Love Hastings - Second Term

Business plan consultation

During March 2022 eligible businesses in the Hastings BID area (see map) will be asked to return ballot papers to say whether they support a second five-year term for the project.

In the lead-up to the ballot we are consulting on business views and opinions (this follows a larger survey last year).

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. We really value your input.

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* 1. To what extent do you agree with the four themes set out in the draft business plan? These are the things we promise to do for the town.

	Strongly agree	Slightly agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Slightly disagree	Strongly disagree
Keep the town safe and clean	Keep the town safe and clean Strongly agree	Keep the town safe and clean Slightly agree	Keep the town safe and clean Neither agree nor disagree	Keep the town safe and clean Slightly disagree	Keep the town safe and clean Strongly disagree
Be a representative voice for local businesses	Be a representative voice for local businesses Strongly agree	Be a representative voice for local businesses Slightly agree	Be a representative voice for local businesses Neither agree nor disagree	Be a representative voice for local businesses Slightly disagree	Be a representative voice for local businesses Strongly disagree
Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction	Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction Strongly agree	Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction Slightly agree	Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction Neither agree nor disagree	Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction Slightly disagree	Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction Strongly disagree
Support local events with cash grants	Support local events with cash grants Strongly agree	Support local events with cash grants Slightly agree	Support local events with cash grants Neither agree nor disagree	Support local events with cash grants Slightly disagree	Support local events with cash grants Strongly disagree

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* 2. Is there one theme you would want to be left out?

Keep the town safe and clean

Be a representative voice for local businesses

Help 'sell' Hastings as a tourist attraction

Support local events with cash grants

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* 3. Is there one general theme you feel is missing from this list? please describe in a few words if so or skip this question.

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* 4. To what extent do you agree with the ranking list of priority actions listed highest to lowest in the business plan?

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* 5. Is there anything missing from this list that you think we should do? Write a brief description.

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* 6. Are you responsible for voting in the ballot (are you the named ratepayer or do you have authority from the business to vote on their behalf?)

Yes

Not sure

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* 7. Do you have any general comments on the work of Love Hastings?

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* 8. Do you feel you will be supporting the BID and voting 'yes' to support reduced fees and another five years?

Yes

Still unsure

	Should be higher	About right	Should be lower	Should be left out
Tourism marketing for Hastings as a whole	Tourism marketing for Hastings as a whole Should be higher	Tourism marketing for Hastings as a whole About right	Tourism marketing for Hastings as a whole Should be lower	Tourism marketing for Hastings as a whole Should be left out
Environmental reporting (ensuring flytips, damaged paving, etc are dealt with)	Environmental reporting (ensuring flytips, damaged paving, etc are dealt with) Should be higher	Environmental reporting (ensuring flytips, damaged paving, etc are dealt with) About right	Environmental reporting (ensuring flytips, damaged paving, etc are dealt with) Should be lower	Environmental reporting (ensuring flytips, damaged paving, etc are dealt with) Should be left out
Liaison with police and council about street community and rough	Liaison with police and council about street community and rough Should be higher	Liaison with police and council about street community and rough About right	Liaison with police and council about street community and rough Should be lower	Liaison with police and council about street community and rough Should be left out
Provision and monitoring of CCTV in the town centre	Provision and monitoring of CCTV in the town centre Should be higher	Provision and monitoring of CCTV in the town centre About right	Provision and monitoring of CCTV in the town centre Should be lower	Provision and monitoring of CCTV in the town centre Should be left out
Shopwatch and Barwatch (including the business radio network)	Shopwatch and Barwatch (including the business radio network) Should be higher	Shopwatch and Barwatch (including the business radio network) About right	Shopwatch and Barwatch (including the business radio network) Should be lower	Shopwatch and Barwatch (including the business radio network) Should be left out
Provision of additional cleaning services and/or extra bins	Provision of additional cleaning services and/or extra bins Should be higher	Provision of additional cleaning services and/or extra bins About right	Provision of additional cleaning services and/or extra bins Should be lower	Provision of additional cleaning services and/or extra bins Should be left out
Applying for grants on behalf of the town centre for specific projects	Applying for grants on behalf of the town centre for specific projects Should be higher	Applying for grants on behalf of the town centre for specific projects About right	Applying for grants on behalf of the town centre for specific projects Should be lower	Applying for grants on behalf of the town centre for specific projects Should be left out
A positive giving scheme to help people escape from rough sleeping	A positive giving scheme to help people escape from rough sleeping Should be higher	A positive giving scheme to help people escape from rough sleeping About right	A positive giving scheme to help people escape from rough sleeping Should be lower	A positive giving scheme to help people escape from rough sleeping Should be left out
Co-ordination of SIA security patrols (day and night time economy)	Co-ordination of SIA security patrols (day and night time economy) Should be higher	Co-ordination of SIA security patrols (day and night time economy) About right	Co-ordination of SIA security patrols (day and night time economy) Should be lower	Co-ordination of SIA security patrols (day and night time economy) Should be left out
Direct one-to-one advice and support to businesses	Direct one-to-one advice and support to businesses Should be higher	Direct one-to-one advice and support to businesses About right	Direct one-to-one advice and support to businesses Should be lower	Direct one-to-one advice and support to businesses Should be left out
Representation of local business on strategic groups (council, police etc)	Representation of local business on strategic groups (council, police etc) Should be higher	Representation of local business on strategic groups (council, police etc) About right	Representation of local business on strategic groups (council, police etc) Should be lower	Representation of local business on strategic groups (council, police etc) Should be left out
Management of town centre space (markets, charity collections, events, etc)	Management of town centre space (markets, charity collections, events, etc) Should be higher	Management of town centre space (markets, charity collections, events, etc) About right	Management of town centre space (markets, charity collections, events, etc) Should be lower	Management of town centre space (markets, charity collections, events, etc) Should be left out
Financial support to major local events (e.g. Fat Tuesday, Pirate Day, Pride)	Financial support to major local events (e.g. Fat Tuesday, Pirate Day, Pride) Should be higher	Financial support to major local events (e.g. Fat Tuesday, Pirate Day, Pride) About right	Financial support to major local events (e.g. Fat Tuesday, Pirate Day, Pride) Should be lower	Financial support to major local events (e.g. Fat Tuesday, Pirate Day, Pride) Should be left out
Gaining media coverage for the town (BBC TV and Radio, local papers, etc)	Gaining media coverage for the town (BBC TV and Radio, local papers, etc) Should be higher	Gaining media coverage for the town (BBC TV and Radio, local papers, etc) About right	Gaining media coverage for the town (BBC TV and Radio, local papers, etc) Should be lower	Gaining media coverage for the town (BBC TV and Radio, local papers, etc) Should be left out
Christmas and architectural lights	Christmas and architectural lights Should be higher	Christmas and architectural lights About right	Christmas and architectural lights Should be lower	Christmas and architectural lights Should be left out
Provision of a free or subsidised bulky waste collection service	Provision of a free or subsidised bulky waste collection service Should be higher	Provision of a free or subsidised bulky waste collection service About right	Provision of a free or subsidised bulky waste collection service Should be lower	Provision of a free or subsidised bulky waste collection service Should be left out
Provide information boards to advertise local events	Provide information boards to advertise local events Should be higher	Provide information boards to advertise local events About right	Provide information boards to advertise local events Should be lower	Provide information boards to advertise local events Should be left out
Booking street entertainers for the summer	Booking street entertainers for the summer Should be higher	Booking street entertainers for the summer About right	Booking street entertainers for the summer Should be lower	Booking street entertainers for the summer Should be left out
Social Media exposure and publicity for the town (Facebook, Instagram etc)	Social Media exposure and publicity for the town (Facebook, Instagram etc) Should be higher	Social Media exposure and publicity for the town (Facebook, Instagram etc) About right	Social Media exposure and publicity for the town (Facebook, Instagram etc) Should be lower	Social Media exposure and publicity for the town (Facebook, Instagram etc) Should be left out
Flower troughs and hanging baskets	Flower troughs and hanging baskets Should be higher	Flower troughs and hanging baskets About right	Flower troughs and hanging baskets Should be lower	Flower troughs and hanging baskets Should be left out
Provision of lockers for genuine street homeless people to secure possessions	Provision of lockers for genuine street homeless people to secure possessions Should be higher	Provision of lockers for genuine street homeless people to secure possessions About right	Provision of lockers for genuine street homeless people to secure possessions Should be lower	Provision of lockers for genuine street homeless people to secure possessions Should be left out
Commissioning public art (murals etc)	Commissioning public art (murals etc) Should be higher	Commissioning public art (murals etc) About right	Commissioning public art (murals etc) Should be lower	Commissioning public art (murals etc) Should be left out
Free web hosting and design for small businesses in the BID area	Free web hosting and design for small businesses in the BID area Should be higher	Free web hosting and design for small businesses in the BID area About right	Free web hosting and design for small businesses in the BID area Should be lower	Free web hosting and design for small businesses in the BID area Should be left out