The Future of our High St

Running a business is no mean feat, whether that's a one man band or an international company - I've had experience of them all! I'm actively involved in the day to day running of several SME's and the time and energy commitment it HUGE!

I've been passionate about our High St's for as long as I can remember. As far back as I can remember, I've been involved in business. When I see changes proposed for own High St in Rayleigh, sometimes good, sometime bad, it unnerves me a little. I speak to some of the retailers and they express their concerns and I really wish the Council was a more actively engaged with them, but from where I sit, I don't see any real development of our High St. This week our main website onlineFOCUS reports the most recent planning applications for several units in our High St. If successful, would 'wipe out' 3 retail spaces and potentially remove another existing business from our High St. If you want to see our High St thrive, I urge you to head over and have a read. Please remember to comment on the councils website too!