Camden Town Unlimited

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Vote ‘Yes’ in 2011 to Secure Future Growth for Camden Town

In April 2006, Camden Town Unlimited was appointed to manage the BID in Camden Town following an overwhelmingly positive postal ballot, and has worked tirelessly to make Camden Town a better place to do business ever since. Celebrating Camden Town as the centre for creative industry in London, CTU has significantly raised the profile of Camden Town and the high-quality businesses located here.

Core projects have included:

• Securing an additional 28 uniformed officers to patrol in Camden Town
• Preparing and delivering a £10 million streetscape regeneration plan
• Delivering an international marketing campaign celebrating the vibrant business district, in partnership with Visit London, Time Out and the Guardian.
• Supporting businesses with planning and licensing applications
• Implementing a renowned Pop Up Shop programme and transforming Camden Towns vacant premises into creative platforms
• Launching a local discount card scheme with over 100 local businesses and 5,000 employees and residents taking part

For every £1 supplied by the BID Levy, CTU has secured over £4 of match funding from other sources, demonstrating a significant return on their Members investment.

The only regenerative body lobbying solely on behalf of businesses, CTU continues to achieve political commitment to cutting crime in Camden Town. Any regular visitor to the High Street will note a dramatic reduction in on-street drug dealing over the past 4 years, and in the long term, CTU’s streetscape regeneration plan, Camden Town First, aims to help design out crime through public realm improvements.

BID2

In February 2011 we will be asking businesses to ‘Vote Yes’ to renew the BID for a further five years. Democratically elected, a BID can only be formed following consultation and a ballot in which businesses vote on a BID Proposal or business plan for the area. CTU’s next BID Proposal will be finalised over the forthcoming months, following a lengthy consultation period with our Members concerning their needs and requirements for BID2.

We are extremely interested in your comments and suggestions, so please contact Rozanne@camdentownunlimited.com  as they will help us draft our BID2 proposal. Don’t worry - your comments will be confidential and will not commit you!

Without a majority ‘yes’ vote in February 2011 all of the services CTU delivers will come to an end.  We hope we can count on your continued support, to secure future growth for Camden Town, utilising its links with Kings Cross and surrounding industry ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

CTU Members will also have access to exciting and cost efficient services such as Joint Procurement and Environmental programmes, significantly reducing business costs.

For further information on BID’s in London visit www.londonbids.co.uk or for www.britishbids.co.uk information on BID’s across the UK.

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