Jun
22
Last week, a new piece of public artwork for Kingston upon Thames was permanently installed in the Ancient Market Place; a lasting legacy of the Kingston Sculpture Trail which ran last year. Party Animal by Alex Davies MRSS was officially unveiled with a small ceremony on Thursday 16 June to...
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May
25
This week we caught up with Yellow Zebra Safaris, an award-winning luxury tour operator that specialises in ‘Safari Africa’. We hear all about their journey from being founded back in 2012, their passion for the Kingston community and of course about their knowledge and love of African safaris. Although Yellow...
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Apr
07
This week we caught up with the team behind relative newbie to the Kingston Riverside, Eco Pizza. We talk origins, bold decisions and hear all about how Eco want to be a part of a vibrant, buzzing Kingston community. Dive into the delicious world of Eco Pizza. Opening a...
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Apr
07
As part of our commitment to attractive streets and spaces, we have arranged a large-scale deep clean of the town in areas outlined below from Sunday 10th - Thursday 21st April. These works will take place at night to avoid disruption. If you do have any specific concerns, please contact...
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Mar
15
Creating a vibrant and welcoming town centre is very important to its success, and it’s a key part of our commitment to our businesses. One of the ways we are supporting this aim is through our Social Spaces project. The project has been organised by Kingston First in partnership with...
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Mar
10
Kingston upon Thames has been ranked 4th nationally (and 2nd in Greater London) in Harper Dennis Hobbs Vitality Ranking 2022, which measures the health of 1000 retail centres, taking in to account things like vacancy rates, resident's movements and suitability to local consumer demands. Having soared up from 20th place...
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Mar
08
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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