Happy Small Business Saturday!

Let's all get out and start our Christmas shopping in local small businesses helping our neighbours, friends, family, connections to thrive.

#SmallBizSatUK #SmallBusiness #SmallBiz #SmallBizSaturday2025 #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #HighStreet #LoveAshford #MyTenterden

Carnival of the Baubles 2025 in #Ashford was a roaring success! Thousands of people joined the celebrations and came together as one community.
Moments like these remind us that councils help build stronger communities and town centres.
#Councils #HighStreet #TownCentre #Events #Christmas #Lights

Great to see the relaunch of Ashford's rural business grants. These schemes can provide up to £15,000 to fund renewable energy, new food production spaces, and tourism initiatives.
www.ashfordfor.com/relaunch-of-...

#AshfordFOR #Business #Rural #Energy #Tourism #Hospitality #Food #Drink #Grants

Under 2 weeks until the Ashford Food and Drink Festival!
The LoveAshford team have done a great job and a huge thank you to Ashford Designer Outlet for sponsoring.

See what's on the menu on 28 June in Ashford town centre: www.loveashford.com/events/ashfo...

#Food #Drink #Festival #LoveAshford

For anyone who work for and care for their high streets - Check out HighStreetPositive which brings you positive news stories about high streets.
The press' negative stories affect perception so this is essential to support high streets.
Take a look: highstreetpositives.com
#HighStreet #Retail

Are you interested in joining the iED, or finding out more about how can you make the most of your membership?

Browse our newly-updated membership brochure ied.co.uk/membership/#..., and listen to the experiences of current members youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk6....

#economicdevelopment

Another great #UKREiiF this year for AshfordFOR, with 24,000+ people, productive discussions, workshops, meetings and quirky memories of Leeds -a giant lilly and entering a building via a bus.
Looking forward to 2026...

#AshfordFOR #business #property #development #regeneration #networking

What can your £5 mean for your local town? 🤔
To find out head to the great piece in Ashford For You magazine about Ashford Town Centre's projects, events, mythbusting and more
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www.ashford.gov.uk/your-council...

#TownCentre #Retail #Business #Shopping #ShopLocal #HighStreet #LoveAshford

Proud of the team for relaunching the #Ashford #TownCentre #Grants.
Some great outcomes so far and more good news to follow soon.

Find out more: www.ashford.gov.uk/news/latest-...

#business #HighStreet #EmptyShop #Retail #Leisure #shopping #HighStreetPositives #funding #BusinessNews #LoveAshford

Fresh calls for return of #Eurostar from #Ashford vineyards - the powerhouse of English and Kent Wine.
40% of inbound tourists want to visit a winery in the UK in 2024.

Find out more about the campaign: www.ashford.gov.uk/your-council...

#BringBackEurotrains #Wine

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For my first post on BlueSky I'm choosing to highlight a key issue for #Kent.
The lack of #Eurostar is a huge problem for #Ashford and the wider region so here is a video of local leaders calling for its return and why:
youtu.be/KdVJ8lmcZ7I?...

#AshfordFOR #Rail #Travel #BringBackEurostar