The B£ will make money work for Brixton by supporting smaller shops and traders who are under threat from the recession and larger chains. It will stay in Brixton and circulate, increasing local trade and community connections. Money spent with independent businesses circulates within the local economy up to three times longer than when it’s spent with national chains, research by nef has shown.
The B£ will encourage people to think about where their money is going and commit to spending a proportion of it locally. It will help to maintain the diversity and uniqueness of Brixton’s shops and market and build pride in Brixton. On the environmental front, the Brixton Pound group will support local businesses in sourcing more goods and services locally, reducing their carbon footprint.
Brixton is the fourth transition town to have its own currency, following Tones, Lewes and Stroud, which have been very successful and received national media coverage on television and in the broadsheet press. Brixton is the first urban centre in the UK to have its own currency.
Good to see loads of you at the Windrush opening. email brixtonpound@gmail.com for B£ t-shirts @ B£5 or Cornercopias B£ sauce @ B£3.11:06:59 AM March 03, 2010from web
Like HP Sauce? Tomorrow Cornercopia, 65 Granville Arcade, launches its local B£ Sauce, available for 3 B£s. Only 50 made so far. Hurry down!12:57:48 PM February 26, 2010from web
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The B£ will make money work for Brixton by supporting smaller shops and traders who are under threat from the recession and larger chains. It will stay in Brixton and circulate, increasing local trade and community connections. Money spent with independent businesses circulates within the local economy up to three times longer than when it’s spent with national chains, research by nef has shown.
The B£ will encourage people to think about where their money is going and commit to spending a proportion of it locally. It will help to maintain the diversity and uniqueness of Brixton’s shops and market and build pride in Brixton. On the environmental front, the Brixton Pound group will support local businesses in sourcing more goods and services locally, reducing their carbon footprint.
Brixton is the fourth transition town to have its own currency, following Tones, Lewes and Stroud, which have been very successful and received national media coverage on television and in the broadsheet press. Brixton is the first urban centre in the UK to have its own currency.
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