; press coverage also provided an excellent report that promoted the area. It was, all agreed, a most successful event and would provide the basis for planning in 2008. · Christmas lights were accepted as a reasonable scheme and despite the odd bulb not working during the period, gave the High Road a Christmas feel. · The meeting discussed the procedure for delivering the Christmas lights programme across the borough and the method of funding the process. · Members urged the local authority to identify a corporate budget with contributions from local businesses as part of the process. This would be followed at meetings planned for February 2008 and would be reported on at the next partnership meeting. · A plan for new lamp posts and street furniture was being installed by TFL and would be implemented in April. Members heard that details were available and would be updated in the near future. · Current works on footpaths were causing some inconvenience to traders and shoppers but hopefully the overall effect of new upgrading to street lighting and footpaths would refresh the street scene. · The question of car parking was again raised and members identified that as the Craven Gardens Car Park was under used, would a reduced fee rate be considered to encourage a better uptake? · Members were urged to conduct a survey for a month to produce evidence of low car usage that would support a petition for a review of car park charges. · The meeting was also critical of non enforcement of illegal parking and abuse of disabled parking provision and recommended that the police take a more active role in enforcing the law. · Details of the excellent performance of the MPS in Redbridge indicated lower levels of crime in 2007 and in some areas of crime perpetrated the Borough was the best achiever in the London area.
5. Finance Report
· The meeting was informed that the Partnership’s finances were in good order, after expenses for the Christmas period were covered. · A payment of £1000 was due to be paid as the Partnership’s contribution towards the Christmas Lights Scheme. · After which the balance in hand would be £1607, which included a pledge of £500 still to be collected. · The Treasurer emphasised that an annual fee of membership would be set at £50 and higher contributions from national corporate bodies would be sought. · In view of the excellent work done over Christmas along with the news letter, the web site, new members should be able to recognise the value of membership for 2008 and be encouraged to join the Partnership. · Funding of Christmas Lights reported earlier. Hanging baskets would be reinstated this year, depending upon cost, in time for the summer season (May). · At this point the meeting discussed best practices in communication within the Council and how to maintain a valued dialogue with key decision makers. · Business partnerships were the direct responsibility of the Planning and Regeneration Service. The Chief Officer is Mark Dorfman and Head of Regeneration is Mark Lucas. Cabinet Portfolio holder for Planning and Regeneration is Cllr Keith Prince. Beverley Stratton, Project Manager, and Reg Woda were the reference points to facilitate meeting to meeting feed back etc. · The Partnership was urged to use these contacts as their first port of call in all instances.
6. Events and Activities
· The meeting was informed that a range of activities was being considered for this year. · Difficulties concerning the areas in front of the Library and Swimming Pool need to be resolved. · This would be followed up and reported to the Partnership in the near future. · All agreed that this area provided the best community space and needed to be in use as quickly as possible. · Street markets although not a success in the Craven Gardens Car Park would do better elsewhere. This would be looked into and reported back to the Partnership. · Consideration for a summer carnival would be researched and a small working party set up. · An invitation to Alison Selby, an officer in the Leisure Services Unit, would be extended to help plan an event in Barkingside for the summer.
7. Any Other Business
· Members of the Partnership were asked to consider a morning meeting for the future. · Evidence from other business partnerships indicated that business people were more prepared to attend meetings during business hours and not at the end of a working day. · Meeting closed at 7.00pm.
8. Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 18th March – Danny’s Pie and Mash, High Road, Barkingside at 5.30pm.

Summer Carnival in Barkingside

Hi All

 

We are looking at having a Summer Carnival this year and we hope to get every ones ideas and everyone (who wants to be) involved...

 

Speaking to people in the High Street this last two weeks after our Partnership meeting it seems that there are some great ideas that we can really implement this Summer and put Barkingside on the Map in a Major way, and really upstage our Christmas event.

 

So we are not looking for money we are looking at ideas and some support in making this event happen, so if anyone has any ideas that can help us bring this event to life then please contact Martin on martin.nevill@sky.com and we will get you involved as much or as little as you would like.

 

Remember this is our High Street, let us not wait for consumers to come to us let us drag them in by making them want to come.

 

We are looking at the back end of Summer, on a Sunday afternoon. We are looking to close the High Street from Baron Gardens traffic lights to the traffic lights at the Police Station to culminate in the park.

 

This is in the preliminary stages at the moment but things are moving fast lets roll with it and make it happen

 

regards

 

BBP

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FW: Woolworths

Woolworths is the latest retailer announcing poorer than hoped for Christmas sales in a mixed market. They will be closing their York store this week, reportedly saying High Street rates were to blame.

It’s about time the government woke up and realized that the multiple stores that sell everything a high street sells will destroy the small business for ever. With ever increasing rates and rents and harder parking the high street days are numbered.

Its time the Government woke up.

SO WAKE UP!

Supplementary Business Rates

Supplementary Business Rates

The Government issued a White Paper recommending that local authorities be given a new power to increase the business rate by up to 2p in the pound to finance investment in local infrastructure and other economic development activities. The impact of a levy of this size nationally could increase the sector’s liability by as much as £130m per annum. The retail sector already contributes £4.5bn per annum to Government in business rates or 25% of all rates receipts, which is more than any other sector and already a considerable financial burden.

The BRC opposes supplementary business rates since property occupation is no indication of the benefits to be derived from such investments. We are not satisfied that the safeguards for businesses set out in the White Paper will prevent extensive abuse by local authorities.

We will continue to work with other business representative groups to campaign against the introduction of this inequitable tax

Economic Scene

The economic forecast for the UK in 2008 does not make pleasant reading. The effect of the sub prime lending crisis remains with banks continuing to be nervous over lending. The Northern Rock debacle remains unresolved and with time running out it looks increasingly like the Bank will be nationalised. Sterling’s value is dropping through the floor against the Euro, 76p at time of writing, and also weakening against the dollar. The likelihood of further rate cuts in the UK during the year will do nothing to arrest this trend. After a quarter percent cut in December, the Bank of England decided to leave rates on hold at 5.5% in January but a further cut in February is virtually a given, despite inflation risks from higher energy prices. Forecasters predict a rate of between 4% and 4.5% by the end of 2008. This will be necessary to kick start the housing sector and inject a degree of consumer confidence back into the high street. The government will be determined to avoid a recession at all costs.

 

Many independent businesses will be awaiting the Chancellor’s decision on the treatment of capital gains tax following the ill thought through announcement in the Pre-Budget statement late last year. Time is now running out as April approaches and the Chancellor must announce his review finding shortly. With both Northern Rock and CGT on his mind, Alistair Darling cannot be sleeping too easily right now!

 

Retail Scene

The economic downturn was, not surprisingly, reflected in retail sales over the Christmas period. There was a huge contrast in the performance of the two high street bellwethers – John Lewis and M&S. John Lewis saw like-for-like department store performance up 6.2% with Waitrose up 4.1%. This compared with M&S reporting a like-for-like fall of 2.2% resulting in a fifth of its value being wiped of its share price. Tesco reported sales up 3.1%, below City expectations but a solid performance with international sales up over 26% and on-line sales increasing by 24%. Yet overall, BRC sales monitor reported a disappointing like-for-like rise of only 0.3% compared with recent years performance up 2.6% for the period. It is inevitable that retail sales will very much mirror the economy in 2008 with pundits not forecasting a dawn until early 2009. The economy and retail are in for a rough ride in 2008.

  

Letter To Lee Scott

C/O

100 High Street Barkingside,

Ilford,

Essex. IG6 2DR

 

Wednesday 16^th January 2008

 

 

Dear Lee Scott

 

Could you please advise the Partnership on the following information regarding Barkingside High Street:

 

Transport for London has provided funding for the traffic management measures and CCTV in the current financial year which Area 3 Committee has approved. The allocation also allows for the implementation of the build-outs if approved. New lamp columns and improved street furniture will be implemented during 2008/9. There may be further opportunities for public realm improvements as part of future regeneration proposals which could be included in bids for external funding.

 

Can the Barkingside Business Partnership also be involved in the decisions to be made on the type of new lamp columns and improved street furniture and future regeneration proposals?

 

Regards

 

Paul Burke

Chairman

 

 

Lee Scott MP

House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

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BARKINGSIDE HIGH STREET

Consultation letter regarding the Sydney Road and Waverley Gardens junctions, the aim of the build-outs would be to physically prevent cars parking on the end of the marked out pay & display bays and to improve sightlines for traffic turning into the High Street as give-way lines would be moved forward in line with the outer edge of the build-outs. It is intended that the results of this further consultation will be reported to the 23rd January 2008 meeting of Area 3 Committee for consideration.

 

Transport for London has provided funding for the traffic management measures and CCTV in the current financial year which Area 3 Committee has approved. The allocation also allows for the implementation of the build-outs if approved. New lamp columns and improved street furniture will be implemented during 2008/9. There may be further opportunities for public realm improvements as part of future regeneration proposals which could be included in bids for external funding.