Ashton Town Team
present
Independent
Retail Awards 2024
AWARDS SUCCESS FOR ASHTON BUSINESSES
Ashton Town Team made the town centre retail businesses the focus of this year’s awards as these independent traders work hard to attract. With nominations exceeding those received in 2023 – over 900 received online – the category attracting most entries was Health & Beauty.
Thank you to everyone who nominated a business and congratulations to the finalists.
Chair of Ashton Town Team, Kevin Taylor BEM, said: “Once again these awards demonstrate the incredible variety of independent businesses in our town centre. The Town Team are proud to highlight the quality and value offered from our local businesses in the town centre and inside our market hall. With the building works on the Market Ground due to commence soon the businesses will appreciate your support more than ever.”
Independent Retail Awards 2024
The winners have been announced for this year’s Ashton Independant Reail Awards!
Who are Ashton Town Team?
Following the Portas review, an independent review into the future of our high streets, the Ashton Town Team was formed in 2012 with local businesses, Tameside Council and key stakeholders within the town centre.
It’s a voluntary organisation which relies on funding and sponsorship to achieve its aims in supporting our town centre and its small independent businesses. Small businesses offer something unique that provides an essential element in the mix of national retail and leisure which should form part of Ashton town centre. Over the years the Town Team have introduced events like Scarefest, Heritage Day and supported Totally Locally campaigns like Fiverfest. We have campaigned on issues like parking, town centre signage and security. In 2019 we produced a map for the town centre and this year we launch the Independent Business Awards for the town centre.