Communities rejuvenate their high streets

The high street is not what it used to be and you may have heard that it’s dying off with the rise of e-commerce. It is not surprising news that town centres have been struggling for a while, recent victims including HMV and Jessops.

Well, the high street is not quite dead yet, and seven communities in England are looking to rejuvenate their high streets by sharing £1 million of government cash on a series of initiatives to achieve this goal. Rotherham won the top award of  £268,058, for bringing in independent shop and awards given by a panel of business groups went to Ipswich, Market Rasen, Gloucester, Altrincham, Herne Hill in south London, and Southampton.

Grant Shapps, former higher street minister… said that these pilots would be the 'vanguard of a high street revolution'. There's not much of a revolution taking place if none of the projects that they proposed are happening."

We’re sure glad that there is still some investment in the high street, as they are important hubs for any local community!