Cannock Chase MP Amanda Milling has written to Traders Associations and community groups across the constituency encouraging them to enter the Great British High Street Awards 2015.
The Great British High Street Awards celebrate the hard work of local groups up and down the country who are working together to support their local high streets and make them even better places to shop and socialise.
Retail, property and business leaders will be judging entries across 7 different categories and, for the first time ever, the public will also have the chance to vote for their most-love high street online.
This year, not only will the winners have the cachet of being best in category, but they will also benefit from a share of an £80,000 prize pot. Up to 100 retailers in each of the seven winning locations will be given training, courtesy of Internet giant Google on how to make the most of their digital skills from their experts.
This year a new special prize has also been launched for towns who have become ‘Rising Stars’ or for local people who have made an invaluable personal contribution to their local high streets.
Amanda has appealed to organisations in the Cannock Chase constituency to take part, saying “I am proud of the High Streets across Cannock Chase; we have some great independent retailers, some incredibly hard working traders groups and organisations, and this is a fantastic opportunity to raise our profile. High Streets are changing, but remain central to our communities, and I will also help to support and promote our local High Streets in any way I can.”
Nominations are open until 1 September 2015.