Congleton Constituency has more highly commended shops than any other in Parliamentary Best Small Shops Awards
Fiona Bruce MP attended Best Small Shop Awards Gala Reception in the House of Commons recently. There were 70 commended shops from across the 650 parliamentary constituencies in the country with no less than seven of those commended shops coming from the Congleton constituency! The Awards, organised by the Parliamentary Small Shops Group, seek to honour those businesses that contribute to the life of their local community and go ‘beyond the call of duty’. David Amess MP, Chair of the group congratulated Fiona Bruce saying “The Congleton Constituency has the most commended businesses of any constituency in the country! It is a real tribute to community life in the area and to the commitment of local independent retailers.”
Fiona Bruce MP said:
“This competition serves to remind shoppers of the importance and value of local shops and to ensure that we keep them in our communities. The effort shopkeepers put into running their businesses and supporting their communities is massive and our communities would be a far lesser place without them. It was heartening for me to hear at these Awards that even in challenging trading conditions there is now an upturn in people wanting to shop more locally for the personal and community benefit local shops offer. In just one of a number of local initiatives encouraging people to shop locally the Love Local Life Card presents shoppers with an incentive to shop locally by collaborating with local businesses to provide a local discount card. In areas like ours, particularly with a high proportion of older people, small shops provide quality conversations and individual attention that can’t be provided in bigger stores.”
Susan Blakeman of R J and J Moore Greengrocers in Congleton said “It is really nice to know that small businesses are recognised. We try to support the Congleton community and the local charities as much as possible such as helping soldiers from the 1st Mercian Regiment. It is important to focus of community not just business.”
David Amess MP said that “This is a night to celebrate what small shops do for their local communities and their contribution is huge.”
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