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WelcomeNews & MediaClick here for all our latest news! Barnes Pop Up Shop
We launched our first pop up shop in Barnes on the 26th November. We had a very successful evening with the pop up officially opened by Zac Goldsmith and over 60 local residents who came to show their support. The original three artists who exhibited were Matthew Butterfield, Anthony Epes and Rosie Barnes. The space has very kindly been donated to us by Mr Frankel a local landlord and 20% of the profit is going to local initiative Greener Upon Thames. So far £500 has been raised and the shop has both captured the local residents interest and support and also many local artists and craftsman looking for space to show their work. We currently have two Barnes based artists Bob Miller and Andrew Halliday in the gallery. Do pop in and have a look at their work. Bob is a fantastic photographer and Andrew is a local painter. In 2010 we will open some more of these shops in different parts of the borough so watch this space. If you are a local landlord and would be happy for your space to be used or are an artist who would like to show your work at a pop up shop please email Andrea Craig. A campaign to protect our local shopping areasRichmond has long enjoyed a reputation for being a dynamic and desirable shopping destination. Historically this impression was gained by a strong collection of reputable and smart shops in the town centre itself, its paved lanes and surrounding areas within the borough with fantastic parades of shops and small high streets; independent stores with their own loyal clientele and following. But Richmond’s retail economy has flourished as a result of the enterprise and energy of generations of small, independent shopkeepers. Shopping parades across the borough have seen a diverse range of local shops providing more choice than one big supermarket. These local shops importantly have brought more to their neighbourhoods than value and quality. They also give our localities a sense of character and a sense of community. According to the New Economics Foundation, over 30,000 independent shops closed down between 1995 and 2000. These lost shops include grocers, pubs and post offices. These shops are the glue which binds our communities together - and we are losing them fast particularly since the economic climate change last autumn. |
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