About the TCP The Town Centre Partnership is made up of representatives from public, private, business support and community organisations working to a common vision. The Partnership’s representatives are responsible for the production, monitoring and review of the Town Centre Strategy which defines the aspirations and key actions required by each partner to achieve lasting success.

For a copy of the Town Centre Strategy click here

The current strategy, the full copy of which is available by clicking on the link below, sets out the key focal points –

• To deliver planned employment, retail, education, housing and healthcare developments
• To redistribute employment space in the town centre
• To ensure the town centres are attractive and safe for residents, students, shoppers and visitors
• To ensure the town centres are accessible by local public transport, people with disabilities and by walking and cycling
• To develop a family based evening economy
• To respond to the diverse needs and tastes of the population
• To be able to cater for the increasing numbers of students and creative businesses in the area.

The Town Centre Manager and staff
The Town Centre Partnership has identified the services they want the Town Centre Manager and his staff to undertake on their behalf in support of the strategy
These include

• Communicating with businesses, residents and other organisations
• Managing the meetings of the Town Centre Partnership and the Business Crime Reduction Partnership
• Contributing to the work of Council cross cutting groups (eg public realm improvement)
• Continuing to administer Barwatch on behalf of the Safer Hastings Partnership
• Continuing to support or directly manage a range of footfall generating events and promotional opportunities for local businesses and organizations
• Working with town centre business associations to facilitate the implementation of viable business development ideas and funding bids
• Working with Shopmobility and Dial-A Ride on town centre initiatives for disabled visitors
• Continuing to promote inward investment and business start up
• Continuing to provide Christmas festive displays
• Contributing to activities that will mitigate the negative impact of new large-scale developments in the town centre and the economic recession of 2009/10
• Monitoring the performance of the town centre
• Maintaining a membership scheme

Click here for the latest town centre newsletter

Click here for the latest Town Centre Strategy Group minutes

Click here for the current list of vacant business premises in the town centre

Click here for list of new business premises in Hastings

Click here for the latest Public Realm Cross-Cutting group minutes

Click here to search Hastings’ major events programme