Agenda item

Town Centre Shops

With several town centre shops closed and more to close in the near future - to discuss the state of the ‘high street’ and consider what Witney Town Council can do, if anything, in order to support local business.

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the state of the high street in terms of local businesses as several shops had closed and more were expected.  The Chair advised that this item had been put onto the agenda because District Councillor Andrew Coles had asked the Town Council to support a Small Business Saturday.  The Town Clerk pointed out that the District Council employed a Business Development Officer.  As business development was not under the Town Council’s remit or control, it was agreed to write to the District Council’s Business Development Officer asking that the District Council supports small businesses as much as possible.

 

RESOLVED:  that the Town Council writes a letter to WODC’s Business Development Officer explaining that the Town Council would like to see the District Council supporting the town’s independent businesses more.