Over the last few months the Kingston First team (working alongside our creative agency partner Small Back Room have been preparing our new consumer brand and website for Kingston upon Thames. The final product, due to launch very soon this Spring, is the creative culmination of lots of insight gained... read more →
Mar
08
Mar
07
For the latest in our member spotlight series, we caught up with the Lush team who have been a feature on the Ancient Market Place for over 20 years. We find out what sits at the heart of the business and their exciting plans for 2022. Lush Kingston is... read more →
Feb
23
As part of our ongoing work to ensure accuracy in data provision, as well as value for money, Kingston First has partnered with Place Informatics to replace Springboard and provide footfall and visitor behaviour insights in Kingston Town Centre from March 2022. We have also partnered with Mastercard to... read more →
Feb
23
This week the government has set out its 'Living with Covid' plan, which will see an end to all Covid restrictions in England, the most significant now being the scrapping of the legal requirement to self isolate after testing positive. However, the government has said that guidance for this will... read more →
Feb
08
For the latest in our member spotlight series, we hear from Fletcher Crane Architects whose chic, modern practice sits proudly at the top of Union Street. We hear all about how they ended up in the heart of Kingston, their approach to their unique work and their excitement about... read more →
Jan
11
For this latest edition (and first of 2022), we hear from Dr Asha Parmar from Kingston Dental Clinic where she tells us all about how they got started, how they dealt with the pandemic and multiple lockdowns as well as how the Kingston business community rallied together in a... read more →
Jan
05
Kingston First has invested in the Mastercard Geographic Insights platform on behalf of our businesses. The Mastercard platform provides businesses with powerful spend insights to understand the consumers who visit our town centre. It uses anonymised and aggregated Mastercard purchase data to index performance and allows a better understanding of... read more →
Dec
16
£4BN LOSS PREDICTED FOR HOSPITALITY SECTOR UKHospitality, Kingston First and the Mayor of London join call for urgent financial assistance for the UK’s hospitality sector following the announcement of Plan B. Financial support can be provided by redirecting surplus funds from The Additional Restrictions... read more →
Dec
14
For this edition, we hear from new Inspector for Kingston, Paul James, who is part of the brand new dedicated Town Centre Team for Kingston. He tells us about some of the details of the new team and how they plan to work, and support town centre businesses. "... read more →
Nov
25
Kingston First are pleased to announce that they have officially been accredited by The BID Foundation. This accreditation confirms that we have met the defined industry standards set out by The Foundation, which were recommended by The Institute of Place Management. It underlines our commitment to being an open... read more →