Issue 1 January 2013
IN THIS EDITION Bridgford’s new Library and Young People’s Centre
Seven Figure Extra Income for West Bridgford Economy Since our successful launch last year, Totally Locally West Bridgford has been going from strength to strength, and it’s you lovely people with your enthusiasm and passion for where we live that we have to thank for that!
Do local markets work?
Winter visitors; flying visit.
We thought it was about time we talked about the wonderful shops, cafes, pubs and businesses of West Bridgford using good old fashioned ink and paper. So for those of you who choose not to be kept date via the internet, you can now read
Why do we need another Paper? Lark in the Park, back for another successful year
Building on the Olympic Flame - the future for sport
In this first edition of the Totally Locally West Bridgford Times we would like to take this opportunity to show you all how, with collaboration, the people and businesses here in our town don’t just get by but thrive! We’ll try to point out some of the things that make the difference between simply using mass produced, mass marketed products and choosing things that reflect our own tastes and our own area. This first issue that you are holding in your hands, and no doubt will read from cover to cover, on the train, the bus, the sofa or even in the smallest room in the house, contains reports and stories you just are unlikely to find anywhere else in print media today.
Fairy Tale? Or a possibility for us locally.
We hope that our slightly different approach makes you stop even if just for a moment and encourages you to say to yourself: “I think I’ll try that independent shop or business rather than simply use one of the supermarkets or even Amazon!”
We have a fantastic range of businesses in this area and by supporting them you pour vital cash into our own local economy. And amazingly, you will see that some of our local businesses are rapidly becoming national and even international, something we should all be proud of.
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all about all of the goings on of Totally Locally West Bridgford at your own leisure. The impact of such simple things as using local independent shops rather than the major supermarkets cannot be stressed enough. Inside you will see stories of just how much the local economy of West Bridgford is benefiting. And the numbers are certainly staggering to even the staunchest supporters. Expert opinion based on a number of studies right round the country suggests that millions of pounds are generated locally and continue to be spent locally. This means everything from more local job opportunities for us here in West Bridgford to encouraging new young start up businesses to have a go. And that can’t be bad for Britain as well as here in Nottingham.