As we head into Spring, don't forget to support your local high street shops and cafes. New season trends and menus are waiting for you! Wealden District Council Joanne Rogers - Prowse & Co. Ltd Wealden Times Sussex Express East Sussex County Council

Looking forward to meeting the folk of #Wadhurst later as guest speaker talking all things #high streets & #tourism #shopdineWealden Wealden District Council Wadhurst Council Shop & Dine Well in Wealden #explorewealden #shopdinewealden

Did you know more than half of our towns in the UK don’t have a widely shared vision for their place? Without strategic common goals to work towards, how can local economic & social partnerships expect to be effective?

If you are interested in supporting local businesses, check out today’s @thesundaytimes Business section front page - promoted content from VISA yes, but a good message nevertheless.

Wow who knew - the South Downs Way follows a route thought to have been used for 8,000 years. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Here’s a nice review of 48hrs in Eastbourne citizen-femme.com/2022/10/26/48-…

Thought-provoking column in today's Times which adds new social perspective on ED policies & placemaking thetimes.co.uk/article/the-se…

⁦No surprise to read this as a former resident ⁦⁦& ⁦⁦@HighStreetsTF⁩ advisor. ⁦Wadhurst Council⁩ ⁦Wealden District Council⁩ ⁦⁦Shop & Dine Well in Wealden⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Interesting article here on need for local reforms: Local government’s a mess but it can be a lifeline thetimes.co.uk/article/bc3ff0…

Enjoying helping Thanet District Council and the town centre businesses of #Margate for my latest assignment on behalf of the #HighStreetsTaskForce #GreatBritishSeaside #placematters

To bring prosperity to coastal communities it's important to embrace new businesses and innovations. Let's support the growth of emerging industries in our seaside towns! tinyurl.com/695uwjme #GreatBritishSeaside #innovation #coastaleconomy

Presenting ⁦Rathfinny Estate⁩ #SussexSparkling Wines to the trade in Tokyo yesterday. They were very well received. ⁦

Great to see #Bexhill & #Hastings included in the new £20m funding stream created to help local communities develop & deliver town centre improvements. I’m currently working in Bexhill for the #HighStreetsTaskForce & know that this could make a real difference.

The battle for Hastings: a seaside town on the up theguardian.com/travel/2023/no…

Looking forward to co-hosting a meeting of #Wealden vineyards & winemakers this week for Wealden District Council to help put #WinesofWealden on the map in 2024! Cheers to that!

Sorry to hear about the closure of Sussex Live local news website. 1 of a number of closures by Reach Media. Regional news is so hard to make profitable these days. Good luck to all the impacted staff.

If you're interested in the Levelling Up agenda or place management, I really recommend you give this excellent podcast a listen - tinyurl.com/yc5a8x2f from Academy of Social Sciences #placematters

Aside from the footie Oz Clarke says “Now is the time for Wine to come Home!” #englishwineweek Thx to Oz for doing a tasting tonight of Wealden’s finest wines & vermouth to launch the new Wealden Wine Trail #explorewealdenwinetrail #winesofwealden Sussex Modern Wealden District Council

Thank you Josh Babarinde OBE MP for raising this in Westminster. Coastal communities which rely on the visitor economy need this type of investment to stand still given the austerity forced on local councils. Without it, environmental & societal decline is inevitable.