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Focus on Lewisham
Apply now to trade or exhibit at People's Day
Lewisham’s flagship festival, People’s Day is back for 2022. It returns to Mountsfield Park on Saturday 16 July with its signature mix of fantastic live music, performance, art and crafts, and great food. With over 25,000 people expected to attend this year’s festival, it’s a great opportunity to promote your business or organisation. If you would like a stall at the festival, we are currently inviting applications from: • Food, bar and crafts traders • Businesses, charities, statutory organisations, CIC and social enterprises • Community and voluntary organisations
Visit our website for further details and to apply for a stall lewisham.gov.uk/PeoplesDay Deadline for applications: Friday 3 June 2022
The Lewisham Business Resilience and Growth Programme offers eligible Lewisham-based businesses access to a wide range of support to help them recover from the impact of COVID-19. Delivered in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London (NX Hub), the focus is on growing local businesses and sustaining that growth.
Register for the programme at lewisham.gov.uk/ResilienceAndGrowth
Sign up for our Ready to Supply programme
We have joined forces with East London Business Place to deliver a free programme to help local suppliers bid for public sector and construction projects. This includes guidance from a dedicated business advisory team, capacity-building workshops, webinars and events – all designed to help you get better equipped to meet the supply-chain entry, purchasing and procurement requirements.
To register, visit lewisham.gov.uk/ BusinessSupportProgrammes
Make the most of Lewisham’s year as London Borough of Culture
Our year as London Borough of Culture will put Lewisham firmly on the map, attracting more visitors to our high streets and an increase in trade. To ensure local businesses make the most of this fantastic opportunity, we have joined forces with Goldsmiths, University of London to launch We Are Lewisham High Street Support. It’s a free programme for local businesses who would like to play a part in the upcoming plans but may not be sure how to get involved.
