Help for High Street Events

High Street Boost, Stafford, Stone, Eccleshall

To follow on from our High Street Boost workshops, we are looking for interesting and innovative events to help support our High Streets. A small amount of funding as a contribution to events that can be delivered before March 2025 will be made available.

These events will fall under the UKSPF Investment Priority - Supporting Local Businesses.

Intervention:

  • E17: Funding for the development and promotion (both trade and consumer) of the visitor economy, such as local attractions, trails, tours and tourism products more generally.

Example projects:

  • Development of other local visitor experiences based around the local offer
  • Development of local visitor trails and tours

Indicative Outputs:

  • Number of people reached
  • Number of local events or activities supported

Indicative Outcomes:

  • Increased footfall
  • Increased visitor numbers 
  • Increase in visitor spending

If you are interested in hosting an event please email economy@staffordbc.gov.uk with the subject line events.

Please include which town centre you will be supporting and the following information:

  • Date of proposed event
  • Type of event
  • Target audience
  • Expected number of attendees
  • Number of local businesses supported
  • Total cost of event
  • Amount of funding requested
  • Experience of delivering town centre events
  • Marketing plan to promote event

Expressions of interest will be reviewed by two senior officers and grants awarded to those that:

  • Offer value for money
  • Can deliver the outputs/outcomes mentioned above
  • Offer a unique event/s to attract a wider audience
  • Show investment/match funding from the organiser

This funding stream is open for applications until 30 September 2024.


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