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CALENDAR 2014

PUTTING KINGSTON FIRST IN 2014 Formed in 2005, Kingstonfirst is the Business Improvement District covering Kingston Town Centre. As an independent business-led organisation, it aims to make Kingston Town Centre the ideal destination for businesses, visitors and residents.

Kingstonfirst’s key service areas reflect the priorities identified by the area’s businesses: Better experience – Kingston’s economic success depends on increasing visitor numbers and ensuring that visitors receive a lasting impression which encourages them to return. In addition to its events programme, which attracts thousands of additional people each year, Kingstonfirst is also responsible for the award winning Information Kiosk and the popular markets.

More Customers – Kingstonfirst aims to attract customers from a wide geographical area and capitalise on the benefits associated with our proximity to Central London and major local attractions such as Hampton Court Palace and Kew Gardens Safer streets – Kingstonfirst works with the police, Local Authority and other stakeholders to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in order to maintain Kingston’s reputation as the safest London borough.

Cleaner streets – First impressions count and that’s why Kingstonfirst makes sure the Town Centre looks clean, tidy and well cared for. Kingstonfirst works in partnership with the Local Authority to keep the Kingston environment an attractive place to live, work, visit and do business.

We wish you all a happy and prosperous year ahead.

From all the team at Kingstonfirst.

CONTACTS

FIRST TO GET THE MESSAGE Kingstonfirst

Kingston Police

The Bentall Centre

Neville House, 55 Eden Street Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT1 1BW

Emergency: 999 Non urgent: 101 www.met.police.uk/kingston

020 8541 5066 www.thebentallcentre-shopping.com

T 020 8547 1221 E info@kingstonfirst.co.uk www.kingstonfirst.co.uk

020 8547 5800

CCTV

020 8549 9672 www.edenwalkshopping.co.uk

@Kingstonfirst Kingstonfirst Royal Borough of Kingston upon thames

020 8547 5000 www.kingston.gov.uk

Kingston Chamber of Commerce

020 8541 4441 www.kingstonchamber.co.uk Shopmobility

020 8547 1255 www.shopmobilityuk.org First Mile Recycling

0800 612 9894 www.thefirstmile.co.uk

Eden Walk Shopping Centre

John Lewis

0844 6931 743 www.johnlewis.com/kingston Rotunda

0844 880 2827 www.therotundakingston.co.uk Rose Theatre

020 8546 6983 Box Office: 08444 821 556 www.rosetheatrekingston.org

GET INVOLVED Company Membership

Town Link Radio

All BID levy payers have the right to become members of the BID Company at no cost, which entitles you to: • Receive regular, up to date information on Kingstonfirst BID activities and town centre issues • Have the opportunity to vote on all Company issues at Annual and General Meetings.

Please contact Tav if you are interested in becoming a company member.

Kingston’s Townlink radio network connects over 150 businesses throughout the day and night with CCTV operators, police and the Kingstonfirst Rangers.

There’s no subscription fee, you pay for only your radio. Contact Paul Riordan for more information.

Advertising Opportunities Kingstonfirst produce a selection of leaflets including a map, pocket and visitor guides for visitors, groups and businesses. There are always opportunities to advertise your business. Website information will be transferred to the Kingston Town App.

Stakeholder Group MEETING Open forum to discuss Town Centre issues – all welcome. First Friday of every month 8.30am at John Lewis (via Partners Entrance). No meeting in January.

Kingston Business Against Crime

Open forum on safety and security issues, with updates from Kingston Police. Last Wednesday of every month 9.30am at John Lewis (via Partners Entrance). No meeting in August and December. To be part of the Kingston Town Link Radio Network and the Business WEBSITE Crime Reporting Partnership, all you need to do is Kingstonfirst’s website is home to over 150,000 visitors register your business as part of the Kingston Business a year since its launch in 2013. Each BID business is Against Crime scheme by contacting Paul Riordan. entitled to a business login that allows you to update Events your listing, and add events and special offers. The Meet new customers by coming out of your premises website is linked in with the Kingston Town App, and into the Town Centre, and having a stall at which enables any information placed on the website one of Kingstonfirst’s events. Alternatively offer a to be automatically transferred over, offering your demonstration of your products or the skills of your business another digital platform. colleagues in one of the demonstration arenas.

Cardboard Recycling Scheme For event details please contact James Kennedy.

If you’re a BID business, you can have your recycling Host a Journalist collected FREE of charge. All other businesses can Gain national coverage by hosting a journalist through also use the service for a small fee. First Mile operate Kingstonfirst’s PR Programme. Offer journalists the scheme on our behalf and collect cardboard and complimentary experiences – whether it’s a meal, an small amounts of mixed recycling. To register call activity or somewhere to stay in order to gain coverage First Mile on 0800 612 9894. in local, regional and national publications.

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The 2nd Battalion of Kingston’s East Surrey Regiment returned from India at the outbreak of war and arrived in France in January 1915. It was soon in action to the south of Ypres where it lost many men, some by poison gas.

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Francis Barraud’s painting of his dog ‘Nipper’ listening to a phonograph inspired the world famous HMV logo.

On February 11, 1899, Francis filed an application for copyright of his painting.

Nipper died in 1895 and was buried in Clarence Street, where Lloyds TSB is today.

There is a plaque inside the bank and a nearby street has been named Nipper Alley in his honour.

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Born in Kingston, Eadweard Muybridge first photographed the human figure in motion on 4th March 1879. The following summer he created his revolutionary Zoöpraxiscope. Muybridge left his personal collection to Kingston Museum and Archive where it continues to inspire visitors today.

Photograph courtesy of Kingston Museum

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On the 1st April 1965 Kingston merged with Surbiton and Malden and Coombe Councils to become the London Borough of Kingston.

The Borough symbol includes three fishes, which symbolises the three salmon fisheries in the Thames in Kingston that were noted in William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book of 1086.

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On the 26th May 946, King Eadred ascended to the throne and was crowned in Kingston on the 16th August 946. He was the fourth Saxon King to be crowned in Kingston on the Coronation Stone.

Eadward the Elder, the first King of England was also crowned here in 900.

Saxon Kings photograph courtesy of Duncan Rimmer

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Kingston University came into being on 16 June 1992, before then it was Kingston Polytechnic.

Famous Alumni include Glenda Bailey, Editor in Chief of Harper’s Bazaar US and Lawrence Dallaglio, the International Rugby player.

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The railway station opened on 1 July 1863 as ‘Kingston Town’, to distinguish itself from the earlier Kingston station (which became Surbiton) on the South West Main Line.

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Kingston’s Ancient Market is renowned for its fantastic displays of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish and in more recent years the offering of hot street food.

In August the Ancient Market is the focal point for Kingston’s Food Festival.

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Kingston has over 100 years of aviation heritage and was home to Sopwith, Hawker, Hawker Siddeley and British Aerospace.

On the 7th September 1953 the Hawker Hunter became the fastest aircraft in the world, with an air speed record of 727.48mph, 33mph short of the sound barrier at sea level.

Photograph courtesy of BAE Systems

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The Kingston Bypass was one of the first arterial roads to be built in Britain.

It was opened by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin on 28 October 1927.

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The ‘Out of Order’ sculpture, otherwise known as the ‘Fallen Over Telephone Boxes’, was unveiled in November 2006. This sculpture went on to be the symbol of Kingston’s Olympic programme.

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In December 1777, the UK experienced very severe frost and the River Thames in Kingston completely froze over.

ES T A D UR O Y 14 FOR 0 2 Y R A I D Important BID Renewal Dates • May 8th • May 30th • June 26th • June 27th

Launch of BID3 proposal Voting period opens Voting period closes Ballot count and announcement

Marketing Group

Finance Sub-committee

• January 16th • February 13th • March 13th • April 17th • May 15th • June 19th • July 17th • August 14th • September 17th • October 15th • November 13th • December 18th

• February 18th • March 12th • April 24th • June 5th • July 25th • September 16th • October 23rd • November 27th

Kingstonfirst Human Resources & Personnel Sub-committee

• February 27th • May 28th • August 28th • November 27th Kingston Business Against Crime

• January 29th • February 26th • March 26th • April 30th • May 28th • June 25th • July 30th • September 24th • October 29th • November 26th

Marketing Sub-committee

• January 8th • February 12th • March 12th • April 9th • May 14th • June 18th • July 16th • August 13th • September 16th • October 14th • November 12th • December 10th Pubwatch

• Feb 5th • March 5th • April 9th • May 7th • June 4th • July 9th • August 6th • September 3rd • October 8th • November 5th • December 3rd

Environment and Markets Sub-committee

• January 14th • April 15th • July 15th • October 14th Retail Group

• January 13th • February 10th • March 17th • April 14th • May 12th • June 16th • July 14th • August 11th • September 15th • October 13th • November 10th • December 15th Transport and Access Sub-committee

• March 19th • July 2nd • September 17th • December 17th Safety and Licensing Sub-committee

• March 18th • June 17th • September 23rd • December 16th Please note that dates are subject to change.

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